A HUNDRED YEARS OF NATIONAL FASHION

NATIONAL CLOTHING “ESTONIAN COSTUME”

1 Costume

Costume made using the motifs of North Estonian national dress was made in the 1930s and comes from the collections of the Estonian Handicraft Museum.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

2 Costume

Costume made using the motifs of older Muhu dresses was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collections of the Estonian Handicraft Museum.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

3 Costume

Costume using motifs of South Estonian folk dress was made in the 1930s and comes from the collection of the Estonian Handicraft Museum.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

4 Costume

Set inspired by the Jämaja national costume was made in the first half of the 1930s, and belonged to Hilja Kleitsman, a teacher of Rakvere Vocational School for Women.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

5 Costume

Costume made using the motifs of Seto national dress was made by Elisabet Karrus (a Seto woman living in Viljandi at the time) in the 1930s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

6 Costume

Costume using motifs of the national costume of Eastern Saaremaa was ordered from the Tallinn Vocational School for Women as the bridal outfit for Liisa Kangus.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

FASHIONABLE DRESS “IN ESTONIAN STYLE”

7 Jacket

Jacket of Kihnu skirt cloth was tailored in the 1930s, and belonged to Julie Tomberg, a dentist living in Pärnu.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

8 Ski Jacket

Ski jacket ornamented with patterns of knitted gloves was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of the Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

9 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by geometric belt patterns was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of the Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

10 Cardigan

Cardigan ornamented with Muhu motifs was knitted in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of the Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

11 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by free-style embroidery patterns used in Estonian carpets, was made by Estonian artist and art teacher Vanda Juhansoo in 1936–1939.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

12 Dressing gown

Dressing gown with embroidery inspired by national geometric patterns was made by Lilli Arus in Valgamaa, Helme parish, in approximately 1934.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

13 Dress

Crepe lamé dress with embroidery inspired by belt patterns from the 1930s.

Collection of Estonian History Museum

14 Dress

Dress of popular Panama cloth decorated with belt patterns, was made by Ilse Leintalu from Juuru parish, Atla village, Härma farm in 1942.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

15 Dress

Dress of homemade linen cloth decorated with belt patterns, was made in 1939 in Audru parish, Jõõpre County, Kaseküla village, Lepiku farm.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

16 Dress

Dress inspired by the hemstitch of national aprons, was made by Meldrette Haljas, about 1942 in the parish of Suure-Jaani, Vastemõisa, Ketu village.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

17 Dress

Dress with the motifs of Seto national costume, was made and embroidered by Adele Toots, a housewife from Tartu, in 1938. In Adele’s own words the purpose of making that dress was ‘the strengthening of national feelings in Estonia’.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

18 Dress

Dress of fine woollen cloth with decorations imitating wollen cord, was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

19 Dress

Dress with motifs based on Mulgi braided trim, was made from homemade textile by Anna Lillenthal in Tartu, in approximately 1925. The cut was changed in the 1950s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

20 Dress

Dress decorated with machine embroidery and inspired by Muhu patterns, was in the 1930s made and embroidered by Ludmilla Helgis from Keila. The dress belonged to Anette Siimberg. After the war she gave the dress to her goddaughter who wore it at her festive school graduation ceremonies, and at her marriage ceremony in 1958.

Collection of Harjumaa Museum

21 Dress

Dress of fine woollen cloth inspired by Seto national costume, was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

22 Dress

Embroidered dress inspired by the pattern of Mulgi scarf, was made at the Tallinn Vocational School for Women at the end of the 1930s, and belonged to Helmi Hallik, a teacher of the school.

Collection of the Tallinn City Museum

23 Dress

Dress decorated with embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs was the uniform of the female members of the Rakvere Community Centre and Educational Society at the 1938 Song Festival.

