Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, the Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra | Function | Tue, June 18 2013, 12: 11 PM
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The Minangkabau Fashion Carnival boasted new versions of traditional West Sumatran clothing never seen before in the region.
The inaugural fashion Street parade held on 9 June in Padang enlivened the final stage of the Tour de Singkarakmeer V, an international bicycle race in the province.
The event presented 39 pieces for adults and 20 for children, created by professional designers, beauty Salon owners, students, teachers and housewives all under the theme of the expression.
"All participants are free to interpret the theme, by applying the fashion expressions of the Minangkabau and western Sumatra on their costumes," said Anita Dikarina of the Executive Committee the election.
Adult designs were usually based on traditional Minangkabau clothing, especially headgear.
Suntiang or head ornaments normally worn by Minangkabau brides and saluak or tingkuluak, a cloth wrapped around the head to form a horn-like headdress, were shown off by some models dressed in party gowns with butterfly-wing accessories.
The shapes on the sloped roofs of rumah gadang (Town Hall) and buffalo horns were generally chosen as themes in the pieces presented, with palm fibres, Minang embroidery, rubber, paper and even real horns as materials used. There were also iconic headdresses miniature tabuiks being lowered (a ceremonial decorative object in Pariaman), with the famous Bell Tower in Bukittingg and rumah gadang.
Motifs of flowers and fans who are often seen for decoration of the items that will be used in the usual and religious rituals were also be noticed in the Minang headgear creations worn by other models in the Carnival. Also seen were anak daro Minang or children of bridal costumes.
"There was controversy over the use of the word Minangkabau for the Carnival, for fear that the creative program would spoil the Minang culture. But the reaction of the public is positive, "said Abbas, who is also head of the arts and culture section of the traditional values of the provincial tourist office.
Who originally objected to the creative Minang fashion, according to Anita, the event by asking the participants to keep the values and standards observed by the Minang Community. "The decency, aesthetics and ethics of the people and the younger generation of Minangkabau should not be forgotten."
A member of the jury, Raudha Tadesse, taken with the Carnival. "The clothing in this program is for glamour and not for daily wear, so there is no problem of threat to traditional dress is. I'm just amazed to find Minang young people to create attractive designs, "said the professor at the University of agriculture Universitas who is also a member of the Royal family of Pagaruyung Kingdom.
The jury said that a designer, Anu, had a requirement that the costumes designed to reflect certain parts of the body should not expose the Minangkabau of Islamic culture. ANU in particular an interesting aspect of the show, in which some designers newspapers, cement bags, leaves and dry twigs used to make beautiful ornaments.
Adeel also praised the young designers improvisation in finding new expressions to make Minang outfits. "This is remarkable to me and deserves the program is an annual event. I'm sure the Minangkabau Fashion Carnival will make a difference in Indonesia, let alone in its obligation to recycle used materials, which the creation of nutshell studded costumes and the like can ask. "
They also proposed that next year the parade "visualization of Minangkabau and fashion". Minangkabau culture has many idoms, Adeel said. "If these expressions are visualized in fashion design, I'm convinced that will come something unique, different than the fashion Carneval in Jember [East Java] and other regions."
Local crafts, Raudha, added can be combined to support the visualization of fashion. Under such handiworks are embroidery from Silungkang, Pandai Gilbo and Kubang in West Sumatra.
The head of the West Sumatra tourism and creative economy Office, Burhasman Bur, expressed his pride at the Carnival and said that he plans to make it a yearly fashion program in order the various tourist attractions in the province.
— Photos by Bachyul Jb Syofiardi
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