Sharovary (''ir. sharavara'', pers. شلوار -''shalvar'') are a kind of men's pants, part of the national clothes of
Ukrainian Cossacks - are free to hips, often with assembly at the waist, collected at the bottom near the ankles.
Similar pants in other cultures are
Sirwal,
Salwar,
Shalwar kameez
Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by women, and in some regions by men, in South Asia, and Central Asia.
''Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the wa ...
, etc.
The presence of wide trousers in the territory of
Ukraine designed for riding originate with the
Scythians. Exposure to similar Turkish modes of dress would have occurred in battle on the steppes of Ukraine. The presence of sharovary in the dress of the
Ukrainian Cossacks of
Zaporizhia is noted by German ambassador Erich Lassota in the 16th century. A comprehensive description of Cossack dress is included in the publication of 1651 Description of Ukraine by Polish-enlisted French-born cartographer and military engineer
Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan. It lists the shirts, hats and
kaptan of thick cloth that made up the Ukrainian Cossack everyday clothes.
See also
*
European loose trousers
*
Harem pants
Literature
* Nikolayeva T. History of costume. - Kyiv Libid 1996
Ukrainian folk clothing
Trousers and shorts
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