Baju Melayu is a traditional Malay outfit for men. It literally translates as 'Malay shirt' and consists of two main parts.
The first being the baju (long sleeved shirt) itself which has a raised stiff collar known as the cekak musang collar (literally fox's lease).
The second part is the trousers. The two parts are made out of the same type of fabric which is usually silk, cotton, or a mixture of polyester and cotton.
A skirt-type adornment is also commonly worn with the Baju Melayu, which is either the "kain samping", made out of songket cloth or the kain sarung, made out of cotton or a polyester mix. Both are loops of fabric which are folded around the wearer's waist.
A jet-black or dark colored headgear called the songkok can also worn to complete the attire.
Malay shirt can be wear any time and day.
