Fabric Indonesia Fashion Show in New York

Fabric Indonesia Fashion Show in New York

Indonesia should be proud of, one of the results of the culture, the woven fabric will be presented in New York, United States. Not just a presentation, but at the same time educate the American fashion market value of weaving is so high.

The program is the next step on OSCE election Hatta Rajasa for Champion award Visionary Woman Award 2012 on empowering artisans weaving through Indonesian Weaving Cita (CTI). Awards are intended as a successful community empowerment was given by Fashion 4 Development and the United Nations Millennium Development Goal program.

"This is part of our love for the nation that we show through the development of weaving. Extremely easy to promote because people him loom was heavy. So how can we weave creation of wearable," said Hatta Rajasa OSCE, current chairwoman of CTI press conference in the Indonesian Weaving Cita Gallery, Jln Tirtayasa 3, Jakarta, Tuesday (04/09/2013).

Indonesia became the first country to have an opportunity to be the opening event Trend Overview collection Ready to Wear Fall / Winter 2013/2014 are held by Fashion Group International (FGI). FGI alone is a forum for creators in the American fashion industry who oversees several important names in the fashion industry such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Oscar De La Renta, Anna Wintour, Ariel Foxman, Evelyn Lauder and is now led by Margaret Hayes.

To introduce and cultivate looms as a ready to wear clothing in a range of programs that took place on 15 and 18 April, with two CTI talented Indonesian designers. The two designers are Ardistia Asri Dwi Ardistia New York with the label and the label Kraton Auguste Soesas are both based in New York.

On April 15, the two designers will show a total of 10 looks ready to wear clothing woven as the opening event of the fashion event held FGI. Meanwhile, on April 18, the work of two designers will be exhibited in one of the oldest fashion education institutions in New York, Fashion Institute of Technology in New York (FIT). Reportedly, performances and exhibitions that take place in the Theatre Hall, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York that will be attended by around 400 media, academia, fashion, garment industry, researchers and more.

In recital at New York's, Ardistia will feature creations from Bali and Garut weaving deng Weaving themes Capsule Collection. Admittedly, the work of predominantly beige, black and gold was inspired by painter and architect of Bali, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad berpalet famous monochrome works are so powerful yet modern and timeless.

While Auguste will showcase the work of Palembang songket, woven Balinese, and Sambas songket. The collection of the theme Ecological Luxuries are shown in the second event.

In the creation of weaving both designers admitted encountered many difficulties. For example, Auguste who cut themselves until the whole fabric because he thought the fabric was very valuable and should be treated carefully. Not much different from the first-time Ardistia wearing weaves for collection.

"Trying to adapt well to be flexible woven fabric with demand in the U.S. market. Was first used and weaving, a lot of which I need to learn," said the woman, a graduate Engineering at Northeastern University, Boston, USA.