Legend has it that the costume emulated the ornamental gate of Jan III Sobieski's Palace in the Warsaw district of Wilanow. A typical dress for this part of the Mazowsze region, the Wilanow costume boasts beautiful black embroidery that decorates the top part of the white sleeve of female shirts - an arrangement picked up by young ethno-designers. Ankle-length skirts were covered by slightly shorter aprons of white, blue, green or different shades of yellow. And as you might expect, pastel-coloured silk ribbons braided into the hair and beaded necklaces. Maidens would do their braided pony tails up in a crown while the married ladies would wear white, embroidered linen coif head scarves.