itions ▁The ▁traditional ▁dress ▁of ▁Roma ▁is ▁stark ly ▁different ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁Alban ians , ▁and ▁is ▁perce ived ▁by ▁Roma ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁symbol ▁of ▁their ▁identity ▁and ▁their ▁different iation ▁from ▁eth nic ▁Alban ians , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁dress ▁of ▁Roma ▁woman ▁can ▁make ▁her ▁stand ▁out ▁even ▁amongst ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Alban ians , ▁with ▁Roma ▁women ▁typically ▁we aring ▁bl ouses ▁with ▁printed ▁flowers ▁and ▁emb roid ered ▁gold ▁threads . ▁At ▁wed d ings ▁and ▁other ▁traditional ▁events , ▁women ▁wear ▁dressed ▁decor ated ▁with ▁gold ▁thread ▁and ▁rose , ▁older ▁men ▁wear ▁dark ▁red ▁su its , ▁and ▁younger ▁men ▁wear ▁flower - print ed ▁sh ir ts . ▁ ▁Hand craft s ▁have ▁also ▁long ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁culture ▁of ▁Roma , ▁with ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁G abel s ▁and ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁Je v gs ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁their ▁production ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Hand craft ▁production ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁economy , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁commun ism , ▁many ▁Roma ▁hand craft ▁enter pr ises ▁also ▁fl ound ered , ▁and ▁conditions ▁of ▁dire ▁pover ty ▁created ▁situation ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁for ▁Roma ▁to ▁pass ▁down ▁their ▁traditional ▁hand craft ▁making ▁custom s . ▁ ▁Roma ▁folk d ances ▁and ▁music ▁are ▁considered ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁Roma ▁culture ▁and ▁another ▁distingu ishing ▁factor . ▁The ▁majority ▁of