Because
Indonesia is made up of so many islands, there is a variety of
traditional clothing style. Each region has its own traditional
costume.
However, traditional costume is mainly worn on special occasions such as festivals, weddings, religious occasions and so on.
A Dayak woman from Kalimantan wearing traditional costume
The climate is hot,
so most clothing styles are loose, such as wrap-around sarong
style skirts with overshirts of light fabric. Sometimes fabric
is decorated by embroidery or batik.
Balinese costume
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Of course dancers
wear traditional costumes for dance.
Traditional costumes worn by Balinese dancers
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Most Indonesians
wear
'western' style
clothing for everyday wear. Men wear pants and shirts, sometimes
with a tie. Women generally wear dresses or skirts and blouses.
Very brief tops and shorts are acceptable on the beach, but not
elsewhere.
Traditional sarongs are worn by these dancers
Indonesia is an Islamic country, so many women wear religious dress like this.
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