Pakaian Traditional Malaysia

 Malaysian have various types of traditional
clothes which in numerous shapes, and colors.

For example, ‘tengkolok bulu burung’ and ‘baju
kulit kayu’ until antique royal clothes.
 These traditional clothes usually wear in the

important events as the symbolic of all the races
in Malaysia.
The traditional costumes for Malays are being
classified into 2 categories for men and women. For men,
we have Baju Melayu and Tanjak. And for women, we
have Baju Kurung, Baju Kebaya, Baju Kebarung and
Tudung .
These Malay traditional costumes are usually worn

during Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, wedding
occasions and sometimes visits to relatives. It can also
be worn at any time of the day.
Bajukurung was introduced after the Islam came to
Tanah Melayu at the 20 century
Baju kurung is the loose clothes and cover the body

which suitable for the Islam country
Baju kurung can be suited with ‘songkek’ or ‘batik’.

Usually, wear with ‘kain selendang’ or scarft.
Nowadays, baju kurung can be found in different

styles. These clothes are being tailored so that they
suit the person wearing it. Among the baju kurung that
have been tailored are "baju kurung labuh", "baju
kurung moden", "baju kurung cekak", "baju kurung
Kedah" and others.
The baju kurung looks quite like men’s wear. It is a
simple knee-length blouse worn over a long skirt
pleated at the side.The outfit is completed with a
selendang or tudung around the shoulders or on the
head . Baju kurung too can be matched with "kain
songket", "batik" or even "pelikat".
The baju kurung is more liked by people because it

covers the whole body except for the palms and the
face which is considered to be polite. The baju kurung
is more suitable with the teachings of Islam as it is not
exposing the whole body except for the palms and the
face.
Baju melayu consists of two types which ‘baju melayu
teluk belanga’ and ‘baju melayu cekak musang’
Baju Melayu are worn by Malay men. It is worn especially

on Fridays for the Friday prayers. It is also worn for
wedding ceremonies and other occasions.
Other than being matched with the “seluar"(trousers),

the baju Melayu can also be worn with "kain pelikat".
These kinds of clothes can be seen worn during wedding

ceremonies and also Hari Raya. It is also wear with
‘samping’ which tied in waist.
Chinese clothes are the clothing ancient modern worn by
chinese people. It has varied by region and time, its
recorded by artifacts and arts of chinese cultures
Chinese fashion have dramatically changes over time

follow the contemporary urban clothing seem to have
developed and obsession with brand name.
Malay Historical
Chinese clothes started in Malay because Malacca is
the centre of trade in past century. It developed
from Malacca to Penang, and last at Kuala Lumpur
 Comfortable and elegance, the traditional
cheongsam or long dress also popular
contemporary fashion for ladies.
 Usually it has a height collar, button, or

frog closures near the shoulder, a snug fit
at the waist and slits on either one or both
sides
 It is often make shimmering silk

embroidered sathin or other sensual
fabrics
 This jacket pattern with
chinese characteristics
means blessing. The coat
edge is golden or golden
button
 There silk fabric

characteristics are smooth,
soft and comfortable.
Indian clothing has been influence by diverse
cultures influencing time in memorial.
The sari itself historian said that back to the

Indus Valley Civilization with floweries in 2800 –
1800 BC, in the north-western, part of India.
In fact of studies show that the men’s dhoti is a

prototype of the sari and both sexes.
Sabah have numerous of ethnics. Each
ethnics have their own clothes and
accessories.
Among of their interesting accessories are

