Garment for festive occasions, originating in Anatolian Romylia, from the region of Kavakli, which is now part of Bulgaria.  Following the exchange of populations in 1922, the people of Kavakli moved to Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace, where they built new villages or formed separate settlements in existing villages.

- poutouria (trousers) that give their name to the entire costume

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece

The costume worn in Metaxades, and in other villages in Thrace, are both beautiful and practical.  For example the two openings in the bodice, the Kourfoulithres, facilitate breast-feeding.  The belt, encountered only in Thrace, was made by the famous kouyioumtzides, Thracian goldsmiths.  Many of the other ornaments are made by the women themselves.
- foustani (sleeveless dress) with two bodice openings, the kourfoulithres
- bakirozounaro (articulated belt) with korona (enameled bronze buckle)
- gerdan (neckband of beads)
- bourboula (kerchief) printed with flowers
Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece

This costume comes from a region which is now part of Turkey.   With the exchange of populations, the people of this region moved to Western Macedonia and Thrace.

- chimis (cotton chemise/shirt)
- sleeveless dress embroidered with saliango patterns
- embroidered terliki (sleeveless coat)
- bres (belt), usually red, which can be worn alone or with the bakirozounaro as a sign of betrothal
- katsounia (footwear) made of thick woolen material (sayiaki)
- red skull cap with mangouri (chin-strap) and brown tsemberi (kerchief)

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece

Collection of Serge and Yanna Hadji-Mihaloglou, L97.21.32