1. If a lavalava is worn it need not be white. 2. The Samoan Lavalava is a wraparound " skirt ". 3. The men's lavalava have only traditional symbols. 4. The men and women wore brightly colored lavalavas . 5. Pacific islanders have their lavalavas , Scots have their kilts and Greeks have something skirtlike. 6. Native attire, such as the skirt-like lavalavas of the Samoans, also stood out. 7. The women's lavalava pattern usually have either traditional symbols and / or a flower ( frangipani ) pattern. 8. Men will wear white shirts with either white slacks or the traditional'i . e . faitaga form of the lavalava . 9. Argentines broke ranks and took pictures, the Mongolian flag bearer wore a cape and American Samoans marched into the stadium in lavalavas . 10. Besides the beads, Tua will enter the ring wearing a lavalava ( a Samoan kilt ) to the accompaniment of a Samoan drummer.
