Asian National Costumes Options

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Singapore







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from China

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from India

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from Indonesia

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from Philippines







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from Japan





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from Korea





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[lostnexposed]

U forgot to post the SIA uniform...that's like world famous..

[tangawizi]

The national costume of the Philippines --- Ken and Barbie!!! You are too yankie liao gergoz!

[ricochet]

Singapore

To be honest, SIngapore has none...all the above are copied from other nations. Singapore dun have a national costume that is why PAP leader wear all white during their national day parade

[gergoz]

The national costume of the Philippines --- Ken and Barbie!!! You are too yankie liao gergoz!

okaaay i take it back how about this...

[gergoz]

To be honest, SIngapore has none...all the above are copied from other nations. Singapore dun have a national costume that is why PAP leader wear all white during their national day parade

reli?! my fwen told me that they hav and it alwayz w/ a symmbol of orchid...oh well i stand corrected...

[Bhaskara]

Well gergoz, it's true. Singapore people are mainly comprised of Chinese, Malay, and Indian. The first pic that you have there is Singapore's national costume for Miss Universe, a collaboration between Chinese Qipao and Malay Kebaya, and the Indian part is.... okay I couldn't found out where's the Indian part in it. The other pic is Kebaya Nyonya, a specific kind of Kebaya adapted by the Peranakan (the Strait Chinese who live on Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia). So yeah, there's no such thing as Singapore's National Costume

I love Barong Tagalog, I would love to have one! Not really a big fan of the Maria Clara, though....

[gergoz]

Philippines Traditional Dress

Barot Saya (the Philippines National attire for female)



Like their menfolk, the female indigenes of the archipelago, gradually cover their upper torso with short, sleeved collarless blouses called baro, through the 400 years of colonization. And what was, since ancient times, an all-purpose brief wrap-around skirt--metamorphosed into the long skirts called saya. Interestingly the saya was generally fashioned out of opaque plaid or striped cotton and sinamay varieties, while the baro was rather stubbornly made quite persistently of sheer fabrics.

Barong Tagalog(Philippine national attire of Filipino men)





"The Barong Tagalog exhibits the loose, long lines of its Chinese sources, the airy tropical appearance of Indo-Malay costume, the elongated effect of Hindu dressing, and the ornamental restraint of European men's clothing.

The barong appears to have retained its essential look since it was first worn. Through the years, almost imperceptibly, the barong's round neck, straight long sleeves and mid-thigh hemline were ingeniously modified with collar, cuffs and side slits."



Maria Clara



"The Maria Clara consists of four separate pieces: the collarless waist-length, bell sleeved camisa; the bubble-shaped, floor-length saya; th stiff, neck-covering pañuelo; and the hip-hugging, knee length tapis, or overskirt. Its origin was the traditional baro't saya of early Filipinos: the original ensemble of a loose, long-sleeved blouse over a wide, angkle-length skirt. The incarnation of the pañuelo was the period's concession to modesty-the camisa being low necked, and made of the flimsiest fabrics, the piña and jusi. Similarly, the addition of the tapis as overskirt was to keep the lower torso from showing through the sheerness of the skirt material. Opaque muslin and "madras" were used for the overskirt."



Philippine Terno

It has been called a masterpiece, a classic, a national treasure. Terno: from the Spanish word meaning "to match." It was the handiwork of not just one couturier but a coming together of the innovations of many. The Filipino terno alludes to the matching of blouse and skirt, joined at the waist to form a one-piece creation, with both bodice and skirt made of the same material.

But the seamlessness is only one of its inventive features. The sleeveless are upright, flat against the shoulders like clipped butterfly wings. Its low neckline contours the bosom. The whole is nipped at the waist to let fall a shapely skirt that is rounded, flared or trailed at the hem."




Stella Marquez Araneta in a J. Moreno terno, 1960s




Isabel Preysler in a J. Moreno terno greets King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, 1990s


Present President of the Phils Gloria Mcapagal Arroyo


Imelda Marcos



Miss Philippines Charlene Gonzales. This ensemble draws inspiration from the Bagobo and the Higanon. Her upper garment is of gold material appliqued with authentic Bagobo t'nalak bands. In lieu of tapis, Charlene dons a skirt with t'nalak panels, this is further held in place with an authentic female Bagobo belt of glass beads and brass bells. The whole ensemble is reiterated further with gold beads, more brass bells. A Higanon headdress crowns her to complete the ensemble.

[tangawizi]

Wow, nice thread... gergoz... what is the thing that makes the sleeves of the Terno stand up that stiff and rigid?????

[ssjasper2003]

Kimonos

[noyume]

i've never seen a singaporean costume. that looks pretty nice.

[Goombaking209]

found a decent picture of an authentic khmer sampot and its not the cheap ones imported from indonesia but the ones that are made of cambodian silk



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Classic Philippine Costume

[Nhoona]

Thai national costume

Ayutthaya period (some 400 years ago)





Chakgri period (Rama1th-9th some 200 to present)





Dararasmi princess of Lanna kingdom. later princess consort of king Rama the fifth.
clearly Rama the fifth fasion.



This post has been edited by Nhoona: Jul 27 2007, 05:45 AM