HISTORY TRADITIONAL MALAY DRESS
Local Malays prehistoric already have the skills to make clothes from bark with stone practitioners discovered evidence. It is believed that the stone was used as a fist practitioners bark so that it becomes soft and thin.
Before the advent of Islam, Hindu-Buddhist influence is still strong on the community. Local communities at the time, wearing a very brief. They just closed in on specific body parts. Men only use 2 pieces of cloth tied around their heads briefly and rotate sarong or cloth gloves made coverings for themselves. Such appropriate clothing and comfortable to wear in hot weather of the tropics. The women will only use 3 pieces; namely sarongs, scarves kemban cloth. The difference noble women of the nobility and the people are using expensive fabrics of a kind and beautiful and wear golden ornaments. Visible social gap that exists on the way people dress, since before the arrival of Islam.
Cloth Gloves
In the past, there is another sarong called this dagang. cloth worn by women as a veil. Commerce fabric is used to protect yourself from the sun and from the male gaze. When I got home, this cloth tied at the waist only. Formerly, this woman sarong can also be a weapon if attacked women.
Modern clothes Brackets
Modern dress have different characteristics with traditional dress. Composed of modern dress to look neat and attractive. It does not gelobor like traditional dress. This is because modern dress has seam pockets and snicker at the side of the shirt. However, the main features are still preserved. For example, it is still a long-sleeved clothes and still in use cloth gloves.
