Didiet Maulana
Through his collections, Didiet Maulana shows people that traditional textiles are also suitable for daily wear, definitely not for formal occasions only.
Ikat means to tie in Indonesian; tenun ikat fabrics are hand-made using techniques that go back centuries, and the weavers use various materials, such as silk and cotton.
Fashionable men should drop by Ikat Indonesia boutique, which offers clothing with a modern look and ethnic feel, like stylish pants and jackets made of tenun ikat or woven cloths. Exquisite traditional woven materials, such as songket, endek and lurik, among others) are meticulously made into trendy clothes – those textiles are sourced from various regions in Indonesia, including Klaten, Bali, Makassar, Palembang and Lampung – each region has its own distinctive motifs.
Since its inception, Indonesia has had a mission to show people that traditional Indonesian fabrics, including tenun ikat, are suitable for daily wear. Through its collections that include stylish jumpsuits and shorts, this label, indeed, shows that tenun ikat is not only for formal events, such as weddings.
Ikat Indonesia is the brainchild of Didiet Maulana who started his ready to wear women’s clothing line in July 2011; later in August 2012, he launched Pour Homme. Just like the name suggests, he dedicates this line to homme, or men, with collections of trendy pants, shorts, jackets as well as shirts – goods that can make you look as stylish as Mike Lewis, Didiet’s muse (that fashionable Indonesian heartthrob has recently been seen wearing shorts made of woven textiles from Ikat Indonesia, showing a very trendy way to wear the traditional tenun ikat fabrics).
Didiet who has a real knack for putting modern flavour to traditional textiles as well as traditional attire (his beautiful Javanese kebaya outfits have a modern twist as well) successfully builds Ikat Indonesia as a clothing label that consistently offers quality garments with a modern look and ethnic feel that fashionable male and female can wear comfortably.
All of Didiet’s clothes are wearable, as he is not keen on producing completely bizarre (unwearable) apparel – simple and classic looks are the DNA of his brand.
Ikat Indonesia
Dempo 1 # 59
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta
t+62 21 720 3953
theikatindonesia.com
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Ikat Indonesia and SHOPPE33.COM
brands by
Mazuki, Markus Lupfer, Nanushka and Isa Arfen
