It was donated to the museum by Polina Vasilievna Prokudina. The costume belonged to her mother - Shelyginskaya (Semkova) Felitsata Ivanovna (1917 - 1993), a native of Pustozersk. It consists of a skirt and a jacket, sewn on a sewing machine from red silk with a printed floral pattern.
By the middle of the 19th century, all women's folk clothing had been replaced by urban one, modern for that time: skirts and jackets, dresses, vests, coats, purchased shoes and clogs.
The so-called couple-costume consisting of a fitted jacket and a flared skirt made of the same fabric came to replace the sundresses. It combined the traditions of folk clothing and the demands of urban fashion. The costume was fitted due to the multitude of vertical reliefs, stitched small plaits. A stand-up collar, a shawl collar, puffy sleeves narrowed to a wrist and a fitted back-piece became traditional. The chest was usually decorated with factory-made lace and ribbons. Festive costumes were sewn on a cotton lining.