Sergei says that Kalmyk men have two kinds of clothes: casual and for festivities. Men always wore a hat with a red tassel. This tassel was first introduced by Togon Khan in 1437 so that his soldiers could recognize their own kind on the battlefield. Women wear a terlig robe and put a tsegdeg overcoat on top. There is a legend about the origin of the tsegdeg. Once upon a time the courtiers reported to their khan that his wife had broken the law and that she should be executed. The khan ordered that his queen’s head, arms and legs be cut off. Since no one dared to dismember the queen, the khan ordered that the color and sleeves on her dress be cut off instead. So appeared the tsegdeg overcoat.