A pair of beaded shoes with superb workmanship once considered as a defining aspect of highly accomplished Peranakan women. — Tourism Malaysia
For Imaya Majid, a Malaysian consultant based in Tokyo, Japan, wearing a batik baju kurung has become the norm in her life abroad. She is in awe of the beauty of this traditional clothing and considers wearing it as a way to keep connected to her roots back in Malaysia.
“The locals here will even stop and compliment my baju kurung whenever I don them, saying the colourful delicate motifs are just a feast for the eyes. Hearing this makes me even more proud of Malaysian traditional handicrafts,” she says.
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