The Bua Kaeo Ready-to-Wear Pleated Thai Sabai
£30.00
A pre-sewn, pleated satin velvet sabai with an elastic band. It slips on over your head and is draped and ready in seconds. The fabric has a soft, high-shine finish that catches the light, and it comes in twelve shades, from classic gold to deep burgundy and soft orchid purple.
Standard delivery: typically 10–14 days
A traditional sabai is beautiful, but wrapping, pleating, and pinning one takes practice. The Bua Kaeo does that work for you. The pleats are pressed in and the top edge is sewn onto an elastic band, so you simply pull it on over your head and let the long pleated tail fall over your shoulder or down your back.
The satin velvet has a strong sheen. Vertical pleats run across the bodice and turn into fine ripples along the tail, so the light moves with you. Wear it straight across as a strapless top, or wrap it into a one-shoulder look.
It’s made for weddings, temple visits, merit-making and vow-fulfillment ceremonies, pageants, and cultural events, and it looks just as lovely with jeans, wide-leg trousers, or a classic pha sin.
Material: Satin velvet, with a soft, smooth hand and a high-shine finish
Construction: Ready-sewn with pressed-in pleats and an elastic band; pulls on over the head
Sabai width: 15 in (about 38 cm), sized to sit nicely across the shoulder
Origin: Thailand
Hand wash very gently, or dry clean.
