“Using the songket for jackets, for example, gives a classier look for men,’’ she said. To end the evening, Cordero and Li brought the house down with their repertoire of songs including TVB ...

Most songket are used as a kain samping worn over the baju Melayu teluk belanga or as a kain sarung for the women’s baju kurung teluk belanga,” she said, while adding that the yarn making process can ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Songket, Malaysia's prized traditional textile, will take center stage at the Malaysia Day celebrations at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. In an effort to ...

The 300-page book looks into songket in an attempt to catalog float weaving techniques used to decorate cloth throughout the archipelago and hints at possible lines of distribution.

What fashion legend Zandra Rhodes likes about one of Malaysia's most famous textiles, and why she's not as "punk" as everyone thinks she is.

1. Songket: It is a type of fabric that is hand-woven with gold or silver thread.It is a popular fabric in Malaysia and is often used to make traditional garments and accessories. The intricate ...

PETALING JAYA: On May 22, Malaysia’s iconic songket made its appearance on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival for the very first time, draped elegantly on former Miss Earth Malaysia Dr ...

Indonesia’s ambassador to Ecuador Diennaryati Tjokrosuprihatono told The Jakarta Post that Palembang songket (traditional gold-threaded woven fabric) should be exhibited at the CIDAP festival in ...

I’m proud to be the first woman to wear songket at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet,” she told Bernama. Dr Nisha, who obtained her medical degree from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, ...

THE 5km International Songket Run 4.0 was the perfect occasion for Azreen Zaid to spend quality time with her son who has autism.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) --The Bazar Kraf Aidilfitri 2025, which runs for 10 days starting today at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay, features works by local batik entrepreneurs ...