Fustanella have also influenced the evolution of the fustanella based on statues of Roman emperors wearing knee-length pleated skirts (in colder regions, more folds were added to provide greater warmth). Folklorist Ioanna Papantoniou considers the Celtic kilt, as viewed by the Roman legions, to have served as a prototype. Sir Arthur Evans considered the fustanella of the female peasants (worn over and above the Slavonic apron) living near the modern Bosnian-Montenegrin borders as a preserved Illyrian element among the local Slavic-speaking populations. In the Byzantine Empire, a pleated skirt known as the "podea" (Greek: ποδέα) was worn. The wearer of the
Malaysian cultural outfits wear that. The clothing for Baju Kurung are: knee-length blouse worn over a long skirt. The blouse is long-sleeved and collarless, while the skirt, called a "kain", has pleats on one side. A headscarf is sometimes worn with this. Another popular traditional costume is the "kebaya", a more tight-fitting two-piece dress. This is often considered less formal. It is worn by the female flight attendants of Malaysia Airlines. Prior to the wide embrace of Islam, Malay women wore "kemban", which were sarongs tied just above the chest. The classical everyday clothing for men in Malaysia is a short sleeved shirt