irish folk dancing Irish costume The girls wore ordinary peasant clothes — shirts and skirts or fitted dresses, decorated their hair with ribbons in the form of flowers or crosses, could tuck the hem so that it did not interfere with dancing. On holidays, they wore slightly more elegant weekend clothes. At the beginning of the 19th century, male Irish dancers wore trousers or breeches with white stockings, a shirt, black shoes with silver buckles - the prototype of modern hard shoes. The costume was complemented by a dovetail hat and coat. Modern dresses are short, with a fairly wide skirt, comfortable for sweeping movements, bright, multicolored, with embroidered Celtic patterns, with rhinestones, beads, lurex, and decorated with modern shiny materials. Modern fashion designers and artists offer traditional patterns in a modern interpretation. The usual clothes for male dancers at competitions are dark-colored trousers, a bright shirt, tie and vest. IRISH DANCE STYLES
