About Setesdal Bunad
Setesdal is a narrow valley that kept a medieval cut of clothing alive long after the rest of Scandinavia let it go. Its bunad is built from black homespun wadmal — heavy fulled wool — with bottle-green broadcloth banding the hem and the man's bib, and madder-red løyesaum stitched freehand around every opening.
The valley is also Norway's silversmith country, so the garment is hung with filigree: domed silver buttons, a worked belt buckle, and the sølje brooch with its trembling gilt spoons. The silver is not trim. It carries the outfit.
- Origin
- Setesdal valley — Valle, Bykle, Hylestad — Aust-Agder, southern Norway
- Era
- Late 18th century through the 19th century; still cut, sewn and worn today
- Key figures
- Hulda Garborg · Klara Semb
- Movements
- Norwegian national romanticism · Bunad revival · Setesdal filigree silversmithing · Løyesaum freehand embroidery
Setesdal Bunad design spec
Colors
Typography
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