Originally Posted by
Tomo
Traditional folk / dancing shoes here in Estonia (and Latvia):
Look familiar...
I've not seen those, but I have a pair of opanke from Bulgaria. There are various regional styles in Bulgaria and other Balkan countries, here's one type.
And there's the Czech krpce, similar to what one might imagine early Highland shoes looking like, complete with the laces across the top of the foot.
Macedonian bagpiper wearing the traditional shoes
Last edited by OC Richard; 25th February 21 at 07:59 AM.
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