The parishes of Lääne and Pärnu counties belong into the group of West-Estonian folk costumes. Sheep-brown and -black long overcoats are characteristic of that group. In Pärnu county, men`s coats adorned with copper buttons were also brown. Vertically striped skirts appeared in Western Estonia at the beginning of the 19th century. Pleats and neo yarn weaved into cloth were the specific features of skirts. Beginning from the middle of the 19th century, horizontally striped and checked skirts also made their appearance, especially in Lääne county where different combinations of checked patterns were weaved against the red background. Stitched floral motives were embroidered on skirts in some of the parishes (Lihula, Kirbla) at the beginning of the 20th century. As a rule, women of Western Estonia wore folk skirts as a part of everyday clothing for a long time - as long as the middle of the 20th century.
Similar to South-Estonia long-sleeved shirts were worn in Western Estonia. The newer garment - knitted woollen jacket - had become common all over Western Estonia. Bodices, however, were worn only in the northern and central parts of Western Estonia. Shawls folded into a triangle were a characteristic feature of women`s clothing in Western Estonia.
Women`s headdresses were also special. There were major differences between the parishes: in the southern parishes, women wore different coifs, in the north - pot- and hoof-shaped caps.
Costumes of Kihnu Island form an entirely different group. As a rule, women here wore short blouses - midruffs - over the undershirts. Fashion changed slowly. During the 19th century unicoloured pleated skirts prevailed, in the second half of the 19th century vertically striped skirts also made their appearance. Printed cotton kerchiefs, aprons and jackets came into fashion. Even nowadays the women of Kihnu Island have not given up the local fashion of vertically striped skirts, printed cotton jackets and kerchiefs.