The Janissary's attire
The Janissary's attire begins...
The Janissary's attire begins with the sleeves, the betfes and the boudetes. It continues with the kontela, while the fustanella is worn over it and then the pisli.
The girdle tightens the fustanella and keeps it in place throughout the day.
In the past, the Janissary's attire began in the evening and the reason was that the vest with the silver coins was sewn onto the dancer one by one throughout the evening.
His neck is then adorned with the giurdani and over the fustanella the leather selahi is placed.
Through the selahi comes the belt that surrounds the dancer's waist.
Over the selahi is tied the silk mafesi, which adorns the front of the costume.
The tsarouchia are on the legs and the pala (sword) enters diagonally from the right shoulder and ends on the left side of the waist.
