What is Indonesia Sarong?

Sarong, a garment similar to a tube skirt, consists of a rectangular piece of cloth tied around the waist. Sarong generally refers only to the undergarments worn by Malays. In Burma and India, it’s more often called longyi or lungi.

Sarong is a unique dyeing fabric in Southeast Asia with bright colors and rich patterns. A sarong is about two meters long and one meter wide and is worn by both men and women. There are no less than 20 ways to wear the sarong, such as sling, skewback and half-wear, each of which has its charm. You can use your imagination. Sarong can be wrapped around the body to do short skirts, also can be wrapped as long skirts, bath towels, beach towels, clothes, shawls, tablecloths.

Sarong is made of a variety of fabrics, including cotton, silk, chemical fiber, brocade and so on. Of course, sarong styles are also different. Indonesian women love to wear sarong, a sarong wrapped in the waist, properly outline their beautiful, slim figure, shaking with the wind when walking, light, beautiful, gentle and charming scene. Cotton and polyester sarong is the most commonly worn in daily life. The pure cotton, called The Indonesian national fabric, is not only comfortable and soft to wear, but also beautiful and elegant. The texture of the cloth is very fine, feel smooth, good air permeability, not only sweat absorption ventilation, but also can resist ultraviolet rays. Sarong design is also particular, some are hand-painted or printed, mostly plants and flowers as the main body, color collocation bright and harmonious.

Indonesian Sarung

In Indonesia, sarong is called sarung, or kain sarung. Indonesians like new and unique, interesting and imaginative decorations, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pins and so on. When worn on simple and simple clothes, they look very dazzling and beautiful. Indonesia is famous for batik sarong and batik baju kurung.

In daily life, Indonesians love to use batik textiles and clothing. Men usually wear batik long-sleeved shirts, usually wrapped in a sarong at the bottom, and wear a small hat with no brim on the head. Most women wear a chinese-style jacket with a stand-up collar, a sarong, and a shawl or belt in the same color as the sarong. The premium sarong is made of pure white silk fabric, while the ordinary sarong is made of a piece of home school or nylon cloth in white, blue and tartan colors.

The sarong is actually a cylindrical skirt that folds into a single pleat at the front and hangs down to the ankles. It is simple to make, easy to wear. Indonesian men often wear white shirts and long trousers; Women wear dark suits and skirts. Indonesian shirts are called “Indonesian shirts”, which are made of cotton or linen.