Saturday, 3 November 2012

Matthew Ervan's Wardrobe

Hello guys ! we meet again on my blog... Today I would like to invite you to see my new design. This is my new blazer design and of course th blazer have a batik element. What's make this blazer so special it's from the character. In this case I use a batik fabric a with bird picture. So, when you see the blazer from far, you just like see a tattoo. But, when you come closer you just see a beautiful couple of bird trying to protect their egg's. Wow! it's so dramatic... isn't it ? 

Okey, after you see this picture. I just want to say "Don't ever be a shame to use batik." So that's all for this time. If you interested with my new design just e-mail me at matthewervan@gmail.com



Saturday, 6 October 2012

Matthew Ervan's Wardrobe

Currently the young people tend to follow the development of globalization where style of dress they tend toward the west-westerlies are reflected in a movie. I think that teenagers styles tend to follow the korean drama. But they are not aware of the unique modern batik dress in an era like this, I mean is like a vintage mode.

I think you actually don't be shy to using batik works of Indonesia, batik patterns and motifs in the current era is design of such by the designer to be used by all people. They use of batik impressed casual and very elegant even with superiors and subordinates are simple and patterned pale. And the special from batik is the iconic ornament. Every people can guess when they look the batik motif in the first time. In this design I use a special batik from east java and it is just made by printing technology. If you interested with my design, just send me an e-mail matthewervan@gmail.com

Saturday, 1 September 2012

All About Batik : History Of Batik

Batik is a Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colors include indigo, dark brown, and white, roomates represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by Nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese Ceremonies, one could Determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.

Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. The colors of the coastal batik, from the coastal cities of northern Java, is especially vibrant, and it absorbs influence from the Javanese, Arab, Chinese and Dutch cultures. In the colonial times batik coast was a favorite of the Peranakan Chinese, Dutch and Eurasians. [Citation needed]

UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowled
gment, UNESCO INSISTED that Indonesia preserve their heritage.

however, in this era of globalization, many batik designers modified by both domestic and local, to be used as materials for clothes that follow the current trend, namely that it can be used by adolescents and children with stretcher model more in age, batik designs like,you find in a shopping mall with a variety of colors, patterns, motifs, and different models.It's fascinating right ?