Singapore mult-racial traditonal costumes?

Answer 1

Singapore is a nation built by people from many races and cultures.

The Cheongsam
The cheongsam is a traditional long dress worn by Chinese women. It evolved from a tight-fitting costume worn by the wives and daughters of the aristocrats during the Ching Dynasty.

It is the epitome of feminine elegance with a figure-hugging form, buttoned tightly at the neck, with slits down the two sides of the skirt. The traditional cheongsam reaches down to the ankles and is designed with short sleeves. Because the design is extremely simple, it is normally ornamented at the collar or is intricably embroidered.

The Baju Kurung & The Sarong Kebaya
The baju kurung is the most popular traditional costume of the Malay women today. It is a loose tunic that reaches the mid-thigh and worn over a long skirt that is pleated at the side. The sarong kebaya is a 2-piece costume consisting of a tight blouse which is usually made of lace or any transparent material and a figure-hugging batik sarong.

The selendang or scarf is loosely draped over the head or slung across the shoulder. Some Malay women choose to put on the tudung, which is a head scarf that conceals the woman's hair.

The Sari & The Salwar Kameez
The most well-known Indian traditional costume is the sari. It is an unstitched piece of cloth, usually 6 yards long, worn without any pins, buttons or fastenings. A matching or contrasting fitted short blouse is worn under the sari. The colour and the fabric of the sari, which can be silk, cotton ot polyester usually indicate the status, age, occupation and religion of the wearer.

The Salwar Kameez is the traditional costume of the Punjabis which have been adopted by most women of the Indian community today as it is comfortable and respectable. It is a long tunic that is worn over long loose pants. A sacrf known as the dupatta is also part of the outfit.

Answer 2

It always surprises me when ignorance makes statements like ''In the past Britain has been made up of different Races'' why don't you pay attention to your own history? The Indigenous Britain is made up of European tribes that have made a claim on Britain, a piece of land that is part of Europe and has always been so. Celts from Germany, Romans Italy, Saxons from Germany, Gauls France, Danes Denmark, Vikings from Norway Sweden and Denmark and of course the Normans France. Now you know check me out; be heuristic and answer honestly rather than in ignorance. Britain was divided into Neutral countries at one time, Mercia, Kent, Wessex ect. They were all white Germanic people with the same beliefs and religious views. If your brother moves to Scotland does he suddenly become a member of a different race, for gods sake talk sense. As far as Multiculturalism is concerned I am afraid Mass immigration is now forcing ethnic cleansing on us. Considering that the white community is only 7% of the world population that can only mean one thing and that is extinction. You are certainly not a racialist, but if you look at this site, many of the people answering actually want to see the demise of our kind. These people have a distinct dislike of their own people and are the real racialist, Norman Tebbit called this type of racialism 'REVERSE RACIALISM' you see them on every site of this forum. Reverse racialism is growing mainly against the BNP watch any question asssociated with BNP and UKIP and the revese racialist are there, the only difference on this site is that here we can all speak freely, the racialist I have previously mentioned would like is a complete close on this debate. I hope freedom of speech continues to win the day we cannot continue with mass immogration on the scale we have to day, The indigionous Britain has a 'right to exist'.. ATB Red

Answer 3

What are you asking?
Are you asking about where you can buy these costumes?
If you are, here are some places that you can try:
Go to Little India to purchase either sarees or punjabi suits.
Go to Paya Lebar's Malay Village to get cheap and beautiful Baju Kurongs.
Go to Madame Butterfly for newer and nicer designs of Chinese traditional costumes, or try chinatown for cheaper alternatives.