Collection of the Virumaa Museums

24 Blouse

Blouse decorated with interlaced hemstitch borrowed from national shirts was made in 1938 at a handicraft school in Pärnu.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

25 Blouse

Blouse with geometric embroidery inspired by belt patterns was made at the end of the 1930s in Tallinn.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

26 Blouse

Blouse decorated with embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs was embroidered by Endla Vallas, when a student in the 1930s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

27 Short blouse

Blouse (käised) with elements of Kihnu national dress was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

28 Blouse

Blouse inspired by the geometric patterns of Tarvastu soft cap was made at the end of the 1930s for Hilja Praakli, teacher of Petseri Women’s Vocational School.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

30 Blouse

Machine embroidered blouse inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, belonged to Liis Käbin, the Editor of magazine Taluperenaine (Farm Mistress) and Head of the Estonian Central Society of Country Women.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

30 Blouse

Blouse of tulle with embroidey inspired by the flower motifs of North and West Estonian, with a tailed coif, was made by Hilja Kleitsman, a teacher at Rakvere Women’s Vocational School in the first half of the 1930s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

31 Blouse

Blouse decorated with embroidered motifs of Helme shoulder scarf hemstich, was made by Salme-Lüüdia Etverk at the end of the 1930s in Räpina parish, Võõpsu.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

32 Blouse

Blouse with the Viru-Nigula shirt embroidery, was made by Amarta Rosalie Lüüs who had studied at the textile department of the State School of Art Industry.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

33 Blouse

Blouse with very fine white embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made in the 1930s, after the design of Aleksander Remmel, a teacher at the Tartu Vocational School for Women.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

34 Blouse

Blouse inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made in the 1930s, and comes from the collection of Estonian Home Industry Promotion Center.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

35 Blouse

Blouse with North Estonian flower motifs, was embroidered and made by Elfriede Kubo in 1934 in Helme parish, Kärstna County, Metsakuru village, Mägra farm.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

NATIONAL IN FORM, SOCIALIST IN CONTENT

36 Dress

Dress inspired by the Pärnumaa longcoat, belonged to Mai Kalm who wore it at the beginning of the 1960s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

37 Festive graduation dress

Dress decorated with motifs inspired by Mulgi scarf, was worn by Etti Reimets in Rakvere at the festive school graduation event in 1948.

Collection of Virumaa Museums

38 Costume

Costume decorated with triangles borrowed from Kihnu sleeves, was made in 1950 at the Tartu branch of the Art Foundation of the Soviet Union.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

39 Dress

Dress inspired by North Estonian flower motifs was made in Tallinn in 1949, for Õilme-Lehte Roos.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

40 Dress and light overcoat

Dress with embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made in the 1940s at the Rakvere Women’s Vocational School, and belonged to Helene Rünkla, a teacher of Estonian at the Rakvere High School.

Collection of Virumaa Museums

41 Dress

Festive dress inspired by Seto national costume, was worn by Helju Viires, a student in 1948–1953. Acessories are a silver Seto chain and two small brooches.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

42 Cardigan

Cardigan with pattern inspired by belt pattern, was made in the Home Handicraft workshop of the Estonian Cooperative Consumer Association in 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

43 Cardigan

Cardigan with Seto motifs, was knitted in the Art Production Combine of the Soviet Union in 1952.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

44 Jacket

Knitted jacket inspired by the national jacket made of broadcloth, was designed by Silvia Vasmuth in the Tallinn Art Product Combine of the Soviet Art Foundation in 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

45 Cardigan

Cardigan with Muhu motifs, was designed by E. Kalm and made by K. Sild, of the Tartu branch of the Soviet Art Foundation, commissioned by the Estonian National Museum.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

46 Vest

Vest with geometric pattern inspired by belt patterns, was made at the Tartu branch of the Soviet Art Foundation in 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

47 Vest

Vest with stylized flower motifs and geometric pattern, was made at the Tartu branch of the Soviet Art Foundation in 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

48 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by North Estonian flower motif, was made by Liisa Joaste for her daughter in 1951.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

49 Jacket

Jacket made of national costume belts, was made by Liisa Semm in Põlvamaa, Veriora just after World War II. She had studied handicraft in St Petersburg, and then organized sewing courses in Põlvamaa.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

50 Costume

Coatdress made in the example of the Pärnumaa longcoat and skirt, were designed by Heli Kohk in 1978 at the Tallinn Fashion House. Her collection “The Red and the Black” was awarded the Golden Band at the Brno International Fashion Week.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

51 Dress

Dress inspired by Jämaja national costume was designed at the Tallinn Fashion House by fashion artist Tiiu Akberg.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

