Fustanella have also influenced the evolution of the fustanella based on statues of Roman emperors wearing knee-length pleated skirts (in colder regions, more folds were added to provide greater warmth). Folklorist Ioanna Papantoniou considers the Celtic kilt, as viewed by the Roman legions, to have served as a prototype. Sir Arthur Evans considered the fustanella of the female peasants (worn over and above the Slavonic apron) living near the modern Bosnian-Montenegrin borders as a preserved Illyrian element among the local Slavic-speaking populations. In the Byzantine Empire, a pleated skirt known as the "podea" (Greek: ποδέα) was worn. The wearer of the
Kodagu district the Kodagu Ganiga (oil-makers), the Kolla, the Kavadi, the Koleya, the Koyava and others. Kodavas wear the traditional Kodava costume. Men wear "kupyas" (knee-length half-sleeved coats) over a full-sleeved white shirt. The "chale", a maroon and gold sash, is tied at the waist and an ornately carved silver dagger known as a "peechekathi" is tucked into it. The "odikathi" is yet another knife that is tucked into the "chale" at the back. A chain with a minuscule gun and a dagger hanging onto it gives the wearer a martial look. The saris worn by women are pleated at the back