This research discussed about The Interpretation of Symbols In Traditional
Costume of Mandarese. This research aimed to find out how are the symbols in
Traditional Costume of Mandarese represented. This research focused on analyzing
the existences of symbols in Traditional costume of Mandarese based on Roland
Barthes theory. Then, the data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative method.
The researcher used interview sheet as the instrument to find out the valid data. The
research was conducted in order to inform the reader about informations the
existences of Mandarese sarongs in Mandarese societies.The findings showed that
there were designs, colors, and motive in Mandarese sarong as the part of in
traditional Mandarese costume which are represented the meanings that becomes
exists in Mandarese societies. The researcher concluded that Mandarese sarong
express the meaning related to the Pattern of life, related to the principle and
behaviour, and related to the ideology as a human society and religous people than to
create identity of the users among societies