52 Performance dress

Dress with ornaments inspired by Muhu carpets, was designed by theatre costume designer Kustav-Agu Püüman for Heli Lääts, a well-known singer. She wore the dress in 1977 at the final concert at the Soviet Union Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow. The embroidery was made in Muhu.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

53 Dress

Dress with decorations inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made and embroidered by Elsa Naruskoff in the 1960s, in Põlvamaa, Mooste County, Kauksi village.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

54 Costume

The set with belt pattern embroidery was made by Helmi Randvee of Pärnu, at a sewing course in 1972.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

55 Dress

Cloth inspired by Estonian striped skirt, was woven by Malle Antson in the Tartu branch of Art Combine ARS in 1982. The dress was designed and made by artist Mari Kaarma.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

56 Dress

Dress of mixed cuts of clothing from different nations with North Estonian flower motifs, was designed and made by architect Anu Kotli at the beginning of the 1970s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

57 Skirt

Skirt inspired by the flower motif embroidery of a Lihula skirt, was made in 1991 at the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

58 Cardigan

Cardigan with motifs borrowed from Saaremaa soft caps, was designed by Helen Sirel and made by Helve Ahelik and K. Kukk in the the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in 1976.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

59 Blouse

Bloused inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made by Helve Udam in the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in 1975.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

60 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by Mustjala national costume, was designed by Ilmi Soonsein in the Art Combine ARS in 1979.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

61 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by Muhu stocking patterns and pattern colours, was made in the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in the 1980s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

62 Cardigan

Cardigan with eight-pointed stars pattern, was made in the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in 1992.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

63 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by Muhu national costume cardigan, was made by Lea Pedak in the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in 1984.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

64 Vest

Vest inspired by Muhu mitten patterns, was designed by Regina Guli and made by Ilse Poom in the National Handicraft Masters’ Production Team UKU in 1973.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

65 Blouse

Blouse with motifs from belt patterns, was made by Helmi Riisalu in Raplamaa, Palamulla village, Möldri farm about 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

66 Graduation blouse

Blouse with simplified belt pattern was embroidered by Anu Järs in 1985, as a festive blouse for the graduation cenremony of high school. Studying later in Tartu, Anu wore the blouse during the Singing Revolution with a stylized national skirt.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

67 Blouse

Blouse with hemstitch embroidery inspired by belt patterns, was made by Asta Hunt in 1950 as a school assignment. The blouse was initially made of bleached linen, but was later dyed. The blouse was worn by her daughter Mare Hunt in the 1980s.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

68 Blouse

Blouse inspired by the shoulder straps of the national shirt, was made in the Tartu branch of the Art Foundation in 1950.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

FAR FROM HOME

69 Evening dress

Dress inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made in 1978 by Maie Sibrits-Gray from Listowel, Ontario, Canada.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

70 Dress

Dress ornamented with North Estonian flower motifs, was made and embroidered by Taimi-Ene Moks for the fashion show at the Toronto ESTO in 1984. Taimi-Ene had a “jury duty“ invitation for two weeks – so she spent eight hours daily in the courthouse and embroidered.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

71 Wedding dress

Wedding dress with white embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs, was made and embroidered by Reet Simmul for her daughter Linda in 1992, in Australia. The lace was found in an antique shop, and then bleached to match the Irish linen cloth. The photo of the bride appeared on the cover of Triinu magazine in 1993.

72 Evening dress

The author of the idea and the maker of the dress with embroidery of Seto motifs is Asta Auksmann from Los Angeles. The dress was made in 1971, and then she wore it at the annual Consular Corps Ball.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

73 Evening dress

The author of the idea and the maker of an evening dress with cord ornament inspired by the Mulgi longcoat is Asta Auksmann from Los Angeles. The dress was made in 1980, and was then displayed at the fashion show of the 1981 Seattle West Coast Estonian Days.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

74 Evening dress

Evening dress with North Estonian flower motifs, was made in 1990, and then in 1991 presented at the West Coast Estonian Days Fashion Show in Seattle.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

75 Dress

The festive dress with hemstitch borrowed from national aprons, was made by Endla Kannel in 1982 in Toronto, Canada.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

