Because of the longstanding relationship with the Vietnamese, the Cham, the Chinese ... so the Khmer culture in general and their costumes in particular have changed. However, the traditional costumes of the Khmer Southerners still show very clearly their own cultural identity.
On costumes, the Khmer Southern dress shows very clearly its own cultural identity. The Khmer women's xampot dress is worn in a way that is wrapped around the hips and tied to one side, with the skirt high on the ankle. Xampot skirts are usually made of silk, hand-woven, patterned and colorful. Woolen jackets or wong silk blouses are long Khmer dresses, made of black fabric. The shirt is sewn, wide and long across the knee, neck before the chest, so wear right back. The shirt is usually tight, with four patches of fabric from the armpit to the bear. These dresses are usually worn with black pants like Vietnamese or worn with xampot skirts. Kama is a Khmer silk scarf but is now commonly used in Cham residents and Vietnamese in the South. Due to the dyeing technique of the kaleidoscope, the kama is black, glossy and long lasting. Khmer weavers of Kama pattern have red or blue patterned patterns floating on rectangular or white squares so they are usually beautiful and durable. Kama also used a towel, a shawl, a towel, a headband, a belt, a travel bag, and a hammock for the baby.

Today, due to the process of colluding with the Vietnamese, the Cham, the Chinese, etc., the culture of Khmer people in general, their costumes in particular have changed a lot. In particular, in the Ngo Dinh Diem ruling, with the policy of assimilating the ethnic groups, the Khmer for fear of discrimination, many people are afraid to wear their traditional costumes that must wear the Vietnamese. Then gradually became familiar and so far has become normal so it is less different than the Vietnamese. Their traditional attire is now only "modest" in the days of traditional festivals or when performing arts or introducing their culture. Khmer young people now like to dress like many young Vietnamese, Chinese, Cham people in the area so when the street is difficult to distinguish the Khmer youth, who are Vietnamese youth, Cham, Hoa. Only on the wedding day, festivals, traditional holidays of the Khmer as Chol Chom Thmay, Don ta, Ok om bok ... is the occasion Khmer people continue to wear their traditional costumes to go to the temple and visit each other. At the moment, Khmer girls often wear trousers, women often wear black pants with shirts, blouses or three. Legs carry clogs, sandals or shoes. Khmer men usually wear pirama suits or trinkets with trousers or shorts. When working, the Khmer often choose the clothes, sandals durable and good as the clothes are made of khaki fabric. When going to the wedding, visiting the temple, attending festivals ..., the Khmer often choose the beautiful costumes inferior to other ethnic groups. Daughters still prefer traditional dress, men usually prefer to wear western clothes, sandals, and travel for convenience. Women like to wear gold or other metal rings, hair styled with colorful clamps to add charm. Both male and female Khmer young men prefer to wear watches.

Since the days of the South completely liberated, especially in recent years due to improved livelihoods, many Khmer have conditions, they want to find on the traditional cultural capital so their traditional dress gradually gradually "relive". Khmer girls who are conditioned to sew or buy, so expensive traditional costumes also see a lot of community cultural festivals, at the Khmer Temple or in the "fashion show". "in cultural and artistic activities along with other ethnic groups.

However, in daily life, according to our survey, nowadays there are 19.66% Khmer in traditional costumes often, 38.06% occasionally wear and 42.28% very little wear . Of these, 11.49% of men in traditional wear were teenagers, 21.26% were teenagers and 67.24% were older. For females wearing traditional attire in adolescence is 10.38%, youth is 26.42% and the elderly is 63.21%.