New Headbands at The End of 2008

I made new headbands for the end of the year. mostly by popular request of the girls at fashionese daily...
if you're interested, email me at adinala@gmail.com, ill sell it to you (assuming its still avialable)... all items are one-off, that is, they are special an unique each one, no two are the same...
the damage (for everything but the comb fascinators) is Rp80k... peacock headbands & fascinator combs are 150k
unfortunately, only available for friends in Jakarta, Indonesia (although i have to admit, if you ask very very very nicely, and the cost of shipping is less than the cost of delivery, i might just send it to your door step heeheehee)...

so here they are:

mO-0812-001
medium pad with red wispy feathers & pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet

mO-0812-002
medium pad with various pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted by miss tussy)

mO-0812-001
large pad with pheasant feathers
wide black velvet band
(adopted by miss putri)

mO-0812-004
small pad with pheasant feathers & smoky rhinestone
thin glitter band
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-005
long pad with red feathers & red rhinestone flower
thin red velvet elastic band
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-006
large pad with guinea & pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted by miss chandrakirana)

mO-0812-007
large pad with guinea feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted)

mO-0812-008

large pad with purple guinea & multi-coloured chicken feathers
with clear & purple rhinestones
purple satin ribbon band
(adopted by miss jenny)

mO-0812-009
long pad with purple guinea & red+pink chicken feathers
with purple rhinestones
no band or comb yet
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-010
long pad with purple guinea feathers
with purple rhinestones
no band or comb yet
(made by request of Miss Lena)

mO-0812-011
long pad with purple guinea & tosca chicken feathers
with clear & purple rhinestones
on bobby pin
(adopted by miss dundan & miss Lia)

mO-0812-012
long pad with purple guinea & tosca chicken feathers
with purple rhinestones
on bobby pin
(adopted by miss jenny)

mO-0812-013
facinator with multi-coloured pheasant & chicken feathers
with grey+red felt & clear rhinestone
on comb
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-014
facinator with red & black chicken feathers
with red felt, black tulle & clear rhinestones
on comb
(borrowed by cita cinta)

A Feathered Headband

made this one day at work, inspired by a headband i saw in Lucky Magazine
bought all the materials at Mayestik, Jakarta, Indonesia...



all i needed was 25cm of feather strips (sold sewed/glued to a strip of ribbon), glue, felt, ribbon, black elastic, some thread, and a needle plus scissors... and also a little free time at the office...
i have since made 4 more for friends & cousins...

more than just batik. pt. 1

here in Jakarta, i have noticed (more like blatantly pushed in my face) a trend that women are embracing: batik tops.

dont get me wrong, i love batik. in the past i have studied (mostly from granma) batik, collected books on it (well, mostly handed down from my granma again), and even used elements from it in my design (most notable the audition graphics for KDI 5). i am also saving some cash on Iwan Tirta's book on batik.
im very glad an indonesian traditional fabric is getting recognition and being worn daily now, instead only at weddings or other formal events... but its a trend that's overwhelmed by "sameness"; a-line babydoll & wrap javanese batik tops everyone is wearing. from my mother, great aunts, and younger cousins. its a bit too much.

besides, there are all kinds of fabrics in indonesia: batik prada from bali (with bold gold prints on bold solid background), silk ikat fabrics from sulawesi, jumputan/tritik (a type of tie-dye treatment), songket, batak tribe's ulos, not to mention their variants and all other types of weaves & dies that i cant recall at the moment...

to avoid drowning in this sea of batik motifs, and yet still feel "indonesian culture"-fied... i decided i should take one of the other fabrics and make a simple top; nice enough to wear to family events, and comfortable enough to wear out. last week i found the answer while rummaging through my mother's traditional fabric closet: a brand new green sarung samarinda, with white contrast weaving and gold threads. in 3 hours i finished the top, and wore it to my family gathering last sunday.

yay for variety!
next is the purple jumputan cotton. i think it will turn into a dress. yes.
plus im hoping my friend will have luck finding some bright ikat sarungs in makassar today :)
the one i have is too precious(sentimental value) to cut up...