MIAMI BEACH INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION:: BARONG

I found out about this competition during my free time as not a student, either in NAFA or Raffles Design Institute Jakarta (RDI Jakarta).

At that time, I literally sad, down, desperate, etc. Until one day, when my church held a paintings exhibition for finding a donation for my church construction and they asked me to be a saleswoman. My parents supported me, so yeah, I became a saleswoman for 6 days. :)

At that time, I saw a "Barong" painting by NN (no name). It was wonderful and for me, I thought Barong was a devil.

One day during the exhibition, the coordinator asked my friend and I to have lunch with her at a Singaporean restaurant. That moment, we talked about paintings and shared what I had heard from the experts of paintings. She also told me that Barong was a turning point, eventhough Barong has a redish colour, it was actually the good guy on a dance.

At that moment, I decided that I going to take Barong as my theme and inspiration for the contest, I start preparing stuffs, and submit it when I started in Raffles. :)

Facts about Barong:

Barong is a mystical creature (from Bali, Indonesia) which was the good creature fighting a bad creature called Raghda.

Fabric: Linen, Lame, Satin, and Poleng (Hindustan fabric in Bali)

Material: Hair extensions, painted ping-pong balls

I also design a print (well, just paint my linen with gold markers) which has the motifs of Prada (floral motif from Bali)

yeahh.. In the end, I didn't make it as the finalist.

But, congratulation to Diep Nguyen and Patrycija Pagas (both from International School of Costume and Fashion Design, Warsaw, Poland) and Christopher Abella (from Art Attelier Studio, Miami) for making to the finals. :D