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Romani dress is the traditional attire of the Romani people, widely known in English by the exonymic slur Gypsies.[a] Romani traditional clothing is closely connected to the history, culture, and national identity of the Roma people.[2][3 Romani people are often recognizable to other Roma through their appearance and cultural dress codes. Moreover, Romani people value the outward display of their wealth and prosperity which is reflected in their traditional dress.[2] For the lower body, Romani women traditionally wear skirts. The size of the skirts varies among people of different tribes, ages, and marital statuses. Traditionally skirts were always worn below the knees as the lower body is considered taboo in Romani culture but, this has changed in modern times. Romani women would also traditionally avoid trousers although this has also changed among the young generation. Additionally, among the Vlax Roma, married women will wear a white apron above their skirts.[2][7] The apron of Romani women was in place to protect the food from the dirt of the dress per the cleanliness code of Romani people.[8] In certain Vlax Romani cultures such as the Gábors, Romani women over the age of 10 are required to wear a dress code that consists of a colourful pleated skirt, colourful blouse with patterns, long pleated apron from the same material as the skirt, and for married women, the kerchief constitutes the rule for clothing. Married and young women alike wear a red ribbon in their hair. For footwear, women wear sandals, slippers, boots, or shoes. The color of the skirts can reflect a Romani women's status and age with brighter colors being used by younger girls and darker colors by older women. Black skirts are a sign of mourning in the Romani culture.[3] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_dress

Roma Women's Clothing Women are interested in fashion that shows their sense of "shame" and their status as guardians of purity for the family. Because of this role, women are expected to cover their legs at least to the mid-calf. Married women traditionally cover their head with a scarf and tie their long hair up or braid it. There is no shame associated with showing a low-cut neckline; in fact, it is rare to see a woman who does not wear low-cut tops. Women may wear modern western clothing when they do not want to be recognized as Roma. Some, for example, wear "Hopi" Indian dress to "pass" as American Indians. Even within these limitations, women have a great deal of leeway to adopt different styles: 1. Traditional Serbian or Russian Roma-homemade, long, pleated, light chiffon, sari-like skirt; tight lowcut blouse with V-neck showing cleavage; a bra that acts as a pocketbook and place for cigarettes; hair put up in a chignon or bun; pocket handkerchief or larger style scarf on the head; flat shoes. 2. 1970s fashion-store-bought suit with A-line maxi-skirt and fitted jacket; floppy straw Easter bonnet hat; high heels. 3. Eastern European Roma contemporary-flowered, bright calf-length skirt; short puffed-sleeved peasant blouse with gold coins around the neck; and scarf on the head; barefoot or in flat shoes. (Located in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary.) 4. Spanish Roma entertainment-flamenco dress that is calf-length; bright polka-dot material; sleeveless low-cut top Source: fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/clothing-around-world/roma...

Eagle Rock -Northeast Los Angeles News Boulevard Sentinel VOLUME XIII ISSUE 3 News and Views for Northeast Los Angeles July 2009 Looking Back by Joe Walker 80 years ago this month- Eagle Rock A social gathering was organized by the local women's clubs in what was called the "Argus Bowl" and "Argus Gardens" on July 7, 1929, when a Russian musical troupe entertained the local ladies. Dr. Sonia Poushkareff claimed to be related to Russian nobility as she regaled the group with the story of her life and entertained the audience with music from her 25 piece orchestra. Poushkareff stayed active in local affairs for many years after that, alternating from appearing at social functions to taking anti-Soviet/anti-Communist stands. She made a living as a dentist after arriving in the U.S. in 1924, and carried several scars from bullet wounds she suffered in the Russian Revolution.

This photo is from 1927 apparently, therefore out of place chronologically in the general flow of the news photos. I think Flyvapnet has correctly identified the subject. This looks like a publicity photo from a movie or play. There is a small article on Sonia Poushkareff in the Brooklyn Daily Star of October 11, 1927 that recounts her perilous experiences in the Russian Civil War and her emigration to the U.S., where she studied dentistry and began acting and writing screenplays. The article states she is currently appearing in a film adaptation of Tolstoy's "Resurrection" at the Loew's Astoria, which was released in March, 1927. fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2015/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20... There are 1929 and 1930 petitions for U.S. Citizenship (behind the paywall at fold3.com) for a Sophia Georgievna Poushkareff, occupation dentist, born in Russia in 1893. It recites that she arrived in New York in 1923, and had lived in Los Angeles since1926. The petition requests that her first name be changed to Sonia. There are numerous references to her in the Los Angeles Times in the 20's and 30's. She seems to have put on frequent pageants and Russian cultural events. She apparently sometimes referred to herself as Countess and Princess. There is a reference to her in December, 1929, putting on a program of ballet and songs of her native country in Los Angeles. www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/ildefonso-antonio-bermejo/...