Kvinnherad men

The bunad silver you need is:

  • Neck button
  • 9 buttons for the vest
  • 11 buttons for your breeches
  • Knee buckles
  • Cufflinks
  • Shoe buckles, a bunad knife and watch with a watch chain complete the bunad

The bunad from Kvinnherad is based on the clothing custom from the area towards the end of the 1800s. It consists of a blue or red vest, black breeches and a white or black shirt. The vest has a single row of nine buttons and the buttonholes are sewn with red wool fabric. The laskat shirt or coat has no buttons. The breeches have a knee buckle and three buttons above each knee. The trouser flap closes with buttons in the waistband. The shirt is in white cotton or linen and is decorated with seam.