Kozhukh

A kozhukh ( _uk. кожух) is a traditional Ukrainian coat.

Generally worn in the winter, the kozhukh was normally made of sheepskin, sometimes decorated with embroidery and with leather, cords, tassels, and other accessories. They were tight at the waist, sometimes very long. There were two main variations, those with straight backs and those with detached backs.

Variations of the kozhukh were worn throughout Ukraine [ [http://www.ukrfolk.kiev.ua/BERVY/index.html-lang=1&r=vbranniy.htm Ukrainian Folk Clothing] ] , but it was primarily used in the middle Dnieper River region, including the Left Bank and steppe areas, and in Polissya [" [http://files.ukraine.ck.ua/Ukrayinika/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B4i%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8/%D0%A1D-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%20%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BC%20%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D1%81%D1%8F/pdf/english/10.PDF Folk Costume of Polissya] "] . They were especially popular during the Cossack Hetmanate period, [" [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/D/R/Dress.htm Dress] " at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine] though they were also worn during the Kyivan Rus period. [George Vernadsky. "Kievan Russia ". Yale University Press, 1973] In the last decade, coats based on the traditional Kozhukh have become fashionable again in Ukraine. [Viktoria Herasymchuk. " [http://www.day.kiev.ua/156090/ The Ethnic Look - What Ukrainians Wore and Are Wearing Today] ". The Day, 24 January 2006]

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