Thailand is indeed a beautiful country and is often
referred to as the "land of smiles". It also at times referred to a the "golden land" due to a certain radiance that the country gives off. And of course the traditional Thailand clothing is in keeping with such lustrousness.
Thailand has many ethnic groups skilled at weaving a wide range of textiles made of cotton and silk. Thai clothing is used ceremonially as well as domestically, and textiles have distinctive identity markers. The techniques, fibre and colour used distinguish the textiles produced by one group from that produced by another, but generally the textiles produced throughout the country are similar.
Men and women have distinctive traditional dress, depending on where they live. In general, though, the 'pha sin', a type of tube skirt, is traditionally worn by women - in the olden days, women did not wear upper garments - this is a recent addition with modern times.
Although men used to wear a 'chong kraben', a type of plain or plaid cotton loincloth, nowadays they do not usually wear the traditional form of dress. Men used to wear a 'chong kraben' made of silk at special occasions, such as weddings or Buddhist monk ceremonies. Normally men of Malay origin in southern Thailand wore a plaid or checked cotton sarong as a lower garment. The upper garment was not worn daily by men, although at special events they would wear a draped cloth over their shoulders. In the colder climates of the country, men would wear cotton shirts which had shoulder cloths for religious or ceremonial events. Men would also wear a type of bag or sash known as a 'pha khao ma', made of cotton cloth in a plaid pattern.
Thai wedding dress
Although fabrics such as silk and modern synthetics are commonly use for Thai wedding attire, traditionally the Thai wedding dress was handwoven using cotton as it is comfortable and keeps the body cooler in Thailand's hot climate. Especially since many Thai weddings take place on a beach.
Of course using modern synthetics allows for a greater range of designs and colours and is often the fabric of choice for younger brides. Thai people love the various colors and they may choose the color of their wedding attire based on the day of the week they were born or perhaps based on some kind of symbolic representation.
The rules regarding what you can and cannot wear at a Thai wedding are flexible with the exception that you cannot wear black as it is considered to be bad luck.
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