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National pieces of clothing in Asia

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:07 am
by sofiya
Kazakhstan - Chapan
Tuva - Deel
China - Hanfu
Japan - Kimono
Korea - Hanbok
Mongolia - Deel
Taiwan - Similar to China.
Afghanistan - Pashtun dress: Afghan cap, turban, Shalwar Kameez (male), Qemis, Khet partug (female); formerly Burqa (female)
Bangladesh - Kurta (men), Lungi (men), Sari (women), Dupatta (women), Sherwani (men)
Sri Lanka - Dhoti, Sari
Maldives - Dhivehi libaas (women) Sarong, long sleeved white shirt (men)
Bhutan - Gho (male) and Kira (female)
Nepal - Daura-Suruwal, (male) and Gunyou Cholo (female); Traditional Newar clothing
Pakistan - Churidar, Peshawari pagri, Sherwani[1] Shalwar Kameez;[2]
India - Achkan, Dhoti, Kurta (male) and Sari (female)
Australia - Khaki shorts, slouch hat, bush jacket, Blundstones, Driza-Bone, Aboriginal Australian tribal dress
Brunei - Baju Melayu (male), Baju Kurung, Tudung (female)
Cambodia - Sampot, Apsara, Sabai, Krama
Cook Islands - Pareo
East Timor - Tais cloth clothing
Fiji - Sulu, Tapa cloth
French Polynesia - Pareo
Indonesia - Batik cloth Sarong, Beskap, Blangkon or Songkok (male), Kebaya, Songket, Tudung (female), Bakiak (both)
Laos - xout lao, suea pat, pha hang, pha biang, sinh
Malaysia - Baju Melayu (male), Baju Kurung (female)
Myanmar - Longyi, Gaung baung
New Zealand - Māori Flax Skirts
Papua New Guinea - Various Indigenous costumes, especially Sepik, Huli and Trobriand Islander.
Philippines - Barong Tagalog (male) and Baro't saya (female)
Samoa - Lavalava, Puletasi
Singapore - Baju Melayu (male), Baju Kebaya (female)
Thailand - chut thai: Thai female: Thai Chakkri, Thai male: Suea Phraratchathan, Both genders: chong kraben and sabai.
Tonga - tupenu and ta'ovala
Vietnam - Áo Dài, Áo Tứ Thân, Áo Bà Ba.

Sari, the traditional clothing in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
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Baju Melayu, the traditional clothing in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
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Áo Dài, the traditional clothing in Vietnam
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Churidar, the traditional clothing in Pakistan
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