Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes from the Game of Fashion
Dying beautifully in addition to also relinquishing, its flame, the embers of Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 (JFW) leave behind memories on a fashion horizon of spectacular creations, quirky takes in addition to also nonsensical fun for us to dissect, choose through in addition to also make our own.
Senayan City played host to Jakarta Fashion Week, which opened with aplomb. During This particular fashionable week, three collections stood out – Dini Pratiwi Irawati, Ivan Gunawan in addition to also Gracia Shinta.
Dini Pratiwi Irawati
This particular collection was sublime in addition to also would likely not be out of place with its peers from the international arena. Dini is actually tall, elegant in addition to also charming. I asked her what inspired the collection. She then began to regale me with the poignant fable of unrequited love of a man called Bandung Bondowoso for a beautiful woman Roro Jonggrang. Roro, wanting to reject him, set him the impossible task of requesting which he create a thousand statues in addition to also house them in a temple to be built by him. Fearing he would likely not fulfil This particular task, he set about an ambitious plan. He had all although completed his task save for one statue in addition to also coerced the villagers to create dawn light by setting fire to rice! Knowing which he had been set up to fail in addition to also be rejected, Bandung cursed Roro to be forever cast in stone.
Dini showed me images of the beautiful Hindu temple Prambanan where the statute of Roro lives. She had visited This particular stunning monument in addition to also fell in love with This particular. Through her designs, you can see how the aura of the temple, its history in addition to also mood had transmuted to an alluring depiction of a masterpiece created from the tenth century. She wanted the story to come alive through her designs.
She describes her collection as “ready to wear couture”. This particular took two months to create through images of the temple to choosing swatches. After which there was a month of painstakingly getting the ‘stencils’ right to guide where the gorgeous ethereal particular sequins (sewn on, one by one) would likely be stitched to create the silhouettes she wanted on her clean cut, simple designs. The materials used from the collection were Duchesse satin, cotton in addition to also fringing.
Ivan Gunawan
Ivan Gunawan
His show was a spectacle, titled My Kedora. The fragrant crowd which had gathered mid-week was outre looking in addition to also very stylishly eclectic. The inspiration was love in its many guises. The dark in addition to also light side. The poetic nature of love. The collection’s colours of blue, silver, gold in addition to also black along with tulle, jacquard in addition to also organza represented the whimsical, glorious in addition to also sometimes ephemeral nature of love.
The show kicked off which has a product wearing a sumptuous lace catsuit, which left very little to the imagination although This particular just rocked! A product sashaying in a gold dress down the catwalk drew gasps in addition to also wolf whistles in addition to also worthy This particular was too of such admiration. A black, billowing, silk skirt with white ‘embossed’ flowers was simply majestic. A sexy mesh dress which has a Ming vase-like embroidery on the bodice, which has a long front piece was deviously licentious.
Gracia Shinta
My kind of gal. I loved the super towering wedges. The black cape dress which has a bejewelled collar was dramatic as This particular was beautiful. The white trouser suit with an embodied cape combo was cleverly, innovatively handsome. The red dramatic evening dress was spectacular, in addition to also the black in addition to also gold slit front dress closing the show could only be described as Cleopatra dramatic, a dress to command a room. Uber cool chic collection.
Alas with the end inching closer, the final night was upon us. The great, the bold, the beautiful in addition to also downright quirky packed the fashion tent to the rafters for the finale of what had been a stupendous week of talent in addition to also style shown by designers of Jakarta.
Iwan Tirta
Iwan opened the evening with an explosion of Batik colour, oodles of fabric from the form of conservative, ornately decorated kaftan dresses of parachute proportions. The products resembled warrior princesses in fitted long dresses with capes. The women from the audience drooled when a covey of dapper, dashing, scrumptious beaus were sent down the catwalk in snug shirts of Iwan’s definitive prints, complimented with the just right ‘tight’ fitted trousers a man could decently wear! There were hues of browns, gold, red, black in addition to also green. The standout piece was the kaftan-style dress with embellishments around the V-neck in addition to also humongous sleeves.
Tex Saverio
Tex Saverio
He of Lady Gaga fame put on a heart stopping glittering affair. This particular was his usual twist of quirky wit in his designs. Silver in addition to also black were the key notes with the products sent down the runway in Swarovski crystal surgical masks. A white trouser suit was simply sensational, likewise silver skirts, trousers in addition to also tops in addition to also an abstract black in addition to also white skirt. Floor length mesh gowns with dramatic godet were devastatingly gorgeous. The puff ball/long skirt combo teamed with cropped jackets was an ode to the eighties.
Priyo Oktaviano’s
Inspired by Africa, products’ hair were in exquisite cornrow plaits. The funky, sparkly nose clips with wings were a sophisticated take on septum boar tusk piercings of an indigenous tribe. Chiffon skirts with high-low hems in addition to also trails which swayed as the products walked were simple in addition to also beautiful. The matching quilted tops provided a nice contrast to the chiffon skirts. A blue trouser suit was elegantly cut in addition to also very chic which has a swathe of rouged chiffon covering on the ‘tail’ of the jacket. There were some sexy, heavily beaded skirts jam packed with paillettes, crystal beads, sequins in addition to also feathers. A waistcoat dress combo with sheer sleeves in addition to also white ‘pearl’ beading in addition to also fitted, short front skirt was simply divine. The long, almost midnight, blue evening dress with tiny buttons at the back, slit at the front, paillettes on the sleeves in addition to also a polo neck collar, shouldn’t have worked although This particular sure did! All in all, Mongolian-African-esque chic. The international buyers should come knocking.
Vinora
Clinical, simple in addition to also white. Clever take on the ubiquitous white shirt in addition to also dinner jacket. Deconstructed shirts in addition to also dresses. The off-white tuxedo jacket was scrumptiously chic in addition to also definitely “less is actually more”. The half shirt/jacket combo was innovative in addition to also would likely get the attention at a gathering. Simple ideas made beautifully complicated. The shirt dress is actually on my hit list.
Sapto Djojokartiko
Beading, beading in addition to also more beading, sequins with lace, silk organza in addition to also tulle. Heavenly creations. Opulent Indian-inspired fare with an ode to the Frisian exotic dancer Margaretha Geertruida. Beautifully beaded trousers in addition to also tops. A stunning Sari style top/trouser creation in addition to also an equally stunning cape/kaftan low cut front dress were the show stoppers. A standing ovation, if you please!
Nur Zahar
This particular collection was Navajo meets Lawrence of Arabia meets chic hijab meets Mexicana. Flowing Batik prints in brown, blue in addition to also beige with multiple layering, giving the collection a relaxed look. The accessories were long suede boots, short block heel ankle boots in addition to also floppy wide brim hats. I fell in love with the tassel poncho; wear which as a dress belted at the hips with some tassel high heeled boots. Muted, modest yet alluring Muslim chic.
Jakarta Fashion Week was a fait accompli extraordinaire, the international fashion world took notice. As my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep dreaming of the beautiful clothes I had seen over the week. The signature music of JFW was a welcome intruder as a soundtrack to my dreams.
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Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes from the Game of Fashion
Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes from the Game of Fashion