As Myanmar is a large country with diverse ethnic minorities in different regions, the people from each ethnic group have their own traditional clothing which represents their cultural and social status.  The style of clothing is determined by the people of each state’s histories of their country, traditions and also their climate conditions.

Bamar – Bamar men wear a collarless jacket over a mandarin collared shirt, sometimes men wears hats called “gaung baung” for special occasions.  For the bottom, instead of pants, they were skirt-like angle-length patterns of checks, plaids or stripes called “longyi”.  Bamar woman wears a blouse buttoned at the front, called “yinzi” or the side folded blouse called “yinbon”.  For the bottom, they wear longyi as well but they can be any sort of pattern or colour.

Mons – Mon longyi is in small checks on red, bordered with horizontal stripes at the middle.

Karens – Karens’ traditional longyi are similar to Mon peoples’, they are also solid reds bordered with horizontal stripes at the middle.

Chins – Their longyi’s are similar to Bamar peoples’.

Kachins – Their peoples’ longyi is in checks of black, green and deep purple.

Rakhines – Rakine longyi patterns fracture a thick, high- relief weave in light, reflective grays and blues.

Shans – Instead of longyi, Shan men wears loose trousers.  Shan trousers have light brown, brown, grey or terracotta colour.

Kayahs – Kayah men also wears trousers, but the trousers are only in black.