Indonesians Click with Batik

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Batik is a coloring technique used on textile. It can be found throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. And in Indonesia it is considered a national art form. Our Indonesian team tells us about the latest batik designs sweeping the market.

STORY:
About 50 new trends of batik, by nine famous Indonesian fashion designers, are now on display in Jakarta shops. There is relaxed batik, formal batik, night gown batik and modern batik. It's a part of a government program which started last year and aims to bring batik back to its days of glory.

Batik fashion was revived two years ago by fashion designer Edward Hutabarat. Since then, more designers joined in on the trend, each one with their own unique designs. In a short while, many people in Indonesia started wearing batik... to the cinema, the coffee shop and even the workplace.

[Iva, Artis Indonesia]:
"I like to use it because the designs are cute and up to date with today's fashion world. There is also a wide variety of models we can choose from to suit our mood."

Batik in Indonesia is not just a fashion, but also brings people together. Back when Malaysians claimed batik as their own, Indonesians flocked to the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia to protest.

NTD, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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