There were also an exhibition area open to the public where there were many booths presenting batik products and innovations. I am most delighted to see a good number of Indonesian booths in this Malaysian event. This is a positive development as there once existed a protection policy on batik import between the two countries. I befriended the Indonesian trade officer and he said it was initially a concern, but upon checking he confirms that there is no barier for importation of Indonesian batik in Malaysia (I’m an artist so the details of this trade matter is better left to the traders and the government). Later, I also met a Malaysian batik maker who plans on sourcing for sewing subcontractor in Indonesia. This is a healthy development as batik of the Malay world can be jointly promoted while each retaining and developing their own style and brand of batik.
where should i start?she is a pure Malay girl. both her mum and dad are Malay. so she represent the beauty of Malay girl in Malaysia. i love her face bone structure, the cheek bone, the lips and the sultry eyes. her job mostly the runway and few of the editorial in local magazine. the vibe that she own is different, and seems like she is the favorite model for Nik Erwan Roseli, an up and coming fashion designer.
A week ago, I received an invitation from Triumph to attend the Triumph Inspiration Award held at Bintang Circle, Pavilion in KL yesterday evening (21st May). Loads of local celebrities and loads of photographers, including some that has no respect for the Official Photographers and Event Organizers (is it because they felt since they are the oldest there, they get the Old People Privilege?). And I mean if you were asked nicely by the Event Organizers to get off the Official Photog’s platform, definitely you will do so right? Well, I was told that these two ‘veterans’ felt that they don’t have to conform to any rules set by the organizers and insist they are to stand on the platform.
Malaysia’s fashion talents seem more successful the minute they get out of the country look at Zang Toi and some designers have to come back to Malaysia for KL Fashion week to be recognized in their very own “tanah air” (motherland). More serious cases of “brain drain”, which really lead us to ask the question, what is the government not doing or seeing about this failure to retain talents and not able to grow and expand talents that are in existent. Is it political manouver of powers that be or is there such a lack of governing in this fashion industry, an industry that contributes almost RM3billion to the GDP such that it is subjected to the whimsies of the more imaginative and self serving but alas to the misfortune and death of laissez faire, fair economy and talents.But definitely the organizer’s like Star and main sponsor like L’oreal should be lauded for their efforts at the continuous efforts to bring forth the new designers of Malaysia and may this year’s show with the involvement of MODA headed by new president, Miss Gillian Hung see the beginnings of better tidings for the local fashion scene.