Five Tips to Look Impeccable On A Fashion Week

“Loving fashion means wearing it” - Karl Lagerfeld

Each fashion season, celebrities and fashion royalty will look stunning in designers’ attire during the weekly shows. The European shows for Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter generally start off with Italian designers in Milan, followed by French designers in Paris and then UK designers in London. American designers will follow with widely covered shows in New York.

Each city may host fashion week up to five or seven days. It is not impossible that there are ten shows hosted daily by different designers or fashion houses.

Against this background, each celebrity and fashion royalty, such as editors and bloggers, are competing with one another to feature their most fashionable look.

Do you ever wonder how celebrities and fashion royalty can look amazing during the fashion week?

Since I have been privileged to attend a few fashion shows during the 2016 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia/MBFWA (http://mbfashionweek.com/australia) in Sydney, there are a few tips which I would like to share, as follows:

1.    Plan your fashion week’s wardrobe long ahead.

As everything else in life, it’s best to plan your wardrobe long ahead. We all wish that we could boss around a stylist to shop and bring our outfits. Unfortunately, we are not Jennifer Lopez and Rosie Huntington-Whitely who are pampered with round-the-clock army of stylists and make up artists.

Thus, give yourself at least a week ahead of the show. A week ahead would be adequate to prepare your daily look from head to toe, from the dress or suit to shoes, bags and accessories.

2.    Choose your signature style or trend.

A friend of mine would like to show off her brand new red biker jacket as her signature attire during fashion week. Sadly, as she paired the  jacket with a colorful ballerina skirt on the top of ultra red bag and colorful wedges, her jacket did not become the object of attention. Instead of achieving “effortless” look, her look echoes “too much efforts”.

Avoid this problem by making a decision on the trend or style that you wish to underline.

In my case, I always keen to put a touch of Indonesian fashion and traditional textile in my fashion week attire.

On the first day of MBFWA 2016, for example, I chose to wear a monochromatic Batik track pants with my black cape. Since I want my track pants to stand out, I paired it up with white shirt and black cape.

3.    DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT wear all your fashion items.

Sometimes we are tempted to wear all our fashion items, particularly our latest fashion acquisitions, such as that brand new Batik blouse from Iwan Tirta, or that newest Chanel’s Boy bag.

Well, if you wish to look above the rest, avoid putting on all your fashion items.

In my case, I chose to wear a sleeveless coat crafted from Batik Jambi with black turtleneck jumper and trousers on the second day of MBFWA. I would not wear the Batik coat with matching Batik shirt and pants as it would turn my look as “over crowded”.

Imagine if someone would wear a polka dot patterned outfits from head to toe, will she look out-of-this-world attractive or simply too “out-of-this-world”? ;)

4.    Showcase your signature look and adopt a local style.

As I mentioned earlier, I am passionate to showcase the unique fashion pieces and traditional textile from my home country, Indonesia, while attending fashion weeks. However, I would arrange my wardrobe in such a way that it would represent a trendy look and complement local designer.

How could I do so?

Très simple. Let’s cleverly combine our Batik or Ikat attire witth Australian or the world’s leading designers accessories. Follow my steps by putting on a pinstripe Indonesian Lurik top from Lulu Lutfi Labibi with an optical patterned pair of pants by Missoni.

5.    Most importantly, stay confident and smile!

We have dressed up to the nines, the last thing we should do is looking charming and be confident with our look.

Remember that nothing is more alluring than a confident person who showcase a million dollar smile! J

Follow JET’s chic fashion adventures in Instagram (@JETANDJUNG) and Facebook page (JET’s Fashion Diplomacy).

Ps. Catatan Kecil untuk Sahabats Fashionista dan Desainers,

Persiapan yang baik adalah kunci menghadapi berbagai hal, termasuk menghadiri peragaan busana. Lima tips di atas kiranya dapat membantu anda dalam menyiapkan busana untuk tampil elegan dalam suatu fashion show. Ingatlah bahwa saat anda hadir dalam peragaan busana di luar negeri, anda tidak hanya membawa nama anda pribadi tetapi juga bangsa dan negara anda. Blogger terkenal seperti Bryan Boy selalu mengedepankan Filipina sebagai negara asalnya, sedangkan Chiara Ferragni blogger “The Blonde Salad” sering mengenakan karya Gucci dan Fendi, rumah mode dari negeri asalnya, Italia. Sebagai warga negara Indonesia, mari bersama kenakan busana karya desainer Tanah Air. Banyak opsi busana yang menarik seperti celana jogging Batik karya Novita Yunus atau lurik karya Lulu Lutfi Labibi. Kemajuan industri mode di Eropa dan Amerika dan kini Australia tidak lepas dari etos kerja dan sikap “persistence” para pelaku mode-nya yang selalu tampil mengenakan karya perancang negeri asalnya. Sesuai dengan kata Karl Lagerfeld, desainer Chanel, jika anda cinta fashion, maka anda perlu mengenakannya. Sama juga dengan suatu hubungan asmara, apa gunanya kita ungkapkan cinta tanpa implementasi lebih lanjut? After all, actions speak louder than words. Kita semua mencintai busana Indonesia maka mari kita buktikan dengan bangga memakai busana Indonesia kapan saja dan dimana saja, termasuk pada peragaan busana di luar negeri. Let us now be stylishly persistent in showcasing the very handsome pieces of Indonesian fashion. Indonesian fashionistas, stop being a follower and start becoming a TREND SETTER!

Day One

JET with Toni Maticevski after his highly anticipated show.

JET wears monochromatic Batik track pants designed by Novita Yunus (IG: @yunus.novita) for Batik Chic (@batik_chic).

Two Jakartans and One Balinese-Sydneysider.

JET and Novita Yunus with the fab Lindy Klim, the Indonesian-descent fashion model and creator of Milk Skincare.

JET and Novita Yunus.

The models presenting Maticevski’s ohhh sooo elegant designs.

Day Two

JET wears a sleeveless coat crafted from Batik Jambi in Sumatera designed by Novita Yunus for Batik Chic.

Two fashion bloggers: JET and The Blonde Lady (TBL).

JET: I love your dress

TBL: Awwww, I love your coat!

JET: Are you a blogger?

TBL: You bet. Are you hun?

JET: Yup.

TBL: I can tell from your outfit.

JET: You look amazing too loveee!

Havin’ fun at Star Lounge with Novita Yunus and Ida Noer Haris.

The theatrical Zhivago show.

Super sexy hoodie dress by Zhivago.

Day Three

Stay tuned for JET and Novita Yunus’ live reporting from MBFWA.

JET wears Lulu Lutfi Labibi’s lurik drape top (IG: @lululutfilabibi).

Lulu Lutfi Labibi is a talented Indonesian designer who turned Indonesian lurik (pinstripe patterned cloth) into artsy attire.

No doll, you can’t seat with us! ;)

Breathtaking hand-painted Indonesian Batik designed by Akira Isogawa (IG: @akiraisogawa).

The return of Akira’s mens collection!

“All those beautiful boys

tattoos of ships and tattoos of tears”. (Coco Rosie)

The ultra kind and innovative Akira Isogawa, my fashion buddy.

Day Four

With Indonesian fashion guru, Svida Alisyahbana.

Ms Alisyahbana is the CEO of Femina Group, a leading women’s and lifestyle publishing house in Indonesia. She is also the founder of Jakarta Fashion Week and Indonesia Fashion Forward which are the platforms in launching the best of Indonesian creative talents.

Meet Australian first lady in fashion, Edwina McCann. Ms McCann is the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue and Co-Chair of Australian Fashion Chamber.

JET wears a customized reversible jacket crafted from Tenun Bali by Nita Seno Adji (IG: @nitapradipta12).

Nita Seno Adji is Indonesia’s foremost designer focusing on one-of-a-kind Batik and Tenun as well as meticulous hand-embroidery attire.

Are you fancying my jacket or my friend’s tattoo?

One of the joy in attending a fashion show is encountering new talents in fashion.

Look at Daniel Avakian’s eclectic designs.

With Donny Galella, Australia’s number one stylist (http://donnygalella.com.au/).

Day Five

JET proudly served as a moderator at the fashion talk by Novita Yunus, held at the residence of Indonesian Consul General.

JET wears Jumputan tie-dyed track pants by Novita Yunus for Batik Chic.

Jumputan is a traditional textile which originate from Palembang, South Sumatera province as well as in the island of Bali, Indonesia. In Bali, this type of textile is called Kain Pelangi (The Rainbow Cloth).

Dr Yayan Mulyana (Indonesian Consul General) and Madam Irene Mulyana graciously hosted the “Batik Chic Goes to Australia” fashion show and talk in Sydney.

Batik Chic show presents colorful Tenun Tarum from West Java for women and indigo-dyed Batik Pacitan for men.

My simply adorable blueish jumputan pair of pants.

Sweet dreams Sydney and wake up fabulously afresh in the morning!

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