Here is the description of the reproduction kroj: “The skirt Sarah is wearing today was made by her mother, Sharon Middlebrook. You will notice that it is delicately hand-embroidered with colorful flowers and is heavily gathered. The waist band of the skirt is a colorful ribbon from the Czech Republic and is trimmed with gold braid sewn on by hand.

The beautifully adorned skirt is worn over white gathered petticoats and is worn heavily starched to give additional fullness. Sarah's kroj is worn with a multi-colored embellished sash made from ribbon from the Czech Republic and wrapped at the waist for additional enhancement.

The apron is made of black polished cotton and is hand embroidered and edged with delicate lace. In the Czech Republic, young ladies would embroider their aprons by completing one row of flowers at a time. You will notice that the bottom row of flowers are simple designs and as the apron is completed, the designs get larger and more elaborate. Sarah and her mother have plans to finish the apron with another row of flowers from Texas including bluebonnets, yellow roses and Indian paintbrushes. The apron is edged with a zig-zag stitch that was believed to keep away evil spirits.

The lovely white cotton blouse has embroidered black designs on the beautiful puffed sleeves. The collar on the blouse is decorated with trim from the Czech Republic. Sarah accents the blouse with a beautiful Bohemian garnet brooch The embroidery on the blouse, alone, took over 500 hours to complete.

The focal point of a Kyjov kroj is the ornately detailed vest of silk brocade. This vest was made by Sarah and her mother. The vest features hand-embroidered designs with 1600 colorful sequins, 3500 beads from the Czech Republic and metallic braids to further enhance the vest outline. You will notice on the back of the vest are three circled designs. The circled designs represent the village of Kyjov in Moravia. Also, on the back you will see yellow roses. These were included to honor Sarah’s home state, Texas.

Sarah's mother is now working on the embroidery on the scarf to wear at the collar. So far, this costume has taken over 2000 hours to produce and is a fine example of a new costume patterned after the authentic Kyjov costumes.

Sarah's headdress is a wreath of colorful flowers with ribbon streamers flowing down the back. This signifies that Sarah is a single young woman. Sarah accents the kroj with black leather boots.”