[ noun ] a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific <noun.artifact>
Sarong \Sa"rong\, n. [Malay s[=a]rung.] A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago. --Balfour (Cyc. of India)
A sarong skirt, or piece of patterned fabric (for glamour you can use a large Hermes silk scarf) tied round a swimsuit and knotted at the waist is far more stylish as an alternative.
Leather and suede have been transformed into soft and swingy sarong skirts, dresses, walking shorts and even jeans, all in brilliant colors, that can be worn year round.
You keep expecting Dorothy Lamour to appear in a sarong.
In Pennsylvania, she uses silk left over from the men's tie factory and adds tapioca and coconut oil to give her sarong skirts more luster.
"My body will itch very badly if I wear any clothes or sarong," Kompas quoted Aco as saying.