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Designers preserve local crafts in Indonesia Fashion Week 2017
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A model wears collection by designer Tjok Abi on the main stage of Indonesia Fashion Week 2017 at the Jakarta Convention Center on Feb. 1 (JP/Jerry Adiguna). (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
T
he annual Indonesia Fashion Week will return for its sixth installment from Feb. 1 to 5 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta, bringing new goals to develop local fashion crafts.
(Read also: Indonesia Fashion Week 2017 to showcase local crafts)
The flagship event of the Indonesian Fashion Designers and Fashion Entrepreneurs Association (APPMI) plans to present 25 shows involving about 200 designers, seminars and talk shows, as well as an exhibition featuring 520 fashion brands, including from Myanmar, Lebanon, India, Australia, Italy, Malaysia and South Korea.
The highlight of the five-day spread themed “Celebration of Culture” will be the transformation of local crafts in the hands of designers for them to enter the international market. (wir/kes)
