Originally, the term baju kurung was used to refer to both the men's and women's outfits. Jet-black or dark-colored headgear called the songkok can also worn to complete the attire. Both are loops of fabric that are folded around the wearer's waist. A skirt-type adornment is also commonly worn with the Baju Melayu, which is either the kain samping, made out of songket, tenun cloth or the kain sarung, made out of cotton or a polyester mix. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually cotton, or a mixture of polyester and cotton. The second part is the trousers called seluar. The first being the baju (long-sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar (literally fox's leash). It literally translates as Malay dress and consists of two main parts. Tani Yutaka, the Malaya-born Japanese secret agent, photographed in Baju Melayuīaju Melayu ( Jawi: باجو ملايو) is a traditional Malay costume, originated from the court of Malacca Sultanate and is traditionally worn by men in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, parts of Indonesia (especially Sumatra and Kalimantan), southern Philippines, and southern Thailand.
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