Red plaid women's vraka with a drawstring waistband and drawstring ankles. It is a huge amount of fabric, but meant to puff out when worn.

The Vraka is a Greek pantaloon worn by ladies when they picked olives. This one was worn by Thea Sultana Pazianos Papadeli. It was woven and made by her in Plagia, Lesbos about 1925.

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