Monday, October 12, 2009

Khmer`s Costume

Welcome To Khmer Costume
Seven colors of Khmer`s dress

Red color is Sunday

Hi. to our friendly readers, we are very pleased that you have taken the time to look and read all the pictures before you will arrive in Cambodia. These photoes and pictures are in the temple sites such as the men`s dress and women`s dress. We have thought that all these dresses as our Khmer ancestors wore it but they made it from the silk. Some of the dresses are in the Khmer art on the temple sites and temple pictures and others.


The men`s dress in Khmer Art on the temple sites

Phnom Da temple style : 540 - 600

Phnom Kulen temple style : 802 - 875
Preah Ko temple style : 877 - 889

Phnom Bakheng style : 889 - 925

Koh Ker temple style : 921 - 944
Pre Rup temple style : 944 - 968
Banteay Srei temple style : 968 - 1,000
Baphuon temple style : 1050 - 1066
Angkor Wat temple style : 1100 - 1175
Bayon temple style : 1181 - 1220

The women`s dress in Khmer Art on the temple sites

Pre - Angkor Wat period style : 8th century

Bakong temple style : 9th century
Bakheng temple style : 889 - 925
Banteay Srei temple style : 960 - 1000
Baphuon temple style : 1050 - 1066
Angkor Wat temple style : 1100 - 1175
Bayon temple style : 1181 - 1220

Bayon temple style : 1181 - 12Bayon temple style : 1181 - 1220
The last big temple in Angkor areas

Cambodian Traditional Dance, Apsara Dance

Cambodian Traditional Training Dance

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