Costume Designs for Thai Masked Dance Inspired by Thai Royal Yachts

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to design costumes inspired by the configuration, color, and decoration of the Thai royal yacht. The researcher investigated the importance of the Thai Royal Water-Course Procession, and the configuration and decoration techniques used on four historical royal yachts. Moreover, the researcher investigated contemporary architecture and incorporated it into four costumes with patterns that followed the physical configuration of the Thai royal yacht combined with fold techniques that create the geometric pattern used in both royal yacht decoration and contemporary architecture. The researcher incorporated each color identified with a Thai royal yacht into each costume, together with the original patterns, adjusting and resizing them until, finally, the new attractive patterns appeared. Nevertheless, the beauty of Thai traditional craft is maintained by using Thai figures painted in black and white, a popular design in contemporary architecture.