76 Coat

Coat inspired by Jüri shirt collar hemstich pattern was embroidered and made by Helmi Sarnet in 1987 in Sydney, Australia. She often wore self made national suits at the gatherings of the Art and Handicraft Club of the Sydney Estonian Society ornamented with Estonian embroidery of hemstich patterns.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

77 Dress

Dress with Seto embroidery pattern, was made in Canada at the beginning of the 1950s, as a dress to be shared within the community. The exiles from Estonia were poor but something with the national pattern was needed for performances – whomever the dress fitted, then danced, sang or, made music in it.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

78 Dress

In 1948 Saima Kaldma started making the dress with belt pattern embroidery in Sweden. The pattern was brought along with her when fleeing from Tõstamaa.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

79 Vest

Vest with belt patterns was made by Olga Niilus in a DP camp in Germany, for her daughter Silvia as a Christmas present, in 1947. She used thread unknitted from old jumpers and cardigans brought along from home and the UNRRA military shawls distributed in camps.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

80 Cardigan

Cardigan knitted in England in 1940–1950 using the motifs from a Muhu cardigan.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

81 Blouse

Blouse with the pattern from Mulgi kerchief and sleeves of tulle, was made by Paula Russsell in 1981 for the Fashion Show of the West Coast Estonian Days in Seattle.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

82 Blouse

Blouse ornamented with embroidery inspired by Pärnumaa flower motifs, was made by Nelly Tael from Paide in the Hanau DP camp in Germany in 1946–1948.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

83 Blouse

Blouse of parachute silk ornamented with geometrical embroidery borrowed from the shoulder straps of the national shirt, was made by Hilja Aun in the DP camp in Germany in 1946–1947.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

84 Tunic

Tunic with the embroidery pattern of the Muhu men’s shirt, was made by Ella Kull in Sweden in 1976. She combined the pattern; as an idea that came from the Triinu magazine.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

85 Jacket

Silkscreen cloth with eight-pointed stars was designed and the jacket assembled by Külliki Poole in Sydney, Australia. Külliki has said that it is due to her mother that her feeling of Estonian identity was so strong that no other culture had a possibility of becoming dominant. Everything connected with Estonia was very important.

Collection of Estonian National Museum

ONTO THE RED CARPET

86 Evening dress

Dress with embroidery using Muhu elements, and a jacket with pleated frills borrowed from hoof-shaped caps.

Design: Aldo Järvsoo, 2008; Embroidery: Virve Valtman-Valdson
Collection “Virve” won the highest prize Kuldnõel (Golden Needle) of the Estonian fashion design, and was dedicated to Virve Valtman-Valdson, an exceptionally masterful embroideress.

Private collection

87 Evening dress

Dress with ornaments inspired by Hiiumaa copper belt chains and Seto jewellery, was made for Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife, for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Merike Pääro, 2012
Metal details: Anneli Tammik
Collection of Estonian National Museum

88 Evening dress

Dress inspired by Muhu embroidery and the tulle embroidery of national soft caps and aprons, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Piret Puppart, 2006
Private collection

89 Evening dress

Dress of cloth imitating Muhu skirt, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Signe Kivi, 2005
Co-author: Enela Lattu; Realization: Rolf Pachel (buckle), Kristiina Välba (embroidery)
Private collection

90 Evening dress

Dress with elements of Muhu patterns, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design and realization: Katre Arula, 2016
Private collection

91 Evening dress

Dress inspired by Haapsalu scarf and knitted by hand, was made for Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife, for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Kristina Viirpalu, Arne Niit
Knitted by: Helle-Malle Prüssel
Collection of Estonian National Museum

92 Evening dress

Dress made of print technique cloth using Muhu stocking patterns, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Lilli Jahilo, 2017
Private collection

93 Dress

Dress with festive vest ornamented with pearl embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs.

Design and realization: Zoja Järg, 2010
Collection of Estonian National Museum

94 Dress

Inspired by belts with bead embroidery.

Design: Merike Pääro
Private collection

95 Evening dress

Dress with details inspired by border ornaments of Tõstamaa dress, was made in the Tartu St Antonius Guild for the 100th anniversary of the Estonian National Museum.

Design and realization: Sirje Reinoja, 2009
Private collection

96 Dress and jacket

Dress ornamented with machine embroidery with Muhu elements, and jacket is embroidered by hand.

