Voss winter bunad
The bunad silver you need is:
- Neck button or neck pin
- Dish Brooch
- Wide chain (used especially by married women)
- 6-10 buttons (depends a bit on how long your torso is, check with your tailor what you need)
- Shoe buckles, costume ring, earrings and pocket watch complete the costume
For many years, the bunad tradition in Voss has been very strong and the variations on shirt, apron, belt and cloth often had a personal touch. Today, the variations are not so great, but there is still a distinction between married and unmarried women. For the winter bunad, married women wear white headgear while unmarried women go bareheaded. Married women are also the only ones who wear wide chain. The bunad does not have a shirt but a white neckerchief and a long-sleeved sweater with a deep cut at the front. The bunad has a black patterned apron.
The silver for the winter bunad is oxidized.
