Baju Kurung is the Malay traditional costume for the Muslim men and women in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. This costume was origins from Teluk Belanga in Singapore (Singapore was part of Johor Malaysia at that time), and was created and worn in Johor during the reign of Temenggong Abu Bakar Sri Maharaja.
Although Baju Kurung is the name for the attire for both men and women, the women dress is normally referred to as BajuKurung, while the man clothing is referred to as Baju Melayu.
Baju Melayu is mainly make up of two parts, the baju (top) and the pants (bottom). Baju is a long sleeved shirt and has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar. For more formal wear, it normally go with songkok (black hat) and samping (extra piece of sarong wrapped around the waist).
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