Creating Dr M’s favourite songkok style

Sardi uses a thick velvet fabric from Korea to make Dr Mahathir’s ‘Songkok Style Tun’ at his shop in Pekan Rabu Complex, Alor Setar. — Bernama

PRIME Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s favourite songkok, dubbed ‘Songkok Style Tun’, has become a brand to be reckoned with at the Pekan Rabu Complex in Alor Setar, Kedah.

Inspired to create the headgear in 2002, Sardi Sahar, 60, said he used a thick velvet fabric from Korea to make the songkok, which could be folded by just pressing its sides without damaging the shape.