Mixing Cropped Jacket

 

Beda has several new outfits that attract my attention, and one of them is this new cropped jacket. There are several version of them, I even try them on just to get the feel of it. Most of them are cute, but seriously having the same outfits with just different pattern? I am a spender with no big budget so I have to make a choice and I prefer the one with batik pattern.

Naturally, I do have my worries wearing cropped jacket as I have big belly. Usually I wore jacket to cover it, but with cropped jacket I can’t do that. But then again, you wouldn’t know which style that suitable without trying. So here goes

Batik Maintenance

Ethnic pants by BEDA

Nope, I’m not an expert in handling traditional fabric and such. In reality, I’m totally just as clueless as anybody else. The thing is, when we traveling to exotic countries or areas we fall in love with those traditional fabrics. So, we decided to buy them because let’s face it. It’s hard to resist that colorful fabric. But, we have no idea how to do a proper maintenance. Aren’t we?

Batik National Day 2017

Batik Day 2017

On 2nd of October 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

What is Batik? To get the full information you should read this article from WIKIPEDIA. There are article in English here and in Indonesia is in here.

Adjustable Waist Culotte

Adjustable Culotte

I used to be a lot chubbier than nowadays  but finally able to reduce my weight as times goes by. Since, I was used to have overweight body so most of old clothes were adjustable waist. You know, like the kind of clothes that usually kids wear or pregnant women.

Batik From Bangka

Batik top bought at Bangka

It has been more than two weeks since I was back from traveling Belitung and Bangka. But I have not written about my trip so I decided to post this one first.

On our last day in Bangka before going back to Jakarta. our tour guide: Tria took us to two places that sold not only souvenirs like crackers or keychains but also traditional fabric. Each provinces in Indonesia has their own traditional clothes and fabrics. Belitung and Bangka also have their own batik.

I was really not in the mood for shopping frenzy since I have run out of money. We were not taken to the fabric where we can see the traditional fabric being made. But to two stores and both of them naturally put a bit higher price. After wipe out almost my money on crackers, coffee and shirt at sovenir shop, Tria the tour guide took us to Galeri Batik Destiani where we can buy traditional fabric from Bangka.

Bring Your Scarf

Last Saturday, my friend called me to hang out with her at the mall (as usual, where else can we go?)

It has been raining for few days, so I prefer a simple outfit. Just a skinny jeans with my new Supima T-shirt (remember, the one that I bought in a hurry?) . I decided to bring along my red jacket and also my batik scarf.

The hang out place located at 56th floor BCA Tower and I was a bit taken aback. We didn’t plan to hang out at Skye in the first place. It was sort out popped out from my friend, she loves do things spontaneously. I was like, did I wear suitable outfit? I heard Skye is a fancy restaurant and lounge so I kinda worry with my outfit. I could wear the batik scarf so my outfit doesn’t look too simple. But I wore sport shoes and these kinda shoes sort of forbidden in this kind of restaurant . You know, the smart casual rule for us when we are about to dine in in a fancy restaurant.

Lunch Invitation

What’s the best dress to wear to attend lunch?

Yeah, I know I posted about wearing outfit that doesn’t press our stomach so we can eat without have to suffer in the name of being fashionable. But (excuses, excuses, excuses) this weekend, I am going to wear something other than dress to attend lunch. Why?

Because for cheaper transportation, I will be using motorcycle taxi and therefore I can’t wear any kind of dress. Unless I want to wear legging but seems complicated.

Batik Day part 2

The same month, left was taken last year. On the right was taken yesterday. Taken at the very same place 😆😆😆 – at Starbucks Lotte Shopping Avenue 2

02.10.2009 is Indonesian Batik Day.

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Indonesian Traditional Clothing

Before being very popular among Indonesian, Batik as one of traditional clothes considered old fashion and too formal. Whenever there are events that using Batik as dress code, people would stressed out about it, sighed and prefer not to come (well, this is more me actually). Because buying batik clothes were expensive and you won’t be able to wear it on anywhere else.

Thankfully, it has changed even before Unesco designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009 – quoted from WIKIPEDIA here. People started to wear Batik to go to the office, though naturally probably not the real batik’s cloth. Due to long process the real Batik’s cloth still expensive for most people here.

You may find many dress or top or trousers even skirt with batik pattern. Though I have to warn you, sometimes they are not from real batik’s fabric or other ethnic’s fabrics. Yes, we have many ethnic fabrics here from various ethnic groups in Indonesia. Often, you need to go to the source, or the location where these traditional clothing were made.