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
Dirndl Dirndl A dirndl (, ) is the name of a traditional feminine dress worn in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It is based on the traditional clothing of Alps peasants. Dresses that are loosely based on the dirndl are known as "Landhausmode" ("country-inspired fashion"). A dirndl skirt generally describes a light circular-cut dress, gathered at the waist, that falls below the knee. The dirndl consists of a bodice and skirt or a pinafore dress, a low-cut blouse with short puff sleeves, full skirt, and apron. While appearing to be simple and plain, a properly made modern dirndl may be quite expensive