Nordlandsbunad

 Beautiful shirt which I wish I could wear daily

 Flowers, not sure whether we have these flowers in the north, but oh well

Little odd purse that fits almost nothing, but it's pretty and full of embroidery and silver

Finally got my bunad to my flat - this will be the first year I attempt to put it on without my mother around, and I'm scared I'll get it wrong. There are all sorts of silver brooches to be put on, and since this is a traditional national costume, there are different versions with different clasps in different places, and I can never seem to get it a) right and b) logical and c) nice-looking. Will try.

Mine is a Nordlandsbunad, meaning it's from Nordland, the county south of Troms (yes, it means north-land, and no, it makes no sense that it's south of the two northern-most counties). There is a Tromsbunad as well, but it's very recent, and a lot of Troms/Tromsø inhabitants use the Nordland - on Norway Day in Tromsø I will blend in like an American wearing stars-and-stripes-clothes on July 4th. I also have the blue, which is supposed to be the coast version, while my friend Ingrid has the green inland version.

I love my national costume. My mother got married in hers (which is Follo, which is near Oslo, and very different). I got mine for my confirmation, which is very common. I never took it to England because it's worth way too much, so this will be the first time I wear it on Norway Day since 2007. Looking forward to it!