Design: Katrin Kuldma, 2014
Embroidery: Anu Kabur (handicraft) and Siiri Tuulik (machine embroidery)
Private collection

97 Dress

Spangle embroidery inspired by geometrical mitten patterns.

Design: Lilli Jahilo
Private collection

98 Dress

Pöide belt pattern on leather reminiscent of burning patterns used on wooden surfaces, entwined shoulder straps hint at making bark shoes and birch bark wallets.

Design and realization: Teele Koel, 2010
Collection “Kirke” won the Grand Prix in the Saaremaa Youth Fashion Contest.
Private collection

99 Female flight attendants uniform dress

In 2010 the Estonian Aviation Company Estonian Air organized a contest for a new uniform for its staff, which was won by Tiina Talumees. A pattern consisting of small planes is a reminder of the embroidery on Mulgi kerchiefs.

Design: Tiina Talumees, 2010
Realization: Profline
Collection of Estonian National Museum

100 Cardigan “Suur Kirbla roos” (Big Kirbla Rose)

The embroidery of the cardigan was inspired by a blanket from Kirbla Parish, Lääne County, in the collections of Estonian National Museum.

Design: Riina Tomberg, 2016
Embroidery: Linda Pikkani
Collection of Estonian National Museum

101 Cardigan

Inspired by Hiiumaa women’s dicky (or false shirt front) the photo of which has been published in Ilmari Manninen’s book “Eesti rahvariiete ajalugu” (History of Estonian Folk Costume).

Design: Tiia Orgna, 2013
Trademark: Mithio
Collection of Estonian National Museum

102 Cardigan

Cardigan inspired by the cut of the Emmaste cardigan of national costume and Kihnu patterns, was made at the National Handicraft Department’s Product Design courses at the Viljandi Art Academy.

Design: Liina Laansalu, 2013
Collection of Estonian National Museum

103 Cardigan

Inspired by traditional mitten pattern.

Design: Liina Viira, 2013
Realization: OÜ Naiiv
Collection of Estonian National Museum

104 Dress and coat

The idea of a coat of Kadrina skirt cloth comes from Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife. Arne Niit added a dress. Evelin Ilves wore the clothes at the Shanghai World Expo, when representing Estonia, and at the Estonian state visit to Austria.

Design: Arne Niit, 2010
Private collection

105 Cardigan

Cardigan combining West Estonian mitten patterns was made at the Tartu University Viljandi Cultural Academy as a study assignment.

Design and realization: Kati Kuusemets, 2016
Private collection

106 Cardigan

Cardigan with embroidered motifs borrowed from Halliste hip apron was made in handicraft workshop “Etnowerk. Külluslikud etnokudumid” (Etnowerk. Rich ethnographic knitting).

Design and realization: Annika Vaalma, 2017
Collection of Estonian National Museum

107 Coat

Inspired by the embroidery pattern of an archaic hip apron from Halliste.

Design and realization: Küllike Tuvikene, 2017
Private collection

108 Costume

Inspired by the colours of Muhu patterns.

Design and realization: Teele Koel, 2015
Collection “Pärimuse embuses” (In the Embrace of the Heritage) won a special prize at the ERKI Fashion Show.
Private collection

109 Coat “Muhu”

Winter collection inspired by Muhu patterns.

Design: Gudrun Sjoden (Sweden), 2013
Collection “Muhu”
Collection of Estonian National Museum

110 Jacket

Inspired by the bodice (abu) of a Jämaja skirt, and also by the square scarves ornamented with roses, and popular in several places in Estonia.

Design: Piret Puppart, 2013
Collection: Komi
Private collection

111 Cardigan

In patterns of the cardigan, made as a graduation project of Tartu University Viljandi Cultural Academy, and also using the patterns of clocks on Muhu stockings, the many-coloured patterns of older soft caps, and mitten cuff borders.

Design and realization: Maaja Kalle, 2012
Collection of Estonian National Museum

112 Jacket

Jacket made from the cloth of the Ruhnu bodice, was made as a study assignment at the Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy.

Design and realization: Kati Kuusemets, 2016
Private collection

113 Blouse “Piiri” and skirt “Irma”

Winter collection inspired by Muhu patterns.

Design: Gudrun Sjoden (Sweden), 2013
Collection “Muhu”
Collection of Estonian National Museum

114 Dress

Ornamented with traditional Seto lace.

Design and realization: Ulve Kangro, 2001
Collection of Estonian National Museum

115 Dress

Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife, wore the dress ornamented with machine embroidery inspired by North Estonian flower motifs mostly at children’s and youth events.

Design: Arne Niit
Private collection

116 Dress

The memory of a grandmother and the ‘brooch lost by now’ had been sewn into a dress using buttons placed between two layers of cloth.

Design and realization: Katre Arula, 2016
Collection “Sõlelugu” (Brooch Story)
Private collection

117 Graduation dress

Dress inspired by Muhu mitten patterns was made as the school graduation dress of its author’s daughter. The birds symbolized the leaving of the nest, as the daughter continued her studies far from home.

Design and realization: Katre Arula, 2014
Private collection

118 Dress

Dress with an embroidery reminiscent of the sleeve patterns of Seto shirts, and with a complicated cut quite uncharacteristic of etno fashion.

Design and relization: Xenia Joost, 2007
Collection “My Legacy”
Private collection

119 Costume

Costume inspired by the black colour and rigid form of longcoats and ornamented with Halliste stocking patterns.

Design and realizations: Gea Promet, 2015
Private collection

120 Dress and jacket

Festive set using Muhu elements was made for Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife.

Design: Arne Niit, 2009
Private collection

121 Blouse and skirt

Collection in digiprint and lasercut technique inspired by Estonian nature (cornfields and cornflower blossoms) was made as a graduation project of the Estonian Art Academy.

Design and realization: Teele Koel, 2016
Collection “Nurm” (Field)
Private collection

122 Dress

Inspired by pleated sleeves of older type.

Design and realization: Triin Kullerkupp, 2008
Collection “Etno”
Private collection

123 Evening set

A student’s formal set was combined in 2010 for the 90th jubilee festivities of sorority Filiae Patriae. The skirt was ordered from a firm called Keeruseelik (Flying Skirt), a blouse of fitting shade was added.

Private collection

124 Evening dress

Dress of digiprint technique cloth with Muhu skirt patterns, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Piret Puppart, 2008
Private collection

125 Evening dress

Dress inspired by the patterns on Halliste archaic hip apron, was made for Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife, for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Ülle Suurhans-Pohjanheimo, 2008
Embroidery: Anneli Vassar
Collection of Estonian National Museum

126 Evening dress

Dress of Rapla skirt cloth, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Signe Kivi, 2003
Co-author and realization: Enela Lattu
Private collection

127 Evening dress

Dress with the elements of Muhu embroidery, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Aldo Järvsoo, 2016
Embroidery: Virve Valtman-Valdson
Private collection

128 Evening dress “Läänemere teemant” (Diamond of the Baltic Sea)

Dress with an embroidery using stylized flower motifs of Kadrina sleeves, was made for Evelin Ilves, the President’s wife,  for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Xenia Joost, 2013
Realization: Aili Aamissepp, Eevi Hirv (embroidery)
Collection of Estonian National Museum

129 Evening dress

Dress inspired by Mulgi longcoat with cord ornament, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Zoja Järg, 2009
Private collection

130 Evening dress

Dress with appliqué ornament inspired by the flower embroidery of Lihula skirt, was made for the President’s reception on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Design: Signe Kivi, 2002
Co-author and realization: Enela Lattu
Private collection

131 Wedding dress

Wedding dress inspired by Muhu flower embroidery, tulle soft caps and tulle aprons.

Design and realization: Külli-Kerttu Siplane, 2009
Private collection

132 Wedding dress “Matilda”

Handmade dress inspired by a Haapsalu scarf (Silvia knitted lace pattern), and ornamented by free-hand embroidery inspired by a Muhu blanket. The dress was presented at the fashion show for Kristina Viirpalu at the London Fashion Week.

Design: Kristina Viirpalu, 2016
Knitted by: Helle-Malle Prüssel; Embroidery: Ethel Elor
Private collection

133 Wedding dress

Wedding dress inspired by Käina national costume, was made as a graduation project at the Estonian Art Academy.

Design and realization: Gea Promet, 1999
Private collection