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Mo Hom
Mo Hom (Thai: ม่อฮ่อม หรือ ม่อห้อม, “Dark indigo”) is a name to call round neck t-shirt with short sleeves and straight cut boxy in dark blue or black color. There are two kinds of Mo Hom. They are button style and rope style. Most of Tai Lü and Tai Lan people from Laos usually wear Mo Hom as their traditional clothing. It came from Laos and became popular in the Northern Thailand.

Meaning of Mo Hom
Mo Hom is the traditional word of Lanna but it does not mean clothing like everybody knows. It means dark indigo color.

History
Mo Hom started in Thailand World War II at Phrae (a province in Northern Thailand) from Laotian immigration. They sold their clothing to laborers and it became popular for them. In 1953, Mr. Kraisri Nimmanhaemin (a minister of Ministry of Finance) set the party in Khan Tok style at Chiang Mai and set the theme in wearing Mo Hom. After the party Mo Hom became more popular because most of the people who came to the party thought it was a traditional clothing of Lanna men.

Making of Mo Hom
The liquid for dyeing comes from Hom leaves that are left in the water until they rot into a green liquid and have a bad smell. Hom leaves are added in the green liquid until the liquid becomes blue color. Then lime is added to the blue liquid and it is stirred until the bubbles pop up and the blue liquid becomes darker. For dyeing, it takes many times until it is stuck perfectly. If it has been used for a long time, it will be pale.