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'Tenun Baduy' to appear in 2017 London Fashion Week
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LEKAT's collection will be showcased on Feb. 20 in the Fashion Scout show, a platform for emerging international fashion designers. (Shutterstock/File)
Local fashion brand LEKAT is set to present tenun (woven textile) Baduy in the 2017 London Fashion Week.
The collection, consisting of 24 outfits with sustainability as its theme, will be showcased on Feb. 20 in the Fashion Scout show, a platform for emerging international fashion designers.
LEKAT designer Amanda Indah Lestari told tempo.co that the collection would include patchworks and fringes and some of the designs were the result of her collaboration with British fashion designer Billie Jacobina.
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In addition to LEKAT’s participation in Fashion Scout, the brand is also scheduled to participate in the International Fashion Showcase on Feb. 17-21 in the West Wing, Somerset House, London. Themed Local/Global, the exhibition will feature young designers from 26 countries and is aimed at showcasing cultural diversity in the contemporary fashion industry.
Local filmmaker Nia Dinata will reportedly join Amanda on her journey to London as a consultant for a documentary movie. The film plans to present spontaneous and behind-the-scene snippets from London Fashion Week and be screened a month after the event ends. (jes/kes)
