Batik Fever

Batik was an obvious inspiration to me.....
its was everywhere in jakarta back in 2007-2008 as a fashion trend,
but people only wore it once it was on trend, otherwise, they keep
it in their cupboard, never thought about it, unless for a
special occasion...


This following article shows how Batik became one of the must-have item in 2008..
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07/11/batik039s-popularity-soars.html


"I have never liked batik as much as I do now," Ana Astuti, a shopper at Plaza Semanggi, South Jakarta, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday, when she was hunting for batik dresses with her twin sister, Ani Astuti.

"I used to associate batik with civil servants and elderly women because of its old and boring designs. But in recent months, I have spent heaps of money on trendy and interesting batik clothes," Ana said.



But i thought, when this trend ends, would people still be wearing Batik? There are other types of fabric art than Batik, there are the Sumbawa Ikat, Palembang Songket with its really immaculate weaving and other style of garments.
This is what needed to be change, Indonesian must love their national and traditional costumes and realize that it must be conserve, I'm not saying it has to be worn as before, traditionally and dull, but we can always be creative by using different type of materials and style to go with it.