hallo! after this years eurovision i really started showing a lot of interest in norwegian culture and especially fashion (because of kyle haha).
sølje really caught my attention and i think they are so so beautiful and have a really interesting history! so i was wondering if it would be okay to just wear them with normal clothes for a foreigner, and not with bunad or something like that? and my other question is where could i buy them for a reasonable price, so that i dont get scammed, and i could get it shipped to the eu? it is quite hard to navigate norwegian websites on my own haha
(also, i noticed that, what i think are children sølje, are cheaper. are they really different from the ‘adult’ version?)
im adding some reference photos of what im looking for, its quite a broad spectrum
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ktwuoh
Posted by Paulina06
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I have no idea where to find it reasonable, as they range from 300-3000€/$ and above. You could get a shitty one from temu for like 5€/$ though.
It is not normal to wear in everyday clothes, at all, it’s a bit weird to be honest. Though I wouldn’t call it inappropriate (don’t ask bunad police, they’ll flay you if you do (bunad police is a meme on that some Norwegians take it way too seriously)).
I have honestly never seen someone wearing a sølje without a bunad before, so it’s not something people wear with normal clothes.
What you wear is your choice and I wouldn’t have any strong opinions against you wearing a sølje, but keep in mind that a real sølje is expensive. Between 1-2000 euros depending on size. It’s not something we wear in daily life.
Most people will not give two fucks if you wear it. I for one think the worst part about this post is the fact that people watch eurovision. Fuck that genocide propaganda machine.