Kebaya is a traditional blouse worn by Indonesian and Malaysian women made from thin material worn with sarongs, batik, or other traditional knitted garment such as songket with a colorful motif.
Believed kebaya originated from China [citation needed] hundreds of years ago. Then spread to Malacca, Java, Bali, Sumatra, and Sulawesi. After acculturation that took place hundreds of years, the clothes received in the local culture and norms.
Before 1600, in Java, kebaya is worn clothes that only the royal family there. During the period of Dutch control of the island, European women began wearing kebaya as formal dress. During this period, kebaya changed from only using mori fabric using silk with colorful embroidery.
Similar clothing called "mistress of kebaya" was first created by the Peranakan people of Malacca. They wear a sarong and beautiful beaded shoes called "manek sandals." Now, the mistress of kebaya is undergoing renewal, and is also popular among non-Asian women.
Separate from the traditional kebaya, fashion designers are looking for ways to modify the design and making kebaya became more modern clothing. The modified kebaya can even be worn with jeans or a skirt.
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