Importance of preserving Malay traditional clothes

The Malay traditional clothes that already existed have their own uniqueness and value of its own. These values are very important as it can distinguish between Malay traditional clothes from the traditional clothes of other cultures.

 The importance of preserving Malay traditional clothes 

 

1. The value of appreciating 

- The existence of these traditional clothes will eventually portray the value of appreciating where generation these days still can appreciate the rich Malay culture. They will learn on how to appreciate the culture that was continuously being preserved from generation to the next generation as they can get the opportunity to learn and appreciate it by themselves.

2. Enhance the sense of identity

- It is an important factor of capacity development.  Malay traditional clothes can shows the identity of Malay race. Many young people adore foreign cultures and know very little of their own roots.
Malay traditional clothes can only be seem nowadays in certain events and occasions. Malay men traditional clothing can usually be seen mostly at official functions, marriage ceremonies and Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

3. The meaning and value of Malay traditional clothes

-Traditional Malay clothes without off setting to the value and meaning of the symbolic and aesthetic

justification is important. However, there is no specific guidance about the rules or discipline that explains the meaning or concept. International fashion labels have become a major competitor to the

traditional clothing.

Hence,traditional clothes is also a mean of recording our culture for future generations. Every traditional clothes is unique and should be preserved.We should work together to preserve the beauty of cultural

clothes.