Woman's bunad
This is the woman's bunad from Osteroey. This design is copied from an antique costume dating back to the last part of the 19th century. It was the formal costume, primarily used for weddings. It has a red bodice, white sleeves and a white apron. For less formal occasions, they wore a blue colored bodice and a green jacket. The woman's headdress was a white linen hat and the young girls wore headbands. The antique costumes used woven, embroidered or beaded inserts.The skirt is made of black or dark blue wool material with a green colored hem. It is finely pleated. The bodice is made of red cloth, with silk trim, rick-rack and beads around the edges. It is open in front with a loose insert, with a silver filled "bora-buckle" with dangles on each side
of the opening. Around the "bora-buckle"
there is a beaded decoration. The insert is
made in a lacy beaded pattern with red cloth
under and a green velvet trim. They also use
embroidered inserts. The blouse is made of
white linen with white-work around the
collar, on each side of the placket and cuff
of the sleeves. It has an apron made of
white linen with white work. The woman's
bunad has a belt with silver ornaments.
A white linen hat is used with it. It is placed
on a roll of padding and is tucked in back
with embroidery or a mono-gram around the
tucked end. Black stockings and black shoes
are part of the costume. The bunad silver consists of a neck button and a brooch, and "bora-buckles" for the bodice, a belt with silver ornaments and a silver buckle. All the silver is gilded. Click here for examples.

Man's bunad
The actor Johan Ovretveit brought the Nordhordaland bunad back into fashion in the 1920's. It is now used all over "Nordhordaland", except for a few variations in the different districts. This bunad is copied after a male costume from the first part of the 1800's. The men stopped wearing the traditional costume in the late
                                         19th century, but the women used it for decades.
                                         The jacket is made of black wool material with
                                         green trimming and green buttonholes. The
                                         buttonholes are not opened. It has a row of metal
                                         buttons on each side of the opening in front, but it
                                         cannot be buttoned. The jacket has a seam down
                                         the center of the back. The knickers are made of
                                         the same material as the jacket. They have a flap
                                         in front with three buttons and there is a button
                                         on each pocket flap. The cuffs of the knickers
                                         have a buckle and a row of buttons on the outside
                                         of each knee. Two vests are worn for this bunad.
                                         Inside is worn a green cloth vest with red trimming
                                         and red button holes. It has two rows of buttons and is always buttoned. Outside this, is used a red vest with a stand-up collar, green buttonholes and trimming. It too has double rows of buttons, but they are not buttoned. The red vest can also have a green insert, making it look like two vests, as shown in the photos on the opposite page. The shirt is made of white linen with white work around the stand-up collar and cuffs of the sleeves. It has a red knitted hat, with a green napped trim. The garters are tied under the cuffs leaving only the tassels visible. The bunad's silver consists of a neck button and button cufflinks. All the buttons on the jacket, the knickers and the vest can be made of silver, brass, or pewter.

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