Kadazan-Dusun women plaits caps, ‘bajau
ethnics bastar’ and ‘headgear of Lotud
ethnics’ which shown the total of wives for
the men who wear it.
Sarawak is the biggest country in Malaysia
which have variety of ethnic
Usually,they used clothes that made up by

hand, bark cloth, chicken fur, and bead
Sarawak famous with ‘pua kumbu iban’, ‘kain

songket melayu sarwak’, ‘variety of traditional
accessories’ and ‘tengkolok bulu burung’
Baba and Nyonya is a Chinese community in the
strait state, Malay land, especially Malacca.
They were called themselves Baba and Nyonya

because of their cultures is came from Chinese
heritage, but they were also influence in Malay
culture.
 The socio culture were absorbed in the past which

have mix marriage between Chinese and Malay so it
is why the next generation called them Baba and
Nyonya.
 The traditional cloth for Nyonya is Kebaya Nyonya or Short
Kebaya.
 Usually Short Kebaya always wear with sarong. Sometimes,

there some Nyonya wear with Chaylay Sarong to more elegant.
 Design of the embroidery on Short Kebaya or Kebaya Nyonya

like insects, animals, birds and musical instruments.
 Nyonya also wear is beaded slippers called Kasut Manek were a

hand-made made much skills and patent.
 Baba traditional cloth it had multi-pockets jacket with a high

mandarin collar with gold stud any ivory buttons worn with
baggy wrap around pants and a topper hat.
Batik word came from Jawa that means write. It
refers from clothes that have a light patterns and
interesting.
The types of batik such as ‘batik tulis’, ‘batik skrin’,

‘batik celup’, and ‘batik terap’.
Batik is the one techniques that have art value and will
be half of world culture especially in Malay world like
Jawa.
Nowadays, batik have a newest and latest pattern, but

the traditional of batik still produced.
Songket is a type of embroidery clothe with a gold or silver
thread. The word of songket is mean carry out or pull the
thread from cloth or foretell by using gold or silver thread.
In historical nobility, the Royal kinship and the important

person in the country always wear the songket.
It shown the rank of person and the place of the person in
the country. This songket well-known in Malaysia and
Indonesia.
Songket have high historical value as a heritage fabric

quality. Other than that, it can lift up prestige the person
who wear it with a motif and color of loom as the symbol of
the person prestige.
 Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately
patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a
shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft
(latitudinal) threads. The term songket comes from the Malay word menyongket, ‘to embroider with gold or silver
threads’. Songket is a luxury product traditionally worn during ceremonial occasions as sarong, shoulder cloths or head
ties. Tanjak or Songket headdresses were worn at the courts of the Malay Sultanates.Traditionally Muslim women and
adolescent girls wove songket; "some boys and men are also weaving today". Traditionally-patterned Sumatran textiles
embody a system of interpretable emblems.
 In Indonesia, songket is produced in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok and Sumbawa. Outside of Indonesia,
further production areas include the east coast of the Malay Peninsula and Brunei. Songket weaving is historically
associated with areas of Malay settlement, and the production techniques could have been introduced by Arab and
Indian merchants. Historically, production was located in politically significant kingdoms because of the high cost of
materials; the gold thread used was originally wound with real gold leaf.

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 Malaysian have various types of traditional

clothes which in numerous shapes, and colors.

 These traditional clothes usually wear in the

These Malay traditional costumes are usually worn

Baju kurung is the loose clothes and cover the body

Baju kurung can be suited with ‘songkek’ or ‘batik’.

Nowadays, baju kurung can be found in different

The baju kurung is more liked by people because it

Baju Melayu are worn by Malay men. It is worn especially

Other than being matched with the “seluar"(trousers),

These kinds of clothes can be seen worn during wedding

Chinese fashion have dramatically changes over time

 Usually it has a height collar, button, or

 It is often make shimmering silk

 There silk fabric

The sari itself historian said that back to the

In fact of studies show that the men’s dhoti is a

Among of their interesting accessories are

Usually,they used clothes that made up by

Sarawak famous with ‘pua kumbu iban’, ‘kain

They were called themselves Baba and Nyonya

 The socio culture were absorbed in the past which

 Usually Short Kebaya always wear with sarong. Sometimes,

 Design of the embroidery on Short Kebaya or Kebaya Nyonya

 Nyonya also wear is beaded slippers called Kasut Manek were a

 Baba traditional cloth it had multi-pockets jacket with a high

The types of batik such as ‘batik tulis’, ‘batik skrin’,

Nowadays, batik have a newest and latest pattern, but

In historical nobility, the Royal kinship and the important

Songket have high historical value as a heritage fabric

embody a system of interpretable emblems.

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