This article considers reproduction of “Sāmoanness” through the process by which Lā‘ei Sāmoa , a simple dress code for public servants, came to be viewed as the national attire. The initial objections at the inauguration of Lā‘ei Sāmoa did not persist, because of the impossibility of establishing an acceptable historical and cultural authenticity of Sāmoan national attire. Over a three-year period, Lā‘ei Sāmoa also brought fortuitous economic benefits to the Sāmoan clothing industry and diversified the Sāmoan culture of clothing. Considering how the Sāmoan Government took the initiative on the introduction of Lā‘ei Sāmoa , it could be understood as the silent struggle of the nation to establish its distinctive “Sāmoanness”.

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Lā'eiSāmoa：从公务员的制服到民族服装？

本文认为，通过将公职人员的简单着装规定L''eiSāmoa视为民族服装的过程，可以再现“Sāmoanness”。由于无法确定可接受的萨摩亚民族服饰的历史和文化真实性，因此对拉伊萨摩亚就职典礼的最初反对并未持续。在三年的时间里，Lā'eiSāmoa还为Sāmoan服装行业带来了偶然的经济利益，并使Sāmoan服装文化多元化。考虑到萨摩亚政府是如何主动引入拉伊萨摩亚的，可以理解为该国为建立其独特的“萨摩亚”而进行的无声斗争。