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There is the desire of former State Minister for Women Affairs Meutia Hatta that have not been submitted to the late maestro Iwan Tirta batik. Meutia still find out the philosophy Batik Iwan Tirta’s mother. “There’s one thing I have not had time to do, which asked Mr. Sam to write his own philosophy of [...]

Batik found in both countries of Indonesia and Malaysia have a shared tradition, and is much associated traditionally with the island of Java. On the contemporary scene, however, Batik Malaysia is fast attaining its share in the international fashion limelight. While the states of Terengganu and Kelantan are traditionally famous and well-regarded for the production [...]

  There is much speculation as to where the kebaya could have originated from. There are some who say that the kebaya originated in the Middle East, while others argue that it may have come from nearby China. Derived from the Arabic word kaba meaning “clothing” and introduced to Indonesia via the Portuguese language, the [...]

All hangings utilize batik kain, a 2 1/4-meter length of fabric, which is traditionally worn as a skirt-like item of clothing. In the traditional Javanese women’s clothing ensemble called kain kebaya, the batik kain is wrapped from the waist around the hips and legs, and worn with a traditional kebaya top. The value of old [...]

However hard we may try, we are going to end up with blood stains to tackle at some point of time or the other. It will probably be nicks and cuts that you will not be able to notice very easily, and before you know it, you are going to end up with tiny blood [...]