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Kelingkan, an old Malay needlework art form is an artistic legacy created and utilised by olden Malay society. It is an intricate embroidery technique used to embellish textiles which was pioneered by Malay women. The intricacy of such embroidery art demands high precision and the unique expertise of embroiderers, who utilise gold or silver coated metal tape threads sewn on the surface of soft fabric. The beauty of the structure and variety of ornaments are accentuated in the case of kelingkan for ladies' head covering, which consists of the scarf and shawl, in the shape of a square and rectangular. The question is, how is the kelingkan design created? What is its design purpose? As a result, the author conducts qualitative descriptive research through fieldwork, including observation, interviews with embroiderers, and collection analysis. According to the study's findings, kelingkan embroidery activities in Malaysia have increased since the establishment of Malaya's trading system. There are still active embroiderers in only three states: Sarawak, Selangor, and Kelantan with the square and rectangular designs on the shawl and scarf used as headgear, clothing, rehal lining, bedsheets, takbir decorations, souvenirs, dowry mats, events, wedding ceremonies, a groom's cab and "nasi temuan" ceremony. Cultural functions, aesthetic functions, religious functions, social functions, and symbolic functions are just a few of the identified functions. Through this study, it is also possible to draw the conclusion that the utilitarian component can highlight the distinctiveness and clarify the significance of this needlework art. Implications: The study's findings can be used as a source of information to ensure that this form of art is kept alive in the Malay community.

When we observe people around us, one of the first things that strikes us is how different people are from one another. Some people are very talkative while others are very quiet. Some are active whereas others are couch potatoes. Some worry a lot; others almost never seem anxious. Each time we use one of these words, words like talkative, quiet, active, or anxious, to describe those around us, we are talking about a person’s personality the characteristic ways that people differ from one another. Personality psychologists try to describe and understand these differences. Recent years have witnessed the ascendance of a new way to conceptualize and investigate the acceptance of men’s denim jeans at different levels of personality and psychological describe ways in which people are different from each other. This follows Maslow concepts and psychological needs. In relation, many Malaysian artists favour jeans wearing during stage shows, drama shooting or film and daily life. For instance, both the artist and the music they sing can play a huge role in which direction the fashion industry moves. Research design is inextricably linked to data analysis. An appropriate design can ensure that the substantive and statistical assumptions for the data analysis such as the assumptions that obtained from the questionnaire distributed to respondents. The hypothesis was tested among 40 male respondents are randomly selected, aged from 23 to 30 years old near Kuala Lumpur from different background such as professional and non-professional. These results provide support for the time horizon hypothesis and suggest further attention to the factors in investigation for future research. The objectives are to understand the cutting styles that fits the person by being able to differentiate various styles available reflecting men’s personality towards jeans styles. By undertaking a quantitative method, the study was able to provide an insight into the personality of self-identity reflection towards men in Kuala Lumpur using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study emphasizes on whether men’s personality was reflected by different styles of denim jeans. There are signs that this personality and psychological perspectives emerging as a potentially integrative paradigm for personality and psychology as well. This special issue highlights this new appearance and its relevance to a broad of topics in personality and psychology. Result from analysis proves that slim fit jeans was the type of jeans that had the best choice among respondents, followed by straight cut jeans, skinny jeans, regular jeans and tapered jeans. For section ‘denim jeans as reflection of self- identity, it was found that the highest mean score recorded was the statement ‘I like jeans as a casual wear’.

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