Kebaya
the kebaya is the national costume of women in Indonesia, although it is more truly considered an indigenous to the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples. It can also be embroidered with a brocade or a floral pattern and manufactured from sheer materials like silk, thin cotton, semi-transparent nylon, or polyester. Kebaya is typically worn with a sarong, kain panjang batik, or other traditional woven garment with a vibrant pattern, such as ikat, songket.
The first iteration of the kebaya was created in the court of the Javanese Majapahit Kingdom as a way to make the traditional female torso wrap, or kemban, worn by aristocratic ladies more modest and in keeping with the newly embraced Islam faith. As a method of social manifestation of status with the more alus or refined Javanese masters, the Aceh, Riau, and Johor kingdoms as well as Northern Sumatra adopted the Javanese style kebaya.
The Indonesian first lady, the wives of Indonesian ambassadors, and Indonesian women generally wear kebaya during official national occasions. Indonesian women frequently wear it at traditional weddings and festivities. Indonesian women typically dress kebaya on April 21 in observance of Kartini Day and to honor the heroine of Indonesian women's freedom. Women in Bali donned vibrant kebayas in the Balinese style with songket Bali at traditional festivities.
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