Three Designers with that Ethnic Touch

The growth of fashion in Indonesia is inseparable from the element of art and culture from the country itself. The Indonesian fashion show, Fashion Forward 1, held on October 24th 2015 at Fashion Tent Jakarta Fashion Week, three local designers displaying a variety of work with exceptional ethnic detail.

Bachtiar known as Anthony, loved the archipelago woven woof a material which was displayed through his 16 collection entitled by "Becik-Becik Kemanten, Discovering The Natural Colors of Indonesia". With natural color dyes achieve from plants, without damaging it, they carefully extract colors like green and yellow color from the leaves of mango also the color red from the bark cup.

Furthermore, handbag designer, Lea Judipranata with her brand “D'LEIA” featured in her spring/summer collection 2016 a variety of handmade bags made with a combination of rattan, leather, and pandan leaves woven together. Elements of Papua’s exotic shells are added to complete the well-favored collection.

The third sequence with the theme "The Eye Has to Travel”, the fashion house “Lekat” enliven the Indonesian fashion industry through their creation with the characteristical Bedouin weaving. Using a combination of soft colors and geometric detail, look-designer Amanda Lestari in collaboration with illustrator Angela Judiyanto, produced unique piece that is surely eye-catching.