Dewi Fashion Knights: Cycle of Time and Culture

Entering its 9th year, Dewi Fashion Knights (DFK) 2016 was back again as a curtain call show at Jakarta Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2017. This year, Dewi collaborated with Didi Budiardjo, Felicia Budi, Maha – Major Minor, Saptodjojokartiko, Toton, and Vinoa. Choosing “Cycle of Time and Culture” as a theme, the Fashion Panel selected designers to revealed their best yet creation on runway.

All six designers conveyed culture and identity through their collection. Felicia Budi was descended with assimilation between China and Java culture in “Anak”, Vinora with a collection “3rd Culture Kids” based on personal experience, and TOTON collection appeared with layers of character and personality that could be adjusted according to the needs.

Dissimilarly the other three designers were inspired by figures from fine arts, lifestyle, and pop culture. Maha Major Minor took insights from Raden Saleh, Didi Budiarjo chose Pia Alisjahbana, and Sapto Djojokartiko opted for David Bowie. One thing different from this year celebration was there was a very special stage for Didi Budiarjo as an honorary award, for his consistency in fashion industry.

Through this event, Dewi showed its existence as the first fashion and lifestyle magazine in Indonesia, whose foremost commitment is to support and develop Indonesian fashion industry.