Romanian costume - Men's trouser summary

Banat
Lugoj, Banat	Izmene - Woollen trousers decorated with heavy black braid, as is waistcoat.

Crişana
Bihor	Gacii - worn in summer were worked in rough cloth for everyday work and finer cloth for festive clothes. They are made of 4 widths of cloth for old men and 5 for bachelors and young men. They were held up by Brăcinăriţă – a cord made of plaited hemp or cotton.
Arad	Cioareci - tight fitting (Hungarian style) decorated with braiding and coloured appliqué worn in winter. Narrow calf length Gacii worn in summer.
Maramureş, Oaş, Crişana
Maramureş	In Maramureş, gaci gacii are called gatii and made of rough cloth and are more narrow and longer then those from Oaş. The pieces of fabric are joined with 'cheiţe' sewn in white, and fringes are made from the warp threads on the lower edges.
Oaş	Very full gathered linen trousers called 'gacii' - The lower edges are decorated with "roit" fringes made of warp threads and "brazi" sewn in colours. In winter thick cioareci are worn decorated with red and black braid.
Ţara Lapuşului	Gaci are sewn in 5 widths of cloth for festive costume, and 4 widths for work clothes.
North Transylvania
Bistriţa - Năsăud	Cioareci - white woollen trousers worn tucked into boots.
Haromszek	Mens cioareci - tight frieze trousers made of home made cloth (fawn or white colour). Since 1764 when Mounted Boundary Defence Division of the Szekelys was organised by Maria –Theresa the uniform worn had become the national costume, but without the yellow colour.
Csik	Cioareci - white tight woollen frieze trousers, Braid on trousers used to be red, but now is usually shop bought black braid.
South Transylvania
Pădureni	Cioareci - white woollen trousers.
Târnave and Alba, Petroşani,	Cioareci were decorated with subtle motifs, sewn in wool, cotton or silk or coloured stripes were woven into the fabric.
Mărginimea Sibiului	Cioareci - white woollen trousers in winter, izmene - white linen trousers in summer
Oltenia	In Gorj, Dolj, Romanaţi cioareci are heavily decorated in black, navy blue or violet woollen braid patterns similar to those used for the fabric waistcoats, chintuş.
Dolj	Cioareci – made of white cloth, and not decorated worn in winter. Izmene – worn in summer.
Romanaţi	Cioareci - White woollen trousers.
Gorj	Cioareci - White woollen with black braid and piping appliquéd. This style of dress is based on uniforms worn by soldiers in 1821 peasant revolt led by Tudor Vladimirescu.
Olt	Cioareci - White or black woollen.
Muntenia
Câmpia Munteniei & Vlaşca	Poturi - Blue, black or brown baggy woollen trousers are worn.
Teleorman - East Zona Oltului	Dark nădragi decorated with blue or black braid. White cioareci.
Dobrogea	Poturi or şalvari are worn most frequently, sometimes narrow cioareci made of white aba.
Moldavia - North
Suceava.	Bernevici - Trousers made of fulled white woollen cloth, woven in 4 heddles, with a special cut, worn creased along the legs. In other parts of Moldavia "Bernevicii" are worn without creases.
Suceava - zones of Rădăuţi and Fălticeni	Iţari made of pânza woven in 5 or 6 heddles with geometric decoration.
Iaşi	Iţari, very long and creased as wound round legs.
Moldavia - Central & South
Neamţ – Basin Dornelor & Bacău	Iţarii drepţii or with little creases were worn.
Gyimes	Tight linen trousers in summer, tight frieze trousers in winter both worn over socks.
Vrancea	Iţari, worn in winter were very long and creased as wound round legs. Thin summer trousers (Izmene)
Bulgaria	Older style mens trousers were called Nogavitsi, benevretsi or dimii. These were close fitting trousers, with narrow straight legs. These developed from primitive trousers consisting of 2 separate Nogavitsi (trouser legs) tied together. Benevretsi were ankle length, tight fitting decorated with black cording, found in NW. Dimii were just below knee length, wide legged trousers, decorated at lower edge with binding, appliqué work, & embroidery. Found in Central North Bulgaria but originating in NW.

Regional descriptions - men's trousers

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