This embroidered jacket is called a fermeli was part of the Greek military uniform and was worn with a pleated white skirt known as a fustanella. This became the dress uniform at the court of King Otto of Greece (reign 1833 to 1862) and is now worn by the Evzones—the presidential guard with a mainly ceremonial function—as well many traditional dance groups. Short embroidered jackets are part of the folk costume in many parts of Greece. In Corfu, for example, a cropped, densely embroidered jacket, known as a peseli, is given to the bride by her future husband and is worn as part of the bridal costume