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Indonesian Fashion Designer Meets First Lady
This was a big week for Indonesian fashion designers and not only did the President Obama build a stop in Jakarta, although he touched down right in the middle of Jakarta’s fashion week. While the President was gratifying the ideals of democracy and development at the University of Indonesia, local designers were sending a parade of pieces down the runways eager to found Jakarta as a fashion hub in Asia. Backed by the Indonesian Fashion Designers Association, the objective is to catapult Indonesian designers to the international stage.
The theme of Jakarta fashion week was styling conventional wear with a modern touch. The week kicked off with a compliment to the kebaya (derived from Arabic word for clothing “abaya”), a traditional blouse and skirt combo that most Indonesian women wear. Designer Defrico Audy varied a batik print with metallic silks and red velvets (pictured below).
Other designers wedged with modern designs. Sebastian Gunawan, another designer who got to meet Mrs. Obama, presented a 92-piece collection enthused by old icons (Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe) and new (Rihanna and Victoria Beckham). He showed gowns with high shoulders which he said look mostly excellent on petite women.
Modernity was not mislaid on other designers either. The rash of territory waist dresses paired with platform shoes were every bit worthy of catwalks in New York and can’t you nearly see Beckham in the seam by designer Ninik Darmawan.
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