In older times, the bride would weave silk for her groom, and would change her silk outfits many times during the wedding ceremony. Wednesday is a blend of green and copper. Thursday is light green. Friday is dark blue and Saturday is dark violet. Younger women wear the bright purples, yellows and greens and the older women wear the darker colors.
Daily life is adorned with silk of assorted patterns, colors and functions.
The krama is perhaps most evident, commonly used as scarves and headwear. The silk sarong is a piece of silk in various patterns casually wrapped around the waist and worn at home. The sampot is the Khmer skirt worn by women for various occasions. The most common style, the pamung , is solid colored, sometimes decorated with a pattern at the hemline. The anlounh has vertical stripes and is often worn to wedding parties or other celebrations.