This study is conducted to determine feedbacks upon the upgrading on the traditional Malay male a... more This study is conducted to determine feedbacks upon the upgrading on the traditional Malay male attire’s design, which has been contemporaries, based on the character and the philosophy of the traditional Malay male attire. The wearing of traditional Malay male attire can be seen nowadays only in certain events and occasions. Among the attire studied here are baju kurung teluk belanga and baju kurung cekak musang. These original designs are given a new twist or in other word, transformation to adapt with the new fashion trends. Study conducted by having three methods; observation, evolution and questionnaire. The process making through idea sketches and prototype-making and actual product making are done based on results of these study. It can be concluded that modernization done on these traditional attire to be more contemporary as casual wear for Malaysian men are acceptable through solving-methods done based on the study. It is important to keep this study going in future as the traditional attire has its potential prior to its modern counterpart, as men used to make the traditional attire as their daily attire during the early days of Tanah Melayu.
Keywords – Traditional Malay male attire, contemporaries and casual wear
This study is conducted to determine feedbacks upon the upgrading on the traditional Malay male a... more This study is conducted to determine feedbacks upon the upgrading on the traditional Malay male attire’s design, which has been contemporaries, based on the character and the philosophy of the traditional Malay male attire. The wearing of traditional Malay male attire can be seen nowadays only in certain events and occasions. Among the attire studied here are baju kurung teluk belanga and baju kurung cekak musang. These original designs are given a new twist or in other word, transformation to adapt with the new fashion trends. Study conducted by having three methods; observation, evolution and questionnaire. The process making through idea sketches and prototype-making and actual product making are done based on results of these study. It can be concluded that modernization done on these traditional attire to be more contemporary as casual wear for Malaysian men are acceptable through solving-methods done based on the study. It is important to keep this study going in future as the traditional attire has its potential prior to its modern counterpart, as men used to make the traditional attire as their daily attire during the early days of Tanah Melayu.
Keywords – Traditional Malay male attire, contemporaries and casual wear
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Keywords – Traditional Malay male attire, contemporaries and casual wear
Keywords – Traditional Malay male attire, contemporaries and casual wear