Poltava celebrated the Day of Embroidered Shirts

This event, that took place on September 22, 2018, is unique in the world and it always attended by several thousand interested persons from all regions and cities of Ukraine. The parade is held to unite the different parts of the country and to support national traditions. Many local inhabitants and guests participated and demonstrated their shirts and skirts decorated with Ukrainian embroidery.

Embroidery has become a global trend. Designers are actively using embroidered flowers and Ukrainian folk designs on shirts, blouses and dresses in their collections. On the Internet there are more images of world stars in blouses and dresses decorated with traditional Ukrainian pattern.

Embroidery has become a style icon (Alberta Ferretti 2014 Spring/Summer Collection)

This year’s parade of the national shirt was held in London, Toronto, Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Chernigov, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Lutsk, Vinnitsa, Poltava, Mykolaiv, Talnoye, Zolotonosha, Ternopil, Shepetovka, Megamarsh was also in Mozambique and in many other cities of Ukraine as well as around the world.