ethnic attire

Traditional cultural garments

Ethnic attire is clothing associated with a particular cultural, national, or regional group, often worn to express heritage or for traditional ceremonies: She wore ethnic attire to the wedding, The festival encouraged guests to come in ethnic attire.

The phrase typically refers to non-Western dress—saris, dashikis, kimonos—reflecting an implicit Western default in mainstream fashion contexts.

Related

ceremonial robes · hanbok · wedding garments · dashiki · beadwork · natural dyes · thobe · kilt · poncho · ceremonial headdress · folk costume · kente cloth · woven patterns · festival dress · cultural identity · prayer shawl · silk embroidery · native

Opposites
cultural specificity

ethnic attirefast fashion

Trend-driven cheap apparel

plain clothes · business casual

temporality and tradition

ethnic attireavant-garde fashion

Radical, innovative clothing design

minimalist fashion

formality and context

ethnic attirecasual wear

Informal, comfortable clothing

workwear · athleisure · streetwear · uniforms · loungewear

Family

attire, ethnic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G