The kira ( dz, དཀྱི་ར་, དཀྱིས་རས་, translit=dkyi-ra, dkyis-ras)
is the national dress for women in
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric. It is wrapped and folded around the body and is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches (named ''koma''), and bound at the waist with a long belt. The kira is usually worn with a
wonju
Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.
Geography
Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...
(long-sleeved blouse) inside and a short jacket or
toego ( dz, སྟོད་གོ་, translit=stod-go) outside.
A ''rachu'' (narrow embroidered cloth draped over the left shoulder) is worn over the traditional dress kira.
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See also
* Kho
* Chuba
* Toego
* Wonju
Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.
Geography
Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...
* Pathin
* Phasinh
* Rigwnai
Rignai or Rinai is a wrap-around worn by Tripuri women.
Rignai or Rinai is the traditional dress of Tripuri women,the native inhabitants of Tripura. It is similar to the traditional dresses of other indigenous communities in the north-eas ...
* Gho
References
Folk costumes
Bhutanese clothing
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