Thai Traditional Dress

Thai Traditional Dress

(Chud Thai)

Traditional Thai Dress from the Ayutthaya period began to develop its own unique style starting from 1893 BE (Buddhist Era), during the reign of King Ramathibodi I (King Uthong).

It evolved from the traditional knee-length loincloth (jong kraben) and the diagonally draped sash (sabai chiang). The style then continued to evolve throughout the next 417 years.

Overview of Ayutthaya clothing styles by era:

Early Ayutthaya (1893 BE onwards): Court officials and nobility favored loincloths (jong kraben), while women wore a diagonally draped sabai and often styled their hair in an updo.

Mid-Ayutthaya (reign of King Narai): This era saw increased contact with foreigners. Men began to favor the traditional hairstyle (mahadthai).

Late Ayutthaya (before the fall of Ayutthaya): Women preferred shoulder-length hair, but during wartime, they would cut it shorter for ease of work and to disguise themselves as men. They also wore the tabengman (a type of shawl draped across the chest and gathered at the back of the neck) for greater mobility.

Of course, Thai (or Siamese) forms of traditional dress go back long before the Ayutthaya era, plenty of earlier examples are evident from the Dvaravati Empire of the 6th-10th Centuries.

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