Four women pose in thick caftans and embroidered fezzes with turquoise ornaments dangling from their inky black hair in a studio in Kyiv, Ukraine. The women are Crimean Tatars, a Turkic Muslim ethnic group, who have lived in Crimea since at least the 1400s and are wearing their cultural costumes for a shoot. Like most traditional dress, the clothing has a rich, ancient history. The embroidered caftans run the rainbow of feverish violets, ruby reds, and emerald greens, all with gold filigree-style embroidery.
Vogue: The sad, rich, and hopeful history behind Crimean Tatar traditional clothing
Two Crimean Tatar women attend an anti-war rally on the Independence square in central Kyiv, on March 8, 2014.
