The ability of Indonesian designers to turn traditional fabrics into a fashionable fashion item is no longer in doubt. It is not surprising that many Indonesian designers have brought their work to foreign countries by participating in fashion shows.
One of them is a fashion brand called Hanyutan. Even though it is relatively new to the fashion industry, this brand has proven its worth. Because this brand has just exhibited its ready to wear batik collection at Paris Fashion Week.
Hanyu itself comes from the word drift which means being carried away by the current. As a local brand, Hanyutan wants to tell and revive local culture or traditional fabrics specifically, which tend to be eroded by modern culture.
In the collection entitled "SAKA 1335", this brand is inspired by people's lives in Lasem, Central Java. What was the brand's collection like when it debuted at Paris Fashion Week? The following is the review as reported by brilio.net from a press release, Tuesday (13/10).
1. Local brand Hanyutan made its debut at the Paris Fashion Week fashion show.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit
2. Hanyutan introduced a ready-to-wear collection entitled SAKA 1335 as its debut at Château de Bourron, France.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit
3. The collection, which was successfully featured at Paris Fashion Week, features a mixture of Chinese and Javanese culture adhered to by the Lasem community.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit
4. This latest collection raises people's lives in Lasem, Central Java. The ability of the Lasem community to live in two different cultures is an attraction and a challenge in itself which is then manifested in the design of a couture collection on the Paris Fashion Week stage.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit
5. Hanyutan applies the draping technique to the Lasem batik motif which cannot be duplicated as a whole as a special impression.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit
6. This brand also combines several other techniques, such as pleatings, beadings, embroideries. This collection is actually based on an exploration of various elements and symbols of the punk lifestyle to represent freedom of expression.
A portrait of Lasem's typical batik outfit