Lolland Island

Women's Costumes
The beautiful Lolland Women's Costume has several elements:
a. nattrøje: the sweater (nattrøje) is most commonly RED, but can be GREEN, with silk ribbons along the neckline and sleeves.
b. bodice: brocade; most commonly GREEN when the nattrøje is red, but can be other colors while incorporating green silk ribbons. When the nattrøje is green, the bodice is commonly BROWN.
c. criss-cross bodice lacing: (something considerably less common in Denmark than hooks). This is a hallmark of the Lolland costume, and is seen on very few other Danish costumes (e.g., Læsø, North Falster and sometimes Hedebo). As Lolland and North Falster are geographically very close, it's no surprise that they would share the lacing method of bodice closure. In the black-and-white image from Ellen Andersen's book (below), the lacing runs between silver rings.
d. headgear: linen with lace edge. Hat of patterned silk on top.
e. hatbands: (black if married; blue if mourning; various bright colors if unmarried; green for "corrupted" women)
f. scarf: what appears to be two scarves, a white one underneath with a colored one on top (like in the Samsø costume), is an illusion. In this case, there is one multicolored scarf (printed cotton) with an edge of white lace. This is another hallmark of the Lolland costume.
g. skirt: red wool with two silk bands at the bottom. Classically, the upper is yellow and the lower is light blue or green.
h. apron: wool, blue-and-white checkered pattern
i. stockings: dark blue
Red Lolland
This is the classic Lolland ladies attire! The one in all the Danish costume books. The color red was typically worn in summer and for Pentecost.

Lolland Costume, 1830-1840
from "Folkedragter i Danmark" by Ellen Andersen, 1952


These ladies absolutely "nailed it" with their spot-on Lolland costumes. You can see the criss-cross bodice closure running through silver rings just like in the 1952 Ellen Andersen image above. Not only that, they bothered to put the two silk stripes (yellow and green) at the bottom of a red skirt. The bodice has elements of green, the apron is checkered, and importantly, their scarves have a lace edge attached!
Image credit: Midtlollandske Folkedansere


This may be the same costume (but with different headgear)
Image credit: Midtlollandske Folkedansere

Lolland woman, 1800
Image credit:Licensed from Folkedragt.dk

Image credit: Ballerup Folkedanserforening

Young Girl's Costume, Østofte Parish, Lolland
Image Credit: Minna Kragelund, "Folkedragter"

Image Credit: Mikael Bjerregaard

Image Credit: Museum Lolland-Falster

Image Credit: Museum Lolland-Falster
Green Lolland
The color green was typically worn in spring and for Easter. This is an alternate Lolland costume that is no less beautiful.

Image credit: Midtlollandske Folkedansere

Image credit: Midtlollandske Folkedansere


Image credit: Midtlollandske Folkedansere

Image Credit: Museum Lolland-Falster

Image Credit: Museum Lolland-Falster
Men's Costumes
A painted plate (below) and some photos taken by Midtlolland Folkedansere suggest that this distinctive vest belongs to Lolland Island and the neighboring town of Hasselø on Falster.

Spotted in Struer, Denmark 2025
Image credit: DanishFolkCostumes.com

Image credit: Ballerup Folkedanserforening

Motif drawn by Eyvind Hansen for Lise Porcelain

Image credit: Brønshøj Folk Dancers

Image credit: Midtlolland Folkdansere





