North America
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua And Barbuda National Dress | Plaid in
red, navy blue, white, black and yellow with white apron
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbadians wear modern Western-style clothing. Colorful,
inventive costumes can be seen at festivals, especially
the Crop Over celebration. Members of the Apostolic Spiritual Baptist Church
are known for their turbans and their colorful gowns.
Belize
Natives make a square piece of cloth into a blouse, which is
called a huipil. Men wear a less
decorated huipil with a blue or red sash, but women often embroider them
elaborately.
Canada
Here people wear parkas,
long john's (an undergarment, basically long underwear), ear muffs, scarves,
gloves, mittens, tuques (woolen caps), various jackets made of linen and
leather, leggings, ojibwa
shirts, trousers, and moccasins. These are unisex
clothes, good for both men and women.
Costa Rica
Like most countries,
Costa Rica has their own traditional clothing. These traditional garments are
worn on holidays and special occasions. During other times, Ticos wear normal
western clothing like shorts and t-shirts.
Cuba
Men's traditional Cuban dress style is casual.
The most well-known piece of clothing is the Guayabera,
or Guayavera, shirt. The authentic Guayabera is commonly recognized as the Mexican
Wedding Shirt. Nonetheless, Cuba has made theGuayabera their honorary, traditional piece of
clothing.
Dominica
The National wear of Dominica. The Wob Dwiyet dress (creole, from the French
'robe douiette') is part of Dominica's national costume,and is a national
symbol of Dominica. It gives rise to the annual Miss Wob Dwiyet competition which is part of our
Independence celebrations
Dominican republic
When Christopher Columbus came over to the Dominican
Republic he brought some Spanish influence to the traditional clothing worn
today such as bright colors like yellow, red, orange. Most of the time they
wear summer time clothing like t-shirts, sandals, tennis shoes,
flip flops, sweaters, light jackets and blouses.
