The most unusual, and certainly the most talked about State Convention drawn up by Wichit and his committee concerned dress reform. This issue had been under official consideration since mid-1939,but was not the subject of a directive until 15 January 1941 when the tenth Convention was announced, calling on the public to dress in a neat and well-groomed manner. Western-style clothing was considered to be the most appropriate form of attire although traditional dress was not proscribed. Interestingly, traditional dress was seen to include the custom of wearing long trousers which, according to Wichit, had been developed by the Thai peoples during the Nan Chao period.