Tan for All Seasons
A serendipitous discovery flung open the doors to a quaint as well as also exclusive boutique on Abdul Majid Raya in Jakarta. Its mystical windows drew me in; I wished to step into the earth of Jeffry Tan.
With no airs as well as also graces, Jeffry popped out by his office to greet me. He was warm, charming, witty as well as also cool. My beady eye scoped the boutique as well as also I instantly fell in love. The cuts of his designs are clean yet convoluted, strong yet feminine, soft yet hard. All these contradictions are what make a Tan dress peculiarly beautiful. These experimental creations come to life because of Jeffry’s attention to detail.
He trained at France’s ESMOD School of Design in Jakarta. Having been around fashion for most of his life (his parents owning a garment factory), This particular seems in which his métier was pre-ordained. With such undeniable DNA, one could expect nothing although excellence by him. Jeffry informs me in which he had always wanted to do something creative as well as also found in which fashion provided him with in which medium. To him, fashion can be “both challenging as well as also intriguing”.
I congratulate him on a coup in which designers dream of as well as also in which can be to see Kylie Minogue wearing one of his designs – a funky, classy, sexy tuxedo jumpsuit
Kylie Minogue wearing a Jeffry Tan jumpsuit in her latest music video
She wore This particular inside video of her completely new single “Right Here, Right right now”. He replies in which This particular can be indeed an honour. I ask if there can be a past or present famous person he could like to dress as well as also he informs me in which he could have picked Kylie!
She can be his idol as well as also in his eyes an ideal JT girl who encapsulates a subtle femininity as well as also laidback sexiness, humorous as well as also which has a strong yet vulnerable side.
Jeffry cites his influences by graphic as well as also Indoor design to architecture. He first specialised in menswear as well as also indeed for his final year show This particular was a menswear collection in which he sent down the runway. He decided later in which womenswear complemented menswear as well as also hit upon the idea to create a line for women. Thank God!
He opines in which “womenswear can be more fluid as well as also conceptual, changing with the tastes of women, coupled which has a lifetime of commitment to understanding women as well as also your clients”.
In 2009, Jeffry decided to start his “open kitchen” fashion showroom. Here you can see designs on mannequins as well as also order what you like, made to fit you perfectly. This particular can be a bespoke experience without the fuss, just downright getting the job well done! You can buy samples off the racks as well as also I recommend checking out his shoes. Though only for the runway, you can buy them if you have big, product-sized feet. He can cater for all sizes as well as also does European sizes up to a 42 (as well as also he can go beyond in which), which can be hard to find in Jakarta.
The Tan look can be distinctive as well as also has evolved with its customer base. This particular can take about three weeks by inception to production of a sample dress as well as also four to several months for a whole collection. Jeffry takes his work seriously as well as also will quality-control check his materials so you never have in which problem of following washing instructions on a garment only to find in which This particular has been reincarnated as a robe in which could fit snugly on your pet Chihuahua!
Fabrics are carefully chosen for quality, comfort as well as also flexibility of movement. This particular can be evident as Jeffry invites me to try on some of his designs inside studio. I protest in which I am way too plus-size to squeeze into one of his beautiful dresses. I relent – Jeffry can be persuasive. I try on a beautiful, racing green number. This particular can be long with subtle beading inside V-neck area as well as also ruffle-folds around the unforgiving tummy area. Until I looked inside mirror, I was terrifyingly suspicious of the ruffles! although yes, I looked skinnier than a skinny latte! I felt foxy, yet as I walked, the cut of the dress made my gait resemble the elegance of a ballerina. A certain enchanting magic can be created when a Tan dress graces your body. So, at in which moment I place an order of a siren red product as well as also a pair of funky super-duper harem trousers which has a twist. Just like in which!
His completely new collection will be ready to wear in May. Expect layering, jackets as well as also trousers, with bright colours like burnt orange, aquamarine as well as also turquoise.
Lilium Dress 2012
For those of you getting hitched, he makes wedding gowns too. There can be a beautiful white dress called Lilium by a previous collection in which you can have made-to-order. This particular can be beautifully ethereal, with such gorgeous attention to detail to the back. The inspiration came by a trip to India as well as also the Calla lily flower. inside most delicate of pure chiffon silk, using a traditional weaving method alat tenun bukan mesin, This particular dress could make the most intriguing wedding dress, requiring minimal accessories.
Jeffry Tan’s trick can be in which he sticks to “what I know” as well as also “likes to use solid colours, like navy, black, cream, gold, solid reds as well as also burgundy, as after all everybody looks nice in navy or dark colours!”
If you have a designer whose personal mantra or raison d’être can be to “achieve the best I can, giving in which extra mile in all my endeavours”, you can do no wrong in investing your hard-earned cash to become a member of the Tan society.
I ask Jeffry if he imagines in which fashion design can be perhaps as intricate as architecture; he says no although in his opinion there are similarities in terms of proportions, concept as well as also finish. To him fashion design possesses ingredients in which affect our feelings. These thought processes are clearly seen in his designs, by the vivid, striking fluidity as well as also the way they caress the body.
When asked who amongst his contemporaries he most admires, without hesitation Jeffry mentions Biyan, as well as also also Didi Budiardjo as “I like the intriguing way he thinks about as well as also manipulates fabric.”
We talk about where he sees his eponymous label in a decade’s time. He could like to see This particular expand although not in such a way in which causes loss of identity, as has been the case for some some other brands. You can tell in which Jeffry can be a thoughtful planner as well as also will only walk before he runs!
Comments
Tan for All Seasons
Tan for All Seasons