Drejø Island
Drejø Island has a population of approximately 65 people today. The economy is based upon dairy farming.
The above photo was taken in 1939 at the Old Parish Bailiff Farm (Gamle Sognefogedgaard) before it burned down in 1942. Sadly, most of Drejø's folk costumes were stored at that farm. Thus, they were destroyed in the fire. A few costumes still exist and are pictured below.
Married woman from Drejø
from "Danske Nationaldragter," 3rd Ed. (1915)
by F.C. Lund with illustrations by Luplau Janssen
Image credit: Folkedragt.dk
Image credit: Folkedragt.dk
Drejø Easter (left) and Pentecost (right) Costumes, 1860-1870
from "Folkedragter i Danmark" by Ellen Andersen, 1952
Easter Costume: The girl on the left, above, is wearing a green Easter costume. Her bonnet/headgear is lavishly studded with piped frills and twisted silk ribbons. Her lace headgear is an imitation of those worn by the upper class. She is wearing a so-called "block cloth" apron, which is relatively unusual.
Pentecost Costume: The girl on the right, above, is wearing the red Pentecost costume. Her headgear is of an older style, as it possesses a wire which holds the lace out from the head like a halo.
