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Simple, modest styles for Ramadhan
Dian PelangiThe heavy-styling trend of Muslim wear seen a few years back has changed
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The heavy-styling trend of Muslim wear seen a few years back has changed. This year, fashion designers offer much simpler styles.
The new trend has been revealed at the Jakarta Fashion Week's Pesona Ramadhan Delight fashion show to welcome the holy fasting month of Ramadhan and the Idul Fitri holiday that follows.
'At first, Muslim wear could only be worn by Muslim people, but designers have made some explorations with the designs so they can be worn by anybody ' not just by Muslim women,' said Diaz Parzada, creative director of Jakarta Fashion Week.
'We now call it modest wear.'
At the show, held at Senayan City mall in South Jakarta, Jenahara presented 20 looks from her 'Albinism Melanism' collection that focused on monochrome colors.
'People now want to look stylish, but simple. My signature style is black and white and I will use those for my new collection, with some addition of olive color and cream,' Nanida Jenahara Nasution, the designer, said after the show.
In the collection, made mostly from cotton and linen, Nanida offered dresses, a lot of two-pieces and some three-pieces, allowing women to mix and match the pieces with other fashion items.
Nanida, who started her fashion business in 2010, also showcased many abstract motifs for the pants, long jackets, cardigans, skirts and dresses.
'I've been working with a printing craftsmen in Bali to make the motif because Bali is not just known for its handwoven fabric, but also for its textile printing,' she said.
To complete the Muslim-wear style, Nanida also prepared a set of veils that were easy to use.
'I always try to give a simple style for the veils that require less pins, making it easier for us to pray,' she said.
Other designers who presented their latest Ramadhan collection at the show were 8Eri, BC by Novita Yunus, Dian Pelangi, I.K.Y.K, Milcah, and Monday to Sunday ' all are members of Indonesia Fashion Forward, a program under Jakarta Fashion Week where designers attend fashion training for a year to prepare themselves for the international market ' and Itang Yunasz.
At the show, Norma Hauri also highlighted the simplicity of modest wear in her new collection.
Using mostly cotton, sateen and some gabardine, Norma showcased 10 looks that came from her three lines: Hauri Woman that consists of abaya loose Muslim dresses, Hauri Black Label that features clothes that still shape the waist and the newly-launched Hauri Girl collection for children.
'There's a high demand from young mothers to have matching Muslim wear with their daughters, so I tried to answer that through Hauri Girl,' Norma said.
Some of the looks feature geometrical lines, while some other represented the colorful flowers in a garden.
At the show, Ria Miranda also showcased her latest collection, called 'Kasbah'.
For this collection, she played a lot with printed veils that could be styled easily.
Inspired by Moroccan patterns, Ria's collection was designed to be used for the second day of Idul Fitri.
'This collection is more casual, ideal to use on the second day during family gatherings,' she said.
The Moroccan patterns were printed or embroidered on pastel-colored textiles and turned into dresses, crop tops, skirts and outerwear.
'I use the crop top as the outer of an A-line dress and the style won't make someone look fat or too much because I use light materials, such as linen, for the clothes,' Ria said.
' Photos by JP/Jerry Adiguna
