Traditional Balinese clothes

Bali is rich in traditional costumes, for daily outfits to the most sophisticated costumes for dancers and artists as well as religious priests.

Gold painted ornaments portraying figures from the great Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata are common in the Balinese apparels, from udeng for males, to sarongs for women. Other decorations depict floral and fauna of Bali such as hibiscus and frangipani, who are also frequently used in such garments.

But, time is changing and so the fashion trend, which moves fast. Today, people may see logo or images of “alien” fashion elements from the West incorporated into the traditional Balinese outfits.
Recently spotted, an Udeng with logo of the American motorcycle company Harley Davidson.

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