North America Region

                     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.