Hari Raya is just around the corner and singer-songwriter, Aina Abdul once again made headlines with her latest look, a kebaya made with “duit raya.”
The kebaya, is a traditional blouse dress that originates from Indonesia and is traditionally worn by women in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Burma, and Singapore.
Photo via Malay Mail
Aina was recently seen wearing a kebaya made out of RM10 notes in her new Hari Raya music video Gema Raya, in which the singer can be seen wearing a number of modern and contemporary outfits, including the stunning red kebaya.
Hijabista reported that the kebaya was designed by local designers Wan & Mary, and the RM10 notes are not real money, but rather a collection of “duit raya” angpaos that look like actual RM10.
Wah, it almost fooled us!
One of the designers, Wan, said that the initial idea for the dress was to make a traditional kebaya with elements of peplum before the decision to add the duit raya angpao, to make the design more interesting.
“We used over 200 packets of duit raya envelopes which look like RM10 notes to decorate Aina’s dress.
“It took us only three days to finish the outfit. Alhamdulillah (Praise to God), Aina was open to the idea and accepted the design!” he said.
Gema Raya has been viewed over 111 thousand times at the time of writing and is currently #20 on YouTube Malaysia’s trending list!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
