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)

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via Fedianayu

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

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via Djurnal

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

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via Gsumariyono

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

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via Igaseptya27

5. Solo Putri (Solo, Central Java)

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via Okezone

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

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via Weddingasik

7. Solo Basahan (Solo, Central Java)

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via Pinterest

8. Sunda Siger (West Java)

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via Kapanlagi

9. Betawinese (Betawi, Jakarta)

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via SewaBusanaBetawi

10. Balinese (Island of Bali)

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via Satyam Siwam Sundaram

11. Balinese Payas Agung (Island of Bali)

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via Weddingku

12. Acehnese Samudra Pasai (Special Region of Aceh)

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via Weddingku

CLICK NEXT TO SEE MORE BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL WEDDING DRESSES OF INDONESIA

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