How to wear Bhutanese clothing

The Bhutanese dress is indirectly influenced by the Han Chinese dress through the Tibetan dress. The Han Chinese dress is characterized by a cross neck, right overlapping, and laces.

Men tend to wear knee-length robes made of thick cotton or woolen fabrics, which are called Gho and commonly known as Pokku

In order to maintain Bhutanese traditions, the King of Bhutan has made it mandatory for all people to wear traditional dress to school and work. wear traditional dress. Bhutanese men wear the Gho, a short one-piece knee-length robe, and women wear the Kira, a short jacket with long sleeves and a long salon-style skirt. It is said that the King of Bhutan wore the kira when he played sports to set an example.

The men's "woman" has a short white coat with sleeves that extend beyond the length of the outer robe and are folded outward, making the snow-white cuffs and wide robe look very elegant. The sleeve width is moderate and does not hinder the work. The robe is cross-collared and secured at the waist with a belt, and you can carry a lot of things without weaving pockets at the waist. This kind of half-width sleeves make Bhutanese men look very spontaneous and comfortable when waving their arms, and visually it also has the effect of lengthening the body, and the design of wide waist can hide the small belly and has the function of storage, which is both practical and beautiful.

Bhutanese women wear the "qila" which at first glance looks a bit like a little Fengxian dress. It consists of a jacket, a robe, a belt, a skirt and a pin. The upper part of the body is the same as that of a man, with a narrow, long-sleeved, cross-necked undergarment, wrapped in a rectangular piece of cloth to become a long skirt, fastened at the neck with a necklace-type pin, and wrapped around the waist with a wide belt for two or three times, followed by a short, long-sleeved jacket, with the undergarment's cuffs folded over like a man's. The color of the undergarment can be freely mixed and matched. The color of the undergarment can be freely matched, and it is not necessary to wear white like men. Women wear short boots because they wear long skirts. The straight line of the long skirt combined with the short top visually lengthens the leg line, which is similar to Korean women's clothing, and with the short boots tiptoeing a bit higher, it makes the Bhutanese women look even more slender, with a perfect leg proportion. In addition, the narrow cuffs have a visual slimming effect.

The Bhutanese women in the 'qila', on the left, have left out their undergarments. The fabric they are wearing is a modified design.

The Bhutanese lady in the "light fan with a small fan to flutter the fireflies", this lady has left out the outer garment. The fabric she wears is a traditional blue and traditional striped design, which is very elegant and expensive.