Traditional Thai clothing

Traditional clothing for Thai women usually consists of a pha nung or a chong kraben, a blouse, and a sabai.

Northern and northeastern women may wear a sin instead of a pha nung and a chong kraben with either a blouse or a suea pat.

Chut thai for men includes a chong kraben or pants, a Raj pattern shirt, with optional knee-length white socks and a sabai.

However, following the Burmese–Siamese wars of 1759-1760 and 1765–1767 and repeated Burmese invasions into Ayutthaya, central Thai women began cutting their hair in a crew-cut short style, which remained the national hairstyle until the 1900s.

[4] From the 1860s onward, Thai royals "selectively adopted Victorian corporeal and sartorial etiquette to fashion modern personas that were publicized domestically and internationally by means of mechanically reproduced images.

"[3] Stitched clothing, including court attire and ceremonial uniforms, were invented during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.

The sabai is also known as a long piece of silk, about a foot wide, draped diagonally around the chest by covering one shoulder which its end drops behind the back.

It was worn chiefly during the late-19th and early-20th centuries by government officials and the upper class in Bangkok, and nowadays is used in select circumstances as a national costume.

It serves numerous purposes, including being worn as a waistband by Thai men, used as a handkerchief, fan, or head covering to protect against the sun, and even used as a makeshift cradle or to carry goods.

[12] It remains an important part of Thailand's cultural heritage and history, and continues to inspire contemporary fashion designers and artists.

The name Banong comes from the word Bandung in Middle Malay, which refers to a city in the west of Java Island, Indonesia.