In Northern Thailand, the Old Kingdom of Lanna Thai, traditional folk dress of the culture can still be seen in everyday use. On Fridays, staff in many government agencies wear a "Northern Thai Style" shirt (properly called "Moh Hom").Costumes worn by these peoples were both practical and simple of design but could be readily adapted and adorned for ceremonial and festive occasions. Both men and women wore the collarless Moh Hom shirt; for men it was worn loose with three-quarter length sleeves (giving freedom of movement when working in the wet rice paddies) while, for women, the Moh Hom is waisted with full length sleeves. Men also wore calf-length pants (again, for working the wet paddies) called Sador with a checkered sash knotted around the waist. As a visitor to Chiangmai or Chiangrai, or any other Northern Thai city, you will have ample opportunity to see "Moh Hom" being worn both daily and ceremonially. As is the case with national or regional dress of other countries, it is nice to remember that this dress code of modern Northern Thailand dates from the historic past of the old Lanna Thai Kingdom. By the way, hand-woven cotton Moh Hom shirt especially in the beautiful.