Women wore their hair smoothly combed back. and an artificial string was glued to the front of the taruur, on both sides of which hung pendants made of strings or pearls. They pinned their hair with silver hair grips and slides. Mongolian men usually wore del made out of sheep or lamb's skins, as well as lynx, sable and fox pelts. In summer, men preferred del of different colored cotton fabrics. The Mongolians wore many kinds of hats in all seasons of the year.
Mongolian boots are the same for men and women but they vary from one ethnic group to another.
There are many kinds of boots, called mongol, tookuu, kanchin, buriat etc. Today, especially in the city, Mongols prefer to wear European dress. The national costumes of the small ethnic groups of the past are almost forgotten now, and the clothes of Central Mongolia are most popular. Besides that, flour or rice is eaten quite a lot with milk and meat in all seasons of the year. The food is mostly cooked over a fire, but sometimes steamed or fried.