They used to be for royalty - now they're for everyone!

  5 Agustus 2016 13:38

Brilio.net/en - In addition to its natural beauty and diverse culture, Indonesia also boasts over 300 ethnic groups and 95 percent of them are indigenous.

As a melting pot of such diverse cultures, Indonesia is home tohundreds of traditionalcostumes that date back centuries. This form of dress used to be reserved for royalty, but nowadays they are worn by everyone on formal occasions, especially weddings.

Each royal costume has aunique design and is often madewith traditional textiles.Here are 38 - just a small sample!

1. Solo Basahan Keprabon (Solo, Central Java)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Fedianayu

2. Paes Ageng Kanigaran (Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Djurnal

3. Jogja Putri Ksatrian Ageng (Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Gsumariyono

4. Paes Ageng (Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Igaseptya27

5. Solo Putri (Solo, Central Java)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Okezone

6. Paes Ageng Jangan Menir (Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Weddingasik

7. Solo Basahan (Solo, Central Java)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Pinterest

8. Sunda Siger (West Java)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Kapanlagi

9. Betawinese (Betawi, Jakarta)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via SewaBusanaBetawi

10. Balinese (Island of Bali)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Satyam Siwam Sundaram

11. Balinese Payas Agung (Island of Bali)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Weddingku

12. Acehnese Samudra Pasai (Special Region of Aceh)

Indonesia Traditional Wedding Attire  2016 brilio.net

via Weddingku

CLICK NEXT TO SEE MORE BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL WEDDING DRESSES OF INDONESIA

Up Next: How to get married under the sea

TOP