Brunei national dress is similar to the Malaysian one, but more colorful. Men wear Baju Cara Melayu, women – Baju Kurong.
The rules for clothing in Brunei are very strict. As Brunei is an Islamic country, local women must wear clothes that cover all their body, except face and hands. That's why they use traditional head cover called "tudong". It's a scarf that covers hear. Women's everyday dress (Baju Kurong) has bright patterns and usually is made of cotton. Festive traditional attire is made of cotton or silk, decorated with embroidery and lace, but still rather modest.
Men usually wear a shirt (knee-long and with long sleeves), trousers and a sarong. The sarong is a piece of cloth used as a covering. People in Brunei like this clothing very much. Not only men wear it, but women and children also do. Men either use sarong instead of trousers, or on top of them. In the 1st case sarong should be ankle-long, in the 2nd case half-way down to the knee. Men also wear traditional hats called "songkok". This cap is popular among Muslim males in Southeast Asian countries.