in Apparel, JFW 2012, Runway Report, Style-List on February 10th, 2012
At the 4th annual Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW) recently, it was clear that the organizers, supported largely by the Indonesian fashion circle, are determined to bring Indonesia onto the global runway. To their credit, the world has indeed swung by, and upon leaving, seemed to ...
Tags: Berlin Fashion Week, Boessert/Schorn, Hien Le, Issever Bahri, Justin Smith, Oscar Lawalata, Pineda Covalin, Starstyling, Tube Gallery
in Apparel, JFW 2012, Style-List on January 18th, 2012
Puff is good. The powder puff for your nose and cheeks. The vanity puff on where you’re sitting in front of the mirror, while powdering the nose. Those adorably badass Powerpuff Girls. Heck, Puff the Magic Dragon. For those things, puff I love. Fluff is also ...
Tags: Andrea Risjad, Grazia, Ina Thomas, Isis, Ivan Gunawan, Marissa Nasution, Michelle Worth, Syamsuri Muda
in Apparel, JFW 2012, Made in Indonesia, Runway Report, Style-List on January 10th, 2012
For the longest time, especially in the Western hemisphere, corsets are seen as a symbol of female restrictions. The tight, often whalebone-constructed, laced-up bodily contraptions do make it difficult for women to be physically active. Corset is not a Western exclusive. Many traditional Indonesian costumes featured ...
Tags: Biyan, Ferry Soenarto, Obin, Yasra
in JFW 2012, Made in Indonesia, Style-List on December 9th, 2011
Dee Ong collection It has been really encouraging to see the revived interests in Javanese batik in recent years. And, certainly, the UNESCO Heritage award did us all rightfully proud. Yet, it’s rather disheartening to see that many Indonesians got so caught up in batik that these ...
Tags: Batik, Dee Ong, Defrico Audy, Ian Adrian, Ikat, Ki Artik, Obin, Songket, Tapis, Tenun, Ulos
in Designer, Shoes, Style-List on September 26th, 2011
Yes, I’m going to talk about Louboutins. But no, ladies, it’s not about the latest styles or colors. I’m going to talk about the one color that’s been there since the beginning of the brand; the red lacquer on the outsoles of each and every ...
Tags: Christian Louboutin, Louboutin Law Suit, Red Sole, YSL, YSL Cruise 2011
in Books, Magazine, Movie, Web, Style-List on August 6th, 2010
Last week, the FD gang was invited to what must be one of the most lavish parties held in Jakarta this year. The event was to celebrate the launch of 4 new magazines from Kompas Gramedia: In Style, Martha Stewart Living, More and Fortune. That's ...
Tags: InStyle Indonesia
in Books, Magazine, Movie, Web, Style-List on June 14th, 2010
Like what I’ve previously written on my Sex and the City 2 review here disappointingly the thin storyline also comes with some noticeable fashion faux-pas, where there weren’t supposed to be too many glitches. First, the purple, crinoline-lined, ball skirt that mismatched the Dior tee and ...
Tags: SATC2
in Books, Magazine, Movie, Web, Style-List on June 10th, 2010
At the opening night of Sex and the City 2, I got all dolled up in fancy footwear then joined my friend Lailai and her merry band of gay buddies. As any self-respecting big city’s single girl, Lailai and I are, in a more accurate ...
Tags: SATC2, Sex and the City
