Kalmyk traditional clothing

The article contains a full description of Kalmyk traditional clothing. More than 30 names for women's and men's clothing are considered, including summer and winter, everyday and festive clothes, which are additionally characterized by differences in material out of which they are made (cloth, fur, hide or leather), ways of cutting and sewing, and some details of design: sheathing, trimming, decorative chiffon, ornament. After studying the names of Kalmyk traditional clothing, we can conclude that the Kalmyk costume is a unique phenomenon of material culture, which was formed not only by the Kalmyk way of life, but also by the inter-ethnic contacts with neighboring peoples.