15 June 2013

Some pictures from Norway's Constitution Day last month which I never got around to posting.

The better half of the day was spent with my family, parading around Oslo with thousands of other people.

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My little sister put on her bunad - which is pretty much traditional Norwegian clothing and the Norwegian equivalent to the German dirndl

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...whilst my sister and I got dolled up in A. Wang.
My sister in her inverted pleat dress and I in the matching skirt.

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Mummy dearest looking fab

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An adorable little girl and her mummy wearing chic black bunads.


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Thought this blue one was adorable too.

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Men's equivalent to a laderhosen.
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And all was swell until it started raining.
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It turns out a dress and skirt of neoprene was highly appropriate for the occasion due to its relatively water resistant nature.
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Mum, on the other hand, got soaked.

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And the Instagrams..

17th of May Instagrams