Hello everyone! Today my article will be another folk
costume. This time it will be the Kira dress of Bhutan. I tried my best to recreate this costume, but mine is very plain compared to the real life version
Bhutan is a small landlocked country in between China and
Indian. The official language is Dzongkha. Most Bhutanese people are Buddhist.
Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy. The King of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel
Wangchuck and the Queen Consort is Jetsun Pema.
The folk costume for women is called Kira. It is a long wrap
around skirt that is wrapped around the body. The Kira is held up by belt
called 'kera' This wrap around skirt is worn with a long sleeve blouse
underneath called a 'wonju' and a jacket overtop called 'toego'. The Toego is
held together with with a silver broach and the sleeves are folded to show off
the wonju.
In modern day Bhutan Kira is still worn all the time. This
is because Bhutan is one of the remaining countries that has laws as to what
people can wear in public. Women are required to wear Kira out in public and
men are required to wear the male folk costume called 'gho'. Every citizen of
Bhutan must wear either Kira or Gho depending on your gender.
Here is what a Kira looks like in real life:
Here is my recreation on SD:
I used: 'Kimono Jacket' from Folk, 'Basic Plum Frilled Shirt' from Basics, 'Royal Magenta Maxi Skirt' from Film Theory, 'Bling Platforms' from Film Theory and 'Hot buys Earrings' from Glam'R'us.
Thank you all for reading, I hope you have a wonderful week!
-Amy Katrina, csi12asa
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