The Development of
Indonesia’s Fashion
Talking about the Development of
Fashion Trend in Indonesia, It is not apart from the names of designers or
fashion designers and events that occurred during the development of the
fashion world of Indonesia.
Historically, from 700-1000 BC,
textiles and fabrics have been documented as one of the important products
exchanged or traded between nations and kingdoms in Southeast Asia. For
example, the Sriwijaya Kingdom (Palembang) traded its natural resources to be
exchanged for silk and pottery from China, and with India, they traded for
cotton.
A. Definition of Fashion Trend
Definition of Fashion
is any fashion of clothing or jewelry that is popular for a certain time or at
a certain place. The term fashion is often used in a positive sense, as a
synonym for glamor, beauty and style or style that continues to change from one
period to the next, from generation to generation. It also serves as a
reflection of social and economic status, a function that explains the
popularity of many styles throughout the history of costumes. Fashion or fashion
is increasingly becoming a profitable industry in the international world as a
result of the emergence of world-renowned fashion houses and fashion magazines.
Trend and season fashion is mostly driven by fashion
designers who create and produce articles of clothing. In this case the term
Fashion Business will be used in the business sense associated with fashionable
clothing or clothing as a creative industry created and produced by fashion
designers. No one denies that the fashion designer's work has a major
contribution to the garment industry, because today's garment entrepreneurs
will need to use the designers' skills to keep up to date to keep up with the
world's fashion trends.
B. The Starting Point of Indonesian Fashion Developments
The development of
Fashion Trend in Indonesia is strongly influenced by European and Asian cultures
especially Korean fashion recently. Fashion in Indonesia has progressed well in
history. Since the advent of Non Kawilarang and Peter Sie, in 1960, the
Indonesian fashion world has shown remarkable potential and talent. In its
early development Fashion Indonesia tended to imitate western style both in
materials used as well as design. By age, parents in Indonesia are generally
more comfortable with traditional costumes such as kebaya, especially to attend
special events, in contrast to young age who more often appear in western style
fashion or korean fashion style. Since then traditional clothing has
harmoniously developed just as well as western style designs to date.
The year 1970 is the beginning of the
emergence of Iwan Tirta, Harry Dharsono, Prajudi, Poppy Dharsono and Ramli who
have signaled in the World of Fashion Indonesia to the international world
through their creation and fashion parade at home and abroad. In that decade,
the fashion world of Indonesia recorded considerable progress. The efforts and
hard work of young designers are supported by the publication of the women's
magazine "Femina", a new women's magazine that started publishing in
1972, which paid a lot of serious attention to the fashion world by presenting
the news of world fashion trends, thus providing a wider spectrum of fashion
national in this era.
Pia Alisjahbana was an influential
woman in managing the magazine and initiated the first annual Fashion Designer
Competition in 1979. The event became an important event that scored many
talented young designers such as Samuel Wattimena, Chossy Latu, Carmanita,
Edward Hutabarat, and Stephanus Hamy, adding list of existing designers such as
Arthur Harland, Susan Budiarjo, Thomas Sigar, Dandy Burhan, Adrianto Halim,
Corrie Kastubi, Ghea Panggabean, Biyan, Raizal Rais and Itang Yunaz.
Their name has made a historical
point for the development of the Indonesian fashion industry. At that time, a
great opportunity for the fashion designer to develop his design was supported
by the Government of Indonesia. Ministry of Trade for example, they are
involved in international exhibitions, trade fairs, and cultural missions,
especially in the leading fashion countries such as the United States, European
countries and Australia.
C. Modern Indonesia Clothing
In the 1990s when issues of
globalization and the development of modern media technologies such as the
Internet, facilitate the designers to access the news about the development of
the world of fashion and trend has helped designers in creating a variety of
fashion, especially in adopting a glamorous western style. For example
Sebastian Gunawan, who introduced the party dress with beads and crystal
beautiful, became famous and brought positive inspiration to other designers
like Biyan, Arantxa Adi, Adjie Notonegoro and Eddy Betty. Until now, beads and
crystal as fashion accessories are still popular in Indonesia.
In the 2000s the new names further
enriched the long list of talented Indonesian designers with their own
distinctive and independent styles such as Adrian Gan, Obin, Kiata Kwanda,
Sally Koeswanto, Tri Handoko and Irsan. While others make western style
designs, Edward Hutabarat and Anne Avantie dedicate their creations by
designing traditional "Blus Kebaya" costumes with a modern twist. So
as to make Indonesian traditional dress reborn and loved by the young so that
they more appreciate the traditional art.
Thus Summary History of the
Development of Fashion World in Indonesia with the names of Fashion Designers
involved in it. Hopefully can make an inspiration for the development of a more
advanced fashion world.