NEW Jakarta Fashion Week event Akbar Officially Opens

NEW Jakarta Fashion Week event Akbar Officially Opens
Terakbar fashion event in Indonesia Jakarta Fashion Week 09/10 finally opened on Saturday (14/11) by Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo at Pacific Place, Jakarta.

Jakarta Fashion Week Fauzi hope it can advance the Indonesian fashion industry and make Jakarta as one of the world's fashion capital is taken into account internationally. "This event has significance to provide stimulus to the development of the fashion industry, textile, and traders, as well as economic development which will strengthen kretaif Jakarta as a city of fashion,''said Fauzi said in his speech.

Grand fashion event this time entered a second time will take place from 14 to 20 November, involving a number of prominent designers, among others, Rebbeca Ing, Hengki K, Rudi Liem, Oka Diputra, Yessi Riscowati, Hennie Noer, Merry Pramono, Iva Lativah, Irna Pearl, Rudy Chandra, Moses, Stephanus Hamy and much more.
Not carrying around 100 designers who joined in the container and Entrepreneur Fashion Designers Association

Indonesia (APPMI) Indonesian Fashion Designers Association (IPMI), and independent designers.

There is a special event this time because it involves two Indian designers, Tarun Tahiliani and Malini Ramani who designed the fabric of Indonesia from Indonesian Weaving Cita, Allure and Afif Syakur. Priyo Oktaviano and Sebastian Gunawan also will display their designs are made from traditional Indian fabrics.

"India and Indonesia have a relationship already hundreds of years in various fields including fashion. Through Jakarta Fashion Week, we could see the two countries share cultural heritage," said Biren Nanda, Ambassador of India to Indonesia.

Course of the event is also supported by BRI that since three years ago began to enter the urban market and lifestyle targeting, in particular fashion, as space exploration. General Manager Marketing Communication BRI Tbk Word Taufick said participation in supporting JFW had two purposes. First, he said, most of the fashion industry who are outside major cities are on the small and medium scale enterprises.