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1865
The origin of today’s Myanmar men’s outfit
There's sometimes a misconception that today's Myanmar men's outfit is a very old one, when it's only less than a hundred years old. It was only in the early 20th century when the traditional paso began to be replaced with the much simpler India-derived longyi and men began to wear English collarless shirts together with a Manchu "Ma Gua" or 馬褂 riding jacket.
The fur lined Manchu "Ma Gua" (馬褂, literally "horse-jacket" for riding) jacket is a precursor of today's...
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