Fashion History Through the Works of 11 Designers

The celebration of Jakarta Fashion Week 2018 was opened last Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Senayan City. The first day was wrapped up with 11 Retrospective Designers in title “Genggam 10 Juta Jari”. The eleven chosen designers are most succesful influencing pioneeers in Jakarta Fashion Week during 10 years running. Each designer represented a time of fashion development.

Edward Hutabarat represented the year of 2008. That year, Jakarta Fashion Week was then known as Festival Mode Indonesia. His theme
Edward Hutabarat: Part One was released and became a magnet of the event, making the collection a big sell-out.

In 2009 CIEL took the turn. The label was the first winner of Cleo Fashion Award, also started in the same year. CIEL continues to go stronger in excellent performance and becomes the proper standard to bring JFW’s vision and mission into ready-to-wear market.

The JFW frontier of international collaboration began in 2010. Sebastian Gunawan was the first chosen designer in this project. The initiative collaboration actually started in 2009 with India’s creative industry. The project turned out a big success. Sebastian Gunawan’s collection on international runway was picked up to work together with Lie Sang Bong, a highly reputable South Korea designer.

Enthroned to trendsetter is also a major achievement for a designer. Sapto Djojokartiko accomplished to standardizing woman formal attire with his influential breakthrough collection in 2011.

Speaking of influence, obviously we must not exclude Tex Saverio, who was also the first chosen member of the first batch of Indonesia Fashion Forward in 2012. His success story, entering Hollywood as his clothing line was handpicked by Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lawrence, triggered Indonesian young generation to follow his path in fashion industry.
 
The success continued. Intensive incubation program of Indonesia Fashion Forward succesfully mentored Major Minor label that was hooked straight away by giant retail Harvey Nichols to appear at Tokyo Fashion Week. Major Minor’s success story became the most notable fashion moment in 2013.

Senior designer Itang Yunasz represented the glory of local designer creation in 2014. He consistenly sets up a single fashion show every year.

Anne Avantie and Obin synergized to be a symbol in 2015. Both reputable designers are faithful in their respective paths, exploring traditional heritage and bring it to be various fashion creations.

Accessories designer, known for his radical approach, Rinaldy Yunardi, became the fashion focus of 2016. His standing-out designs are second to none and have been celebrity favorites, locally and globally.

The next following year belonged to Toton Januar. His label, Toton, gloriously snatched International Woolmark Prize Asia regional and becomes quite reguler resident at AQ Market Showroom in Paris Fashion Week.
 
Original Writer: Zea Zabrizkie/Reportage Team of Jakarta Fashion Week 2018
Translator: Dolly Sylvia/ Reportage Team of Jakarta Fashion Week 2018