A Folk Costume Made by a Master Tailor

Kuldīga man's folk costume. Made by Rasma Spalvainis and Bruno Sauls in 1959, UK.

The folk costume was made for the Latvian folk dance group “Līga” in Cardiff, Wales, by Leeds-based master tailor Bruno Sauls. Sauls modelled the folk costume on those in the book “Novadu tērpi” [Regional folk costumes] by E. Kivicka and A. Karnups. Sauls travelled all the way to Cardiff to take the measurements of every dancer in order to ensure well-fitting folk costumes. The shirt for this folk costume was sewn by handicrafter Rasma Spalvainis.

Donated by the “Senā Klēts” Folk Costume Centre. From the collection of the Latvians Abroad Museum and Research Centre (LP2018.1580).

The Cardiff-based Latvian folk dance group “Līga” at a folk festival in Cork, Ireland in 1961. The dancers are wearing Kuldīga folk costumes made by tailor Bruno Sauls. Donated by Rita Jefimova. From the collection of the Latvians Abroad Museum and Research Centre.