Kain Panjang (Hip Wrapper)

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, which lasted from 1942 to 1945, workshops run by Chinese-Javanese (Peranakan) owners developed a new style that added a profusion of floral motifs to the already popular "morning-late afternoon" pattern type. Patterns were organized into two distinct zones—one based on vertical line, the other on diagonal—so that the garment could be rewrapped to show a different pattern suitable for evening wear.