I recently discovered these photographs of Slovak girls and children (sometimes even men as well) dressed in their traditional clothing. The timeline of the pictures ranges from 1905 up until 1950s, and I find them absolutely delightful and I hope you enjoy them as well!
Zlatá brána (Golden gate) is traditional game of Slovak children, Slovakia, 1928
Slovak girl by Karol Plicka; she almost looks like she could be a 1970s hippie teen dressed in peasant-style clothes, don’t you think!?
Somewhere in Slovakia, 1927 (Irena Blühová)
Sunday Work, Slovakia, 1942, Jan Halaša
Girl from Závadka, Slovakia 1928 (Karol Plicka)
Couple from Jablonec, Slovakia ca. 1905 (Pavol Socháň)
Slovak children, ca. 1952 (Roman Kazimír)
Wedding in Liptovské Sliače, Slovakia ca.1912 (Archive of Matica Slovenská)
Girl, Viničné, Slovakia ca. 1928 (Karol Plicka)
Ždiar, Slovakia 1928
Bridesmaids from Liptov, Slovakia ca.1906 (Pavol Socháň)
Somewhere in Slovakia, 1940 (Ladislav Rozman)
Byron's muse 
The young blonde Slovac ( hippy ) is lovely, pity its in black and white, would have made a lovely painting.
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Yes for someone who loves colour as much as I do it’s almost a torture not knowing what colours things are in black and white photographs. I can imagine Marianne Stokes capturing that girl in her art.
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I would have liked to commission Gustav Klimt if I had been born at the time and had enough money.
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I just realized, its Heidi the teenager.
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Love the Rozman photograph. Many seem very happy in some photographs. I have to wonder if those are pre WW I pics. My history is sketchy, but the region seemed to have suffered a lot from 1914 onwards.
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Well the dates mostly say it’s 1920s, but I think despite the poverty and depression that war time and post-war time usually has, people still have their lives to live despite everything, I imagine the children were children, laughing and playing despite everything.
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I think I saw 1928 somewhere, god knows where they ended up in the second world war, doesn’t stand thinking about really.
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What ever is the fashion attire; but in traditional clothing the women looks like an angel. Little bit staying traditional is lovely as always
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