in Fashionpedia, Glossary, Style-List, Top on May 2nd, 2012
What is it? Basically it looks like a regular stripes, but an original betron stripes consist of a thin blue horizontal stripes on a white background, with wide neckline and long sleeves. Who made it popular? Who else but the chic Coco Chanel, back in the ...
Tags: Audrey Tautou, Breton Stripes, Coco Chanel
in Apparel, Fashionpedia, Style-List, Top on April 25th, 2012
Maybe we don't wear kebaya anymore on Kartini Day like when we were kids, but we can't help but associate the special day with kebaya whenever we think about it. Usually the kebaya worn wear during Kartini Day is the simple one, made out of cotton, ...
Tags: kartini, Kebaya, Kebaya Kartini
in Fashionpedia, Style-List on November 11th, 2011
November is here and traditionally, that means fashion weeks all over the world are coming to an end soon. Although here in Jakarta, we’re still anticipating Jakarta Fashion Week, which will be held on 12-18 November this year. Expect back-to-back fashion shows as well as ...
Tags: Fashion Week
in Fashionpedia, Style-List on October 24th, 2011
I'm pretty sure that you often see the patterns displayed above. Known as the houndstooth, this textile is made of pattern of squares or crossed lines. This duotone textile pattern is different from the usual checks pattern because instead of the perfect checks the pattern ...
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in Apparel, Fashionpedia, Style-List on July 11th, 2011
Have you ever wondered what kids wore during Dutch colonialism in Indonesia? Compared to women’s and men’s clothing tempo doeloe, I guess Indonesian kid’s fashion today is the most influenced by Dutch colonialism, since the reminiscence – such as school uniform - is apparent until ...
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in Accessories, Fashionpedia, Shopping, Style-List on May 17th, 2011
Have you ever heard of Miriam Haskell? It’s okay if you haven’t. I had no idea about Miriam Haskell either when Ditya Nabiel, public Relations of Rococo Group invited me to come to Rococo and have a fruitful chat about Miriam Haskell. I even googled ...
Tags: M. Haskell, Miriam Haskell, ROCOCO
in Accessories, Apparel, Fashionpedia, Style-List on March 23rd, 2011
When I was invited to see Animated Interactive Performance last Saturday that was held by British Council in their old town revitalization program called Mystery of Batavia, I just knew that Fatahillah Museum has a secret chamber painted with unfinished mural by Harijadi Sumodidjojo. The ...
in Apparel, Boutique, Fashionpedia, Glossary, Shopping, Style-List on February 9th, 2011
What is Kaftan? Kaftan is a long tunic that reaches the ankles with long wide sleeves and usually made of light fabric such as muslin or cotton. A kaftan is often embroidered at the front and the sleeves and worn with a belt. Kaftans were mostly ...
Tags: Kaftan, Kaftan Kaftan boutique, Kemang
in Apparel, Fashionpedia, Glossary, Style-List on January 31st, 2011
Cap - very short sleeves that usually covers only a little part of arms. image from gap.com Bishop - usually long sleeves, fuller on the bottom than on the top, hits on the wrists or below elbows and gathered into a cuff. image from gizmodiva.com Kimono - wide and ...
Tags: Batwing, Bell Sleeve, Bishop Sleeve, Cap Sleeve, Dolman Sleeve, Flutter Sleeve, Kimono Sleeve, Lantern Sleeve, Puff Sleeve, Sleeve
