The Ringkøbing costume is unique among Danish folk costumes. It contains the following elements:

 

a. Hairy hat: The tall black hat, or "hairy hat," is the hallmark of the Ringkøbing costume. This distinctive hat was made of the hair of a hare (rabbit) and was used from 1820-1860. It was worn from Ringkøbing fjord to Vester Han herred in Thisted County. Similar hats were also worn by women in parts of Iceland, Wales, the Netherlands and Germany. Scholars believe that Ringkøbing's hat migrated from either the Netherlands or Germany, both of which engaged in considerable trade with Ringkøbing around 1820. The more interesting, and likely apocryphal, origin story for the hat tells of an English ship loaded with tall, black hats destined for the Baltic which ran aground along Jutland's west coast. Boxes containing the hats washed ashore. The local women, noted for their frugality, thought it a pity that their men did not want them and so wore the hats themselves.

b. Lace cap: Underneath the hat, women would wear a white cap with lace-studded frills that was fastened under the chin with wide silk ribbons (see below).

c. Nattrøje: A red sweater worn under the bodice.

d. Bodice: Vertically-striped, usually buttoned in front.

e. Skirt: Wool with vertical stripes.

f. Apron: Cotton with a checkerboard pattern, typically blue-and-white or red-and-white. Often, a decorative horizontal white ribbon is placed about 1 foot above the bottom of the apron.

g. Scarf: Worn under the bodice.