The Lonely Planet. Traditional Dress of Georgia: Chokha

Georgians feel pride for their magnificent cultural heritage which they inherited from their predecessors. Their dress code is much inspired from the Northern Caucasian regions. The traditional dress of Georgia is Chokha that was used by the Georgians from the 9th century until the 1920s.

Still the Georgians have the customs to wear their traditional Chokha dress in the wedding functions, festive occasions, ritual events and in the national parades. After the elimination of the Russian domination, once again the fantastic Chokha is revived among the people of Georgia.

Chokha, the traditional dress of Georgia remained the emblem of the country’s pride for a thousand year and now again since the country’s independence it is commonly worn by the Georgians as symbol of their proud past and resistance to occupation.The chokha outfit includes a sword, the akhalukhi (a shirt worn underneath the chokha), the masrebi (the bullets), and the kabalakhi (a hood, separate from the robe) or nabdis kudi (a tall fur hat).