Features of local women clothing Yildizeli distiret,Sivas

Within the scope of the research, we conducted a field study of local women's costumes which are doomed to extinction in the district of Yıldızeli, Sivas. The costumes studied were later catalogued. The study aims to pass the local costumes in that region which are almost extinct on to the next generations. To this end, some examples of local costumes were recorded in light of information gathered from source persons. The costumes which were recorded were examined in terms of pattern, processing, embroidery, color, material and composition. The data obtained were transferred to observation note sections in the study. In the first part of the study; we included data about the geographical location of the region, its history, culture as well as an overview of the women's costumes in Sivas at large. In the second part of the study some recorded samples of women's clothes in Yıldızeli, Sivas were described with the help of visual images. The final section of the study presents some visuals about designing and crafting of vests inspired by the local samples examined in the study. Keywords: Clothes, Women, Culture, Local, District of Yıldızeli.