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38 | September/October • 2014 Exclusively featuring Open 7 Days: M-F 8am-10pm, Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm F A Y E T T E V I L L E 2043 Skibo Rd #101 • Fayetteville Pavilion • (910) 864-1500 (910) 864-1500 Open 7 Days: M-F 8am-10pm, Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm 49 99 FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Rd #101 59 Fayetteville Pavilion 21 Board Certified Radiologists Subspecialty Expertise Faster Report Turnaround Outpatient Radiology Facilities Include: Expertise Makes the Difference for Our Patients! Formerly Carolina Regional Radiology Valley Regional Imaging 3186 Village Drive, Suite101 Fayetteville, NC Imaging Center in Angier 169 Rawls Road Angier, NC www.valleyradiologync.com Main Office/Interventional Clinic 3186 Village Drive, Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC . . . Modesty is evident in ai clothing and ever so graceful and elegant. Each piece is hand spun with the finest silk and lace with beads strung by hand. e traditional ai dress for women is vibrant with bold colors and combi- nations with intricate patterns woven throughout. Women's attire consists of a pha nung, a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body that can be folded in several different ways. "No matter which way you pull the fabric, you will not see my legs," laughed Gaid Manee, a dancer in the ai group. Accessories include a sabai, a shaw-like garment, draped diagonally around the chest over the le shoulder and dropped to the back. Manee wears gold jewelry, a headpiece adorned with gemstones and an orchid in her hair to give it a formal touch. "It makes me feel young to wear this," said Gaid. "Yes," Kingkeaw agreed. "It makes me feel proud to wear them too." A traditional men's costume con- sists of a chong kraben or pants worn by wrapping around the waist and twisting the ends together to pull the twisted fabric between the legs. e group consists of about 20 friends and family from the Buddhist Temple, Wat Mungme Srisuk, in Cam- den. e temple is currently under construction and the group is hoping that fundraisers will help finish it. ese two cultures have traces and elements of western influence, but with ever changing fashion the core stays deeply rooted in history and tra- dition. CV

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