7 of Malaysia’s most beautiful handicrafts and where to find them

A pair of beaded shoes with superb workmanship once considered as a defining aspect of highly accomplished Peranakan women. — Tourism Malaysia

For Imaya Majid, a Malaysian consultant based in Tokyo, Japan, wearing a batik baju kurung has become the norm in her life abroad. She is in awe of the beauty of this traditional clothing and considers wearing it as a way to keep connected to her roots back in Malaysia.

“The locals here will even stop and compliment my baju kurung whenever I don them, saying the colourful delicate motifs are just a feast for the eyes. Hearing this makes me even more proud of Malaysian traditional handicrafts,” she says.