Sompot Chong Kben

Sompot Chong Kben (Khmer: សំពត់ចងក្បិន, sâmpót châng kbĕn [sɑmput cɑːŋ kɓən]) is a Cambodian unisex, lower body, wraparound cloth. It was adopted in the neighbouring countries of Laos, and Thailand, where it is known as pha hang (ຜ້າຫາງ [pʰȁː hǎːŋ]) and chong kraben (โจงกระเบน [tɕōːŋ krābēːn]). It was the preferred choice of clothing for women of the upper and middle classes for daily wear. Unlike the typical sompot, it is more of a pant than a skirt. The chong kraben is described by art historian Eksuda Singhalampong as "a garment that resembles loose breeches". The wearer wraps a rectangular piece of cloth around his or her waist, the edge of the cloth is then passed between the legs and tucked in at the wearer's lower back. Many 19th-century European accounts often called them "knee breeches", riding breeches or "knickerbockers".^{: Note 10}