So Jakarta Fashion Week 09/10 is finally underway and judging from the throngs of fiercely stylish people crowding Pacific Place, Im guessing Im not the only ones excited about it.
News of this years collaboration with the Embassy of India--2 designers are chosen from each country to visit the other to scout for the best traditional fabrics to be made into marvelous sartorial creations--have echoed pervasively for a while now so I was really looking forward to seeing the results at the Gala Dinner on opening night, November 14.
To be honest, Im not much of a
Sebastian Gunawan woman but he won me over with the basic black palette, some layered with lace and all of them, lusciously embroidered in rich shades of red and gold, topped with gorgeous coral accessories.
Malini Ramani’s collection consists of very simple, very wearable modern silhouettes. My favorite look is hands down the shift-dress paired with a metal-mesh vest.
Priyo Oktaviano....words cannot describe how utterly mesmerizing his show was. The styling was impeccable and the details took my breath away. The nude asymmetrical dress with the half-puffy sleeve is a must-have and the black jodhpur corseted jumpsuit got me instantaneously revising my finances this month because I just have got to OWN that!
To close the show was one of Indias senior designers,
Tarun Tahiliani who had admitted to me that he had had trouble working with Indonesian fabrics, that tend to be stiff. Well, I think he handled it more than just fine, seeing how elegant his draped saris had turned out.
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