▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁tail ored ▁g own s ▁originally ▁found ▁in ▁south ▁west ▁Wales . ▁▁ ▁The ▁elements ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁cost ume ▁▁▁ ▁Com ponents ▁▁ ▁The ▁g own ▁or ▁bed g own ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁cost ume , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁hat , ▁is ▁the ▁g own ▁and ▁bed g own . ▁Although ▁both ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁bed g own s ▁( sp elt ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁in ▁Wel sh , ▁most ▁commonly ▁now ▁as ▁bet g wn ) ▁the ▁term ▁g own ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁long - ta iled , ▁tail ored ▁gar ment . ▁▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁a ▁tail ored ▁form ▁with ▁a ▁tight ly ▁fitted ▁low - cut ▁top ▁and ▁long ▁wide ▁tail ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁Card ig ans hire ▁( C ered ig ion ) ▁and ▁Car mar th ens hire ▁and ▁possibly ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁mid - W ales ▁and ▁were ▁often ▁made ▁of ▁red ▁and ▁very ▁dark ▁blue ▁or ▁black ▁strip ed ▁fl annel ▁which ▁was ▁s our ced ▁locally . ▁See ▁example ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁illustr ation ▁above ▁' Wel sh ▁F ash ions ▁T aken ▁on ▁a ▁Market ▁Day ▁in ▁Wales '. ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁a ▁loose ▁T ▁sh aped ▁bed g own . ▁The ▁T ▁sh aped ▁form ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁north - west ▁and ▁south - east ▁Wales ; ▁these ▁were ▁often ▁of ▁printed ▁cot ton . ▁ ▁( 3 ) ▁a