National Costume - Americas

Americas

• Argentina - Gaucho costume
• Brazil - Each region has its own traditional costume
• Canada - Tuque, Anorak, Ceinture fléchée, Red Serge
• Chile - Huaso costume
• Colombia - Sombrero Vueltiao, ruana, white shirt, trousers and espadrilles (male), Sombrero Vueltiao, blouse, pollera and espadrilles (female)
• Cuba - Guayabera, Khaki pants, Panama hat or Fedora (male), Guayabera dress (female)
• Dominican Republic - Chacabana
• Guatemala - Huipil, Corte skirt, Tocado, Todosantero suit.
• Guyana - Shirt jacket (male), Booboo (female)
• Haiti - Karabela dress (female), Shirt jacket (male)
• Jamaica - Bandana skirt and peasant blouse (female), Bush jacket (male)
• Mexico - Charro suit, Guayabera, Huipil, Mariachi suit, Rebozo, Sarape, Sombrero
• Panama - Pollera
• Peru - Chullo, Poncho
• Puerto Rico - Guayabera, Pantalons, and Panama hat (male), Trajes (dress) (Female)
• St. Lucia - Madras dress (female)
• Trinidad - Shirt-jac (male), Booboo (female) and Carnival costumes
• United States - Various forms of Native American clothing. Western wear derived from original American pioneer garb is traditional dress in Texas, the Southwest, and many rural communities, including Cowboy Hats, Western shirts, boots, jeans, prairie skirts, and bolo ties. Traditional Southern wear includes white seersucker suits and string ties for men, and sun hats and large dresses for women. Patriotic historic American costume, especially in the East, includes clothing styles of the Plymouth Pilgrims, Founding Fathers of the United States, William Penn, or Minutemen. Summer residents of Nantucket will often wear Nantucket Reds. Amish and some sects of Mormon fundamentalism preserve traditional 19th century clothing styles for those groups.
• Venezuela - Liqui liqui, pelo e' guama hat.