A skirt-type adornment is also commonly worn with the Baju Melayu, which is either the kain samping, made out of songket, tenun cloth or the kain sarung, made out of cotton or a polyester mix. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually cotton, or a mixture of polyester and cotton. The second part is the trousers called seluar.

The first being the baju (long-sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar (literally fox's leash). It literally translates as Malay dress and consists of two main parts. In Northern Malaysia, the women wear a headscarf called Tudung along with Baju Kurung.Tani Yutaka, the Malaya-born Japanese secret agent, photographed in Baju Melayuīaju Melayu ( Jawi: باجو ملايو) is a traditional Malay costume, originated from the court of Malacca Sultanate and is traditionally worn by men in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, parts of Indonesia (especially Sumatra and Kalimantan), southern Philippines, and southern Thailand. The difference between the two varieties in the absence of a collar for the first one. There are two distinct typed of the dress, one being the Baju Kurung Teluk Belanga and the other being the Baju Kurung Cekak Musak. The dress is especially worn by the Malay women during Fridays for work as a mark of respect to the tradition and culture.

It comprises of a blouse for the upper part and a long skirt or sarong for the lower part. Picture courtesy: pixabayīaju Kurung is the traditional outfit of the Malay women and also the national dress of Singapore. The necklines represent sophisticated behaviour and grandeur. There are variations in the design varying from knee-length to slit sides. The high skirt offers an elegant look with artistic embroideries in satin or colored fabric. It is a high-collared one-piece dress made of silk or cotton. It is worn by women and is a unique combination of modern wear dignity and 80 years old Chinese tradition. The Prominent Dresses of SingaporeĬheongsam is a Chinese outfit, also called Qipao. Singapore thus brings forth a diversity in its ethnicity and attire. Each of these groups follows their own traditional costume as followed by their ancestors in their respective countries. The key inhabitants of the small island country comprise of the Malays, Chinese, Indians, and the Eurasians too. Singapore is the home of people with multiple cultures and traditions.

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