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A woman is considered figuratively naked, unless she wears her isidwaba. [2] As a result, the women have no choice but to wear their skirts that are also described as 'ancestral blankets' that enfold and protect the wearer. If the women refrain from wearing the skirts it is believed that they will incur illness or, worse, death.
The malong is a traditional Filipino-Bangsamoro rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt bearing a variety of geometric or okir designs. The malong is traditionally used as a garment by both men and women of the numerous ethnic groups in the mainland Mindanao and parts of the Sulu Archipelago. They are wrapped around at waist or chest-height ...
Mekhela Sador is a traditional attire worn by women from Assam. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mekhela Sador is two-piece attire, the Mekhela (a cylindrical skirt) and the Sador (a drape), and is generally made from silk ( Assam silk ) such as Muga silk, Eri or Pat silk.
The Sinh (Lao: ສິ້ນ, ; Thai: ซิ่น, RTGS: sin, ; Tai Nuea: ᥔᥤᥢᥲ; Northeastern Thai: สิ้น, ), or commonly (Thai: ผ้าซิ่น, RTGS: pha sin), [1] is a handmade traditional skirt, often made of silk, that are worn by Lao women [2] and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women. It ...
Mamianqun (simplified Chinese: 马面裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面裙; pinyin: mǎmiànqún; lit. 'horse face skirt'), is a type of traditional Chinese skirt. It is also known as mamianzhequn (simplified Chinese: 马面褶裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面褶裙; lit. 'horse-face pleated skirt'), but is sometimes simply referred as 'apron' (Chinese: 围裙; pinyin: wéiqún; lit. 'apron'), a ...
"Turmeric skirt" A yellow skirt which was dyed with turmeric. [19] Tang Liangpianqun 两片裙 An unpleated skirt which is composed of two pieces of fabric sewn to the same waistband. The middle part of the skirt overlap and are not sewn together. [20] Song Baidiequn 百迭裙 A one-piece pleated skirt; the top is narrow and the bottom is wide ...
The skirt worn under the top pollera is called the fuste; under the fuste (in the third skirt) is typically made from wool. Many women still wear this skirt, which originates from Spanish rural dresses and for the Carnaval de Oruro or Virgen de la Candelaría festival in Peru, and other festivities. During traditional festivities women who do ...
The puletasi is a two-piece outfit with a skirt and a top, either with both pieces in the same fabric or as a plain skirt and patterned top. [2] The skirt is usually a wrap skirt or 'ie lavalava, with ties around the waist. [3] For formal occasions or performance, decorations of tapa cloth, woven flax or other material may be layered around the ...