Thailand research- Womens traditional dress
Traditional dresses
Women’s traditional
dresses:
- The traditional costume in Thailand is called “chut thai” (the translation is “Thai dress”). It is charming – bright and delicate, fitting and modest at the same time. But, like many other people in the world, locals seldom use their folk outfit in everyday life. Nevertheless, you can see lots of Thais dressed in the national clothing during the ethnic festivals, celebrations, weddings, and other special occasions. But the most extraordinary chut thai are women’s Thai formal dresses. They totally deserve to be called royal outfits.
- One of the main crafts in Thailand is weaving. Every ethnic group in this country has its own traditions connected with textile producing – unique patterns on the fabric that help to distinguish the ethnicity, specific colours used for a certain purpose of the clothes, traditional weaving techniques, etc. The majority of the folk garments used in Thailand is made from silk and cotton fabric because they are the best choice for the local climate. But, despite the poor assortment of traditionally used fabrics, locals never confuse the folk dress of, for example, Malay, Khmer, and Thai people. Because they differ in colours, patterns, and designs.
- Chut Thai Chakkri is a very formal and elegant dress. This kind of garment is usually produced by using the yok weaving technique. A special feature of the yok weaving method is that it creates additional thickness within the fabrics without adding extra threads. In the Chakkri style, the “pha-sin” or classed as a full length wrap skirt. The skirt has two pleated folds in front which are called “Na-Nang”
- The Thai Chakkri outfit is a formal and elegant costume, and likely what most people think of when they think of a traditional Thai costume. It, of course, starts with the paasin, which is typically a yok dork brocade and may even incorporate gold and silver threads into the weft of the weave. The top is another tube of silk and then the look is completed with a สไบ (sabai), which is the shoulder cloth that is draped around the body, and a gold or silver belt. Gold and silver jewelry is worn as accessories.
- The base component of all the variations of traditional dress for women is the ผ้าซิ่น (paasin). It is a tube of fabric, in these more formal cases it is made of silk, that is worn as a skirt. The wearer folds and tucks the fabric to make the skirt tight around the waist with a fold in the front. When done properly, the fabric in the fold will be even with the rest of the paasin. This garment is not only worn as a part of these formal, national costumes. It is extremely common to see women, especially elderly women, in the villages wearing a paasin with an informal top. You can easily buy cheap cotton versions at the market, and Peace Corps staff gave one to all of the women during PST. They are also great for going between your shower and the bedroom, changing underneath of and remaining modest if needing to take a break on the side of the road
- It is one of the most widespread in Thailand and recognizable outside the country. It consists of a sin (in this case, the brocade skirt is made using a weaving technique called “yok”; sometimes craftsmen add gold and silver threads to the weaving), a top made from silk tube, and a sabai to complete the set. Gold jewelry is used as accessories.
- Chut Thai Boromphiman, this is also a formal evening attire. It can be worn in formal ceremonies and royal functions. The Boromphiman comprises a long sleeved round necked buttoned blouse which is tucked beneath the ankle length “pha-noong” skirt with its front pleats “Na-nang”. The blouse and the skirt are sown together so that they form a one-piece traditional dress. It is made of brocaded fabrics in order to create a very luxurious appearance.
- This is another formal outfit, but the Thai Boromphiman incorporates a long-sleeved blouse as the top and no sabai. The buttons for the round-necked blouse can be either in the front or the back and sometimes the pieces are sewn together into a dress. Again, completed with a gold or silver belt and accessorized with gold or silver jewelry.
- It is an evening attire that consists of a sin (ankle-length skirt) and a blouse (tucked into the sin). No sabai is used. Sometimes the skirt and the blouse are sewn together and form a dress. The blouse itself is long-sleeved, made from fine fabric, buttoned at the front or the back, and has a round neck. Gold accessories or royal decorations complement the costume.
- Chut Thai Chakkraphat, first of all it is important to mention that “Chakkraphat” means emperor in Thai language. Hence, Thai Chakkraphat is an official and conservative traditional dress with a shawl similar to Chakkri. Nevertheless, it appears it is even more put together than the Thai Chakkri dress because the shawl is thicker, richly embroidered and decorated with beautiful ornaments. It can be worn in royal or national ceremonies.
- This outfit is similar to the Thai Chakri, but is more conservative. It uses two sabai shawls, one being thicker with full embroidery. This ensemble is reserved for royal and national ceremonies.
- Thai Ruean Ton dress, Thai Ruean Ton is the most casual clothing of all outfits. It is comprised of a horizontally or vertically striped either cotton or silk Bha Sin (Sarongs) and also smooth-colored Sarong which edging stretches to ankle long and always folds to one side. Anyway, blouse colors are able to use as same as fabric color stripe, either contrasting with sarong color or the same as the color of sarong. The blouse is separated from sarong, and her sleeves are elbow long in order to comfortable wearing. Her pattern is the rimless, five buttons, front opening and without collar. It is suitable for casual and nonofficial functions such as Kathin Ton, religious ceremonies of the conferring royal offerings to monks.
- Ruean Ton is the most casual costume. It consists of a sin (made from silk; the colour is plain or with horizontal or vertical stripes), and a collarless blouse. The blouse has elbow-length sleeves and a row of buttons at the front. It is, usually, tucked into the sin and belted. It is used for non-official functions and religious ceremonies.
- It is most often worn at non- official functions, for example for the religious ceremony of the conferring of royal offering to the monks. It comprises a collarless buttoned blouse and a striped or plain coloured skirt with a patterned band at the hem. This is sometimes folded to one side. It is a two piece dress which means that bt5he blouse and skirt are separate.
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