Part of Balkan Bazaar, Texas Camp 2010
We're so glad you are visiting our website, and hope you will return often to discover new things!
We are Suze and Richie, the owners of Balkan Bazaar. During summer and fall when we're not home in Chapel Hill, NC, we're probably on the road. Our big van is packed full of interesting folk items from Bulgaria, the Balkans, and beyond.
Where’s the shop? Well, there isn’t one until we travel to a folk dance weekend workshop or camp near you, and set up shop with our contemporary and vintage Balkan folk wares. For optimum effect, you should come see Balkan Bazaar completely set up at an event. At home, we're happy to meet with you by appointment, if you need dance shoes or a costume.
What is Balkan Bazaar? You might think of our "store," both online and real, as a wonderful attic of folk treasures to be discovered - only cleaner and better organized. There's a lot to look at. You might have to browse several racks of clothing, or explore the tables and shelves to find the treasures you want. Or, you might have to look through several pages here on the web site.
Look at our catalog while you're here. Our products are organized into broad categories - which wasn't easy! Click a category to view some product photos and prices. We have so many wonderful things, but not everything we sell is listed yet, though we really tried. Every day we seem to find something else to photograph and describe for you.
Many Balkan Bazaar treasures are one-of-a-kind, like a vintage hand-woven beaded belt for a women's Bulgarian costume, or an ethnic costume book, for example. When that unique piece is gone, it's gone. Luckily, we're always collecting more. Other items are available in various styles and sizes, such as Bulgarian T-shirts, or Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian dance shoes.
The key is to contact us. If you don't see what you want, or have a question about a listed item, please contact us. We'll let you know if we still have the item, can get another one, or can suggest something similar .
