Bridal coat (klashenik). It is one of the many garments that compose the bridal costume of the Mijak ethnic group, which inhabits many villages of the Mala Reka region in western Macedonia. Its name in original language is: nevestinka gorna obleka. It is a coat made of a thick twill-weave woollen fabric called klashna. The fronts are made with velvet appliqués embroidered with metallic thread and orange and grey thread. It longs down to the knee and is ornamented with braids around the front opening, and around the hem. The embroidery varies in colour, but the most common colours are different shades of red and black. It has sleeves, but they are too small to be used; this points to the fact that they are just remnants of that they were once in use. The arms are put through the holes beneath the sleeves. This style is very old, and is found in many places, from Poland, Udmurtia, Greece to Turkmenistan. The front of the klashenik is cut in a way that when it is put on it leaves a gap in front through which one can see the other garments: the mintan (a plain jacket ornamented on the lower sleeves, sometimes worn underneath the koshula), the koshula (a linen chemise, originally the base garment), and the elek (a vest). The end effect is a triple row of buttons, braid and cord ornamentation. Over the klashenik, two sashes are often worn around the waist, and over them an apron of different kinds. Over the apron it follows a silk shawl, which is folded and tied around the waist. Over the shawl a belt with a large metal buckle and a chain of coins hanging from it. In more formal occasions a cap with a long narrow extensions may be used.