THE MAN’S OUTER CLOTHING OF CHECHENS AND INGUSHS (ХIX – beginning ХХ centuries)
The next clothing fragments are studied in this article: Circassian coat, beshmet, gasyri, girdles, waistbands, fur coats, felt cloaks, which are traditional in the whole North Caucasus. It is noted that if beshmet used to be an everyday wear as well as holiday one but Circassian coat was only for holiday wear, having become a common Caucasian clothing. Beshmet replaced a shirt and was worn next to the skin under Circassian coat. It is known, that they were sewn out of home-woven fabrics, later – out of factory-made fabrics.