Life / Polish clothing - Polish folk costumes [28]

Hi,

I am an American doing a report on polish clothing and I am especially interested in discussing Polish folk costumes such as the following: £owicki, Kujawski and the mountaineer costume from Podhale.

I want to know the symbolism of the costumes listed above and if people still wear the costumes during special occasions. Also, I found the modernized national costumes 'The voice of the people' by Malgorzata Magiera during the Krakow Fashion Awards display in Krakow, Poland, 05 April 2008.

Do people in Poland really wear these outfits or something similar? Ideally, I would like to do a compare and contrast of past and present Polish clothing.

PLEASE HELP!