Hageri woman

Following the fashion of caps among people of higher social standing, which was also quite common in Estonian towns, the peasant women in the vicinity of Tallinn started to wear pot-caps in the second half of the 18th century. In Lääne-Harjumaa, where people ceased to use sleeves quite early on, women began to wear jackets in the middle of the last century.

Sleeves

The most characteristic feature of Northern Estonian folk costumes was the wearing by women of a short loose long-sleeved midriff blouse over a sleeveless shirt.
 

Järva-Jaani woman and Koeru man

After the late 18th century, the old geometrically ornamented sleeve decorations and the married woman's white linen cap were replaced by a colourful floral design.
The wearing of waistcoats by men became widespread relatively late, in the early 19th century. As people of higher social standing, the wealthier peasants also wanted to smarten themselves up with waistcoats of floral, checked or striped fabric.
 

Chaplets

Northern Estonian maidens adorned their heads with chaplets. These were bands made either from cardboard or wood shavings, covered with coloured silk or woollen cloth and decorated with spangles and tinsel. The girls wore multicoloured silk ribbons at the nape 
 

Jõhvi maiden