HM Queen Sirikit’s traditional dress (Thai Chakraphat)

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit wore this dress on 3 July 1981 to a state banquet given in honor of His Excellency President Chun Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea and Mme. Chun at the Chakri Throne Hall in the Grand Palace, Bangkok. Named for Chakraphat Piman Hall

Named for Chakraphat Piman Hall in the Grand Palace, Thai Chakraphat is a formal evening attire. It features a metal-thread brocade concealed beneath a separate pleated shoulder cloth, with a second, embroidered shoulder cloth on top. This style of dress is worn for formal banquets and official dinners.

It is one of eight styles of Thai national dress developed by Her Majesty between 1958 and 1964.