CEKAK MUSANG
Baju Melayu (Jawi: باجو ملايو) is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as ‘Malay shirt’ and consists of two main parts. The first being the baju (long sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar (literally fox’s lease). The second part is the trousers called “seluar”.[1] The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually cotton, or a mixture of polyester and cotton. A skirt-type adornment is also commonly worn with the Baju Melayu, which is either the “kain samping”, made out ofsongket cloth or the kain sarung, made out of cotton or a polyester mix. Both are loops of fabric which are folded around the wearer’s waist. A jet-black or dark coloured headgear called the songkok can also worn to complete the attire.
BAJU KURUNG
The Baju Kurung is a traditional Malay costume which loosely translated as “enclosed dress”. This type of costume is the nasional dress of Brunei and Malaysia In Indonesia, it is one of the many regional dresses of this culturally and ethnically diverse country (especially on the island of Sumatra – where many ethnic Malays and Minangkabau women wear this). It can also be found in Singapore and Thailand The early baju kurung was longer and looser, unsuited to the figure of Malay women. It was popularised in the late 19th century by Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor It has been reported that the baju kurung has “not only survived, but prospered” in modern Malaysia, pointing to its popularity during the Islamisation of Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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