It is known as “ratu kain”, or the queen of fabric. Songket, a traditional handwoven fabric, is intricate and exquisite, with vibrant colours and beautiful patterns – all reflecting the ...

Saloma, a singer crowned the country's first "National Songbird" in 1978, captured the cloth's enduring allure in her hit 1960s song Kain Songket, lauding its sparkling beauty in honeyed tones and ...

The eye-catching ballgown was designed by Sarawak native Rozie Khan and worn by former Miss Earth Malaysia Nisha Thayananthan.

What is a songket? How is it made? What are other Indonesian traditional fabrics that use similar weaving techniques? A newly launched book ' titled Floating Threads: Indonesian Songket and ...

Her black and gold songket ensemble adorned with 999 Swarovski stones was inspired by the traditional burial poles of the Melanau people.

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 highlight of the evening was a fashion show that showcased Rafflesia in-house designer Peony Sin’s second womenswear songket collection. Sin graduated from London College of Fashion and is ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Cooperative, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry supported Silungkang songket (traditional cloth) from Sawahlunto, West Sumtera, to be included in the UNESCO’s world heritage ...

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 Nisha Thayananthan.