Kebaya
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A kebaya is an upper garment traditionally worn by women in Southeast Asia, notably in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Southern Thailand.
Javanese kebaya is a sheer blouse worn over batik kemben, as shown here worn by Princess Hayu of Yogyakarta.
Vimaladharmasuriya and Spilbergen, 1602. Here shown cabaya as an upper body jacket.
Young Kartini with her family. Here shown Javanese kebaya worn by women of Javanese aristocrats, circa 1890–1904.
A Dutch woman in sarong kebaya, Dutch East Indies, 1920
Sarong
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A sarong or a sarung is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific isl
Kebaya
…voile and sometimes adorned with embroidery. The front is secured with either buttons, pins, or brooches. The lower garment for the outfit is known as sarong, kemben or kain, a long piece of cloth wrapped and tucked around the waist or under the armpits, either made out of batik, ikat, songket or tenun…
Dutch military personnel wearing sarong, 1949
Three women wearing sarongs in 1905
Sundanese sarong weaver in Bandung, West Java, present-day Indonesia, 1900–1940
Sarung denotes a length of fabric as a garment.