Fashioning Tradition: Queen Sirikit Creates a National Dress for Thailand

Fashioning Tradition: Queen Sirikit Creates a National Dress for Thailand

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Fashioning Tradition: 

Queen Sirikit Creates a National Dress for Thailand

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Fashioning Tradition: Queen Sirikit Creates a National Dress for Thailand tells the story of Her Majesty’s creation, in the 1960s, of a new national dress for Thai women through the presentation of historic court textiles, archival photographs and film, and more than thirty glittering examples from Her Majesty’s own wardrobe.

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In 1960, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, undertook a series of state visits to the United States and fifteen European nations lasting seven months. The tour was a tremendous success: Their Majesties were enthusiastically received everywhere and Her Majesty’s beauty and stylish elegance were both widely acclaimed.

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Her Majesty knew that when abroad, She would be representing both Thailand and Thai women. Thus, in addition to Western high fashion, Her Majesty wished Her wardrobe to contain Thai styles that would convey the country’s unique cultural identity. However, court dress had steadily westernised since the mid-19th century and in 1941 the government issued a decree requiring all Thais to wear Western clothing. As a result, post-war Thailand had no national dress equivalent to India’s sari or Japan’s kimono—it would have to be created.  

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Her Majesty knew that when abroad, She would be representing both Thailand and Thai women. Thus, in addition to Western high fashion, Her Majesty wished Her wardrobe to contain Thai styles that would convey the country’s unique cultural identity. However, court dress had steadily westernised since the mid-19th century and in 1941 the government issued a decree requiring all Thais to wear Western clothing. As a result, post-war Thailand had no national dress equivalent to India’s sari or Japan’s kimono—it would have to be created.

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09Source: http://www.qsmtthailand.org/past/fashioning-tradition-queen-sirikit-creates-a-national-dress-for-thailand/ 

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Fashioning Tradition: Queen Sirikit Creates a National Dress for Thailand