Mongolian Clothes

Today Mongolians mostly wear what Americans wear—jeans, t-shirts, tennis shoes. But there are traditional Mongolian clothes called dels, that are quite beautiful.  Both men and women wear dels. Older people wear dels more often than younger people. There are certain holidays, Tsagaan Sar and Independence Day, where everyone wears traditional Mongolian clothes. On the New Year holiday, Mongolians dress in very fancy, sparkly clothes. Everyone, especially the women, dresses to the nines. Some schools require students to wear uniforms. The boys usually have to wear black pants and white, button-down shirts.  But the girls have to wear dresses and hair bows that make them look a little like a French maid.  Enjoy these pictures of Mongolian clothes!

This is my Mongolian host dad wearing his del.

This is me and my Mongolian host mom in dels.

Western clothes stand next to Mongolian traditional clothes.

Dressed up at a New Year's Party.

Sparkles at a New Year's Party!

 


These girls are wearing their school uniforms.




These women are Khalkh Mongolian, signified by their tall hats.




This couple is Kazakh. You can tell by the embroidery on their clothes and the style of their hats.



Mongolian cowboys!