Original colours green and blue. Originally made of cotton and wool, rough as furniture fabric, warm and heavy to
wear.
The underskirt:
Originally made of woven linen or a white linen-underskirt with a knitted border.
The Socks:
Black home-made knitted socks that goes all the way up above the knees. They are tied with a colourful woven
ribbon so that they will stay up.
The Apron:
One piece of check patterned cotton. Original colours are: beige, brown, orange and the likes.
The Scarf:
An ordinary big scarf of a fine woolly fabric or preferable of silk with fringes.
The most correct is a silk scarf in red-isch colours. The scarf should be places well around the neck, it should
not reach out over the shoulders. It is held together with a brooch.
The Headwear:
The Ribbons: Pink if the girl who is wearing the bonnet is not yet married. Dark green if it belongs to a married
woman. The ribbons are made of taffeta or silk and are decorated with embroideries. It is tied with a big rosette
in front of the chin and has also a rosette in the neck, the ribbons should reach below the waist.
There are three kinds of headwear:
One is made of blue velvet with taffeta-borders in blue. Embroideries in the neck.
One is made of brown velvet with pink taffeta-borders. Embroideries in the neck.
The last one is made of silk mainly pieces of ribbons
"Korsklædet":
A very wide lace and or pillow-/bobbin-lace which is placed over the bonnet. The bonnet and the
"Korsklæde" altogether are called "Kiss me if you can", because it should extent out
past the face.
The Møn Dress Mats Eric Persson Some pictures of a group of folk dancers with other traditional folk dresses. Some pictures of a group of folk dancers with other traditional folk dresses.
