Fashion

Exploring the Complex History of Crimean Tatar Fashion

By Liana SatensteinPhotography by Tasya Kudryk
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    Evelina Mambetova wears an altyn fez, a kokuslyuk, and a traditional Crimean Tatar dress reproduced from the early 1900s.

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    Papuchi shoes

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    Elnara Abdullaieva wears a green velvet embroidered fez.

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    Traditional sleeves, or el kabam, with scalloped cuffs and gold embroidery

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    Alime Karimova wears her hair in tiny braids, a tradition for unmarried Crimean Tatar women.

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    Karimova wears a marama veil from the 1940s.

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    El kabam cuffs

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    Elnara Abdullaieva wears her own green velvet dress and embroidered fez.

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    Mambetova wears a silver belt from the 1920s. Belts were considered a symbol of social and marital status.

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    Edie Karimova wears a dress by Crimea-based designer Nizie Emirshah. The dress had quite the journey: Since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the borders between Crimea and mainland Ukraine are difficult to pass through.

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    Traditional patterns and fabrics of Crimean Tatar clothing

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    Mambetova wears a vintage marama veil over her fez cap.