Traditions and innovations in Late Middle Ages Bulgarian female head coverings
Traditions and innovations in Late Middle Ages Bulgarian female head coverings

Summary/Abstract: Four different female head coverings worn in Bulgaria in the 15th century are discusses: “turban”, “proto-sokay”, forehead adornment and reverse conical hat. The first one is probably a manner of head covering that was known before but changed and more widely spread in Bulgaria as a result from outside influences and from the removal of several borders. What is typical for it is that it was used both in former Byzantium territories and in the west. The second adornment is an innovation introduced by Western Europe; the third and the fourth ones come from the previous century. During this period, there is a greater percentage of traditional trends in this element of clothing than innovations. It can be seen that the Bulgarian territories were not isolated from the world outside the borders of the Ottoman Empire. The Bulgarian fashion followed trends that are typical for Europe.

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