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Monday, January 25, 2010

The Jakarta Post News: Batik Around The World



By: Triwik Kurniasari
THE JAKARTA POST , JAKARTA
Sun, 01/24/2010 12:30 PM, Lifestyle

The art of batik has come a long way from being a mere handicraft. Today, it is at the forefront of fusion in the fashions of the world.

Rico Rinaldi Tono was surprised when he was named as the winner for the fashion category in the Piala Seri Endon Batik designing competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently. The Piala Seri Endon, now in its seventh year, was held in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention and Exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

The KLIB is a biennial event under the Malaysia Batik - Crafted For the World movement, bringing in more than 20 speakers from various countries (including Singapore, Indonesia, India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Japan), as well as holding a three-day batik exhibition.The 23-year-old Malaysian designer beat other participants with his "Republic Flora" collection to bring home a trophy and RM30,000 (US$8,800) in cash.

He opted for floral motifs, drawing inspiration from anti-war efforts in the United States, where the term "Flower Power" was used especially against the Vietnam War during the 1960s.He used satin, chiffon and cotton for his designs, creating floral jodhpurs with boleros for women's casual wear and long black dresses with flowers for women's evening wear, while for men he designed black jodhpurs with floral shirts.
Rico said he was overwhelmed by the victory as all the other designers had showcased creative and fabulous creations.

He started to learn batik shortly before participating in the Malaysian Batik Fashion Accessory Design Competition in 2006, where he also won first prize.He said competitions such as this were a good opportunity for young people to showcase their talent for designing batik."I hope that I can stick to designing batik because, as a designer, my job actually promotes *batik*," he said.

Rico is just one among many people around the world who are trying to preserve batik

read more: The Jakarta Post News: Batik Around The World


Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Young Designers to Watch in 2010: Tongue in Chic Annual Style Awards.


Thank You!!
for all your votes:
voted to be as top 3:
for Young Designer To Watch in 2010:
Tongue in Chic Annual Style Awards 2009:
among other young asian designers:
and
Congratulation to
1: Jonathan Liang (MY)
2: Rosanna Ocampo (PH)
3: Rico Rinaldi (MY/IN) =)
*well im Malaysian tho: 
mix Indonesian
 ....................................................................
coming 2010

two words,one heart
thank you.


keep your self updated!! for the latest collection of Rico Rinaldi 2010.. =P
cheers!



Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Annahita Bakavoli in Rico Rinaldi: Kosmo! News


Kosmo! Stailo: 17 Januari 2010
Oleh IZYAN LIYANA MOHD. DARIF
izyanliyana.mdarif@kosmo.com.my


 

ANNA mengakui pemakaian turban mula menjadi ikutan dalam arena fesyen tempatan dan antarabangsa.


TERUJA apabila fesyen Arab mengalami revolusi yang moden.

"Menariknya mengenai fesyen Arab, walaupun bertudung tetapi penampilan mereka nampak lebih trendy, kasual dan ranggi. Berselendang dan bersanggul tinggi bagaikan signatur tersendiri," jelas Anna yang teruja dalam persalinan pereka fesyen Rico Rinaldi.

Tambah si jelita yang memiliki tahi lalat di mata kanannya, pereka baru Rico Rinaldi bijak menghasilkan busana ala Arab yang moden. Kombinasi seluar harem dan elemen daripada seluar Maharani India membuatkan busana rona ungu gelap dan krim itu kelihatan anggun.

Lebih-lebih lagi, apabila penampilannya diserikan dengan lilitan turban moden.

read more: Kosmo! Stailo: Gaya Anna

Memey in Rico Rinaldi: Kosmo! news

Kosmo! Hiburan: 15 Januari 2010
 






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