Folk and National Costume

Its popularity and the stereotypical canon of what Cracovian men and women wear owes much to the Kosciuszko legend, the fascinations of the modernist Young Poland era, and Stanisław Wyspiański’s famous play, Wesele, about a wedding between a poet and a peasant girl. The costume is still worn today during festivities in the city and in the surrounding villages. Dolls dressed in Kraków costume are popular souvenirs, as are the characteristic elements of this costume. The most popular among these is the four-cornered krakuska hat, which, adorned with peacock feathers, was once worn by the best man at weddings. Equally fashionable were black hats – celendry, resembling the top hats worn by city folk, and in winter the knitted woollen magierka caps.

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