These are traditional Kazakh wedding dresses one can buy at Tsum department store in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I don’t understand all the intricacies of the patterns and designs but I think they are very pretty. Usually brides nowadays use a western style wedding dress. It’s lovely to see the dresses that were used in earlier, happier years. The girl in mosaic below was taken from a place along the way to Charyn Canyon. I thought it was colorful and showed the traditional style which young, Kazakh girls used to wear.
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Mk. Lina said,
August 17, 2009 @ 12:16 am
Those are beautiful dresses~!
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shortweddingdress said,
April 4, 2010 @ 4:09 pm
I like the first dress most.
KazakhstanDiscovery said,
May 21, 2010 @ 4:16 pm
I noticed more and more brides using traditional dresses, especially in the villages.
I like the second dress, although it’s more a modern version of the traditional dress. Especially the color is beautiful.
Nice photos. Thank you.
batirkhan said,
July 15, 2011 @ 8:57 pm
‘Used to wear’. So true. The Soviet stigma makes our young to select all the dark shades of blue, black and gray… Once a few years ago I decided to literally dump all of my clothes (99% dull deep dark colours) and go on a shopping spree to give myself a new look that would more truthfully represent who I really am. I had strongly felt the need to shed off my old alter imposed upon me by the environmet. Interestingly enough, I got on with all light and brighter colours ever since.
sam said,
March 27, 2012 @ 6:48 pm
i love the blue one!
it fit so slim!
tina said,
March 27, 2012 @ 6:51 pm
i bought all of them and wore the top one to my wedding. i was the prettiest woman there!