The folk costume of Upper Orawa has elements in common with the costumes of Podhale, Żywiec, Spiš, Slovakia and Hungary. It varied depending on a village, age, status and wealth. Profusely ruffled long skirts made of linen were the main feature of women's clothing. The upper part of the figure was covered by well-fitted garments called ‘kabat’ and ‘letac’. A canvas ‘łoktusa’, which was a long shawl, sometimes frayed at the ends, covered the head and the shoulders. In the second half of the 19th century most women in Orawa began to take their linen to dyehouses operating throughout Orawa or purchased ready-made ‘tłoceliny’ and ‘farbanice’, i.e., dyed, patterned dresses. The late 19th-century men’s outfit consisted of a linen shirt with a collar, decorated with fine embroidery. A waistcoat of high-quality black cloth called ‘prucnik’ was worn over it. It was fastened at the side with large, porcelain or silver buttons. There was also the second row of buttons, just for decoration. Men's cloth breeches had two slits covered with flaps and ‘parzenice’ loop decorations modelled after the Hungarian army uniforms. Each village or settlement gave them a different shape. The trousers were usually fastened with a wide decorated belt or, less frequently, with a narrow one worn by bachelors. The outer garment used in winter was called a ‘cucha’, which was a jacket made of thick cloth, or a richly decorated ‘gunia’ (worn only for festive occasions). a sheepskin was worn on bitterly cold days. Vests from Liptów were also commonly used. Heads were covered with hats that wealthy men decorated with silver chains and ‘baranica’ – a sheepskin hat – was a popular winter headgear. Moccasins tied with thongs were commonly worn both for men and women. Men also sometimes wore high boots called ‘madziarki’.