Valuing Indonesian Women for All That They Are Worth
Jakarta. Being a woman is never an easy task, particularly in Indonesia, where women are expected to fill given roles prescribed by society. These include being a dutiful daughter, a wife, a mother, a...
View ArticleNY Times Photographer Cunningham’s Street Secrets for Fashion
In a past life, he dressed Jackie Kennedy and designed fashionable hats. Since then, Bill Cunningham has become a living legend of street fashion photography, a discipline he is credited with creating....
View ArticleGrand Dame Vivienne Westwood Dishes on Sex, Punk and Fashion
London. Grande dame of fashion, co-founder of punk and outspoken campaigner Vivienne Westwood has seen it all. But at 73, she wants to set the record straight. The British designer’s authorized...
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Say ‘Buongiorno’ to All Things Italia at Pacific Place
Through Nov. 2, visitors of South Jakarta’s high-end Pacific Place Mall can enjoy the vibrant sights, tastes and sounds of Italy through the three-week cultural festival ‘Buongiorno Italia.’ (Photo...
View ArticleFashion Designer Oscar de la Renta Dead at 82
Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, dressing American first ladies and Hollywood stars in his classic silhouettes, died on Monday at the age of...
View Article‘Curiosity Cabinet’ of Fantasy
It was a custom among gentlemen in 16th century Europe to create a collection of things that intrigued them. These things might range from anything like dried flowers, stones, insects to elephant...
View ArticleDolce & Gabbana Cleared of Massive Tax Evasion
Italy’s top court cleared fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana on Friday over charges of hiding hundreds of millions of euros from Italian tax authorities. Two lower courts had...
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Conjuring Style at Fashion Lab
Galeries Lafayette is profiling nine exciting young local designers in its Fashion Lab program, which opened with a trunk show. (JG Photos/ Sylviana Hamdani) Jakarta has more than its fair share of...
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Brace Yourselves: Jakarta Fashion Week Is Here
Jakarta Fashion Week, the biggest event in the year’s style calendar, kicks off today at the Senayan City mall, featuring a slew of exciting new designers. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya) Jakarta’s...
View ArticleCosplayer Edelyn Having a Blast Bringing Anime Characters to Life
Franzeska Edelyn might, at a glance, look like an ordinary teenage girl. But the 17-year-old is a celebrity in her own right — at least for local otaku, fans of Japanese pop culture. Edelyn, as she...
View ArticleFashion World Bids Farewell to Designer Oscar de la Renta
New York. The fashion world mourned the loss of one of its greatest designers on Monday at the private funeral of Oscar de la Renta, who died last month at 82 after battling cancer. The tall...
View ArticleMcCartney, Versace Bank on ‘Fast Fashion’ in Brazil
Sao Paulo. Fashion stars Stella McCartney and Donatella Versace this week will launch collections with two department stores in Brazil — a country with consumers hungry for top brands despite an...
View ArticleSecond-Hand Clothes the Austerity Fashion in Eastern Europe
Budapest/Warsaw. The global financial crisis hit hard in central and eastern Europe, but one industry has thrived: second-hand clothing stores. While in western Europe the squeeze on household finances...
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Oscar Lawalata: High Fashion Takes On Ready-to-Wear
Oscar Lawalata’s ‘KatunKatunku’ collection will be available online at Iam-o.com starting this month. (Photo courtesy of IPMI) Fashionistas of Indonesia, rejoice: Top local designers are gearing their...
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Number 1 by Susan Budihardjo Makes Waves at JFW 2015
For many of us, college years are probably the happiest and most enjoyable moments in our lives. During those years, our minds expanded with knowledge, and many of us learned useful life skills that...
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Old Looks on Sale at New Uniqlo Store
Grand Indonesia’s Uniqlo offers looks already several years old and incongruous with Jakarta’s climate. (JG Photo/Sylviana Hamdani) There’s a new addition to the already vibrant shopping scene in the...
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A Promising End to Jakarta Fashion Week 2015
Models walk on the runway in dresses designed by Sapto Djojokartiko at the Dewi Fashion Knights show. (Photo courtesy of Jakarta Fashion Week) Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 culminated with a bang last...
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Milk Republic Offers Style, Comfort for Busy Mothers
Through her new clothing line Milk Republic, founder Harumi Supit offers working moms items that are practical yet attractive. (Photos courtesy of Milk Republic) After Harumi Supit gave birth to her...
View ArticleFor Those Bad Hair Days, a Good Dollop of Discipline
A full head of lush hair has long been a universal beauty hallmark and one of the most important aspects of a woman’s appearance. Whether one pays huge attention to it or pretends not to care all that...
View ArticleFor Fashion Designer Anne Avantie, Giving Back Is Always in Style
Anne Avantie is busy applying finishing touches to dozens of beautiful kebayas strewn across her Jakarta boutique the morning I arrived at her store in Grand Indonesia Shopping Town. Having arrived in...
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