The Samoan Lavalava is a wraparound "skirt". The men's lavalava have only traditional symbols. If a lavalava is worn it need not be white. The term "lavalava" is both singular and plural in the Samoan language. A blue lavalava is the official skirt for the police officers uniform of Samoa. The women's lavalava pattern usually have either traditional symbols and/or a flower (frangipani) pattern. In New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna, lavalava are called ""manou"".