Heaptalk, Jakarta — Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW) 2024 is officially held on October 23-29, 2023, at Pondok Indah Mall III, South Jakarta. Adopting the theme ‘Fashion Continuum: Bridging Generations’, the biggest fashion week in Indonesia brings together creative industries and fashion actors across generations on a stage full of style and inspiration.
Chairwoman of Jakarta Fashion Week and CEO of GCM Group Svida Alisjahbana delivered that this event is a catalyst for the development of fashion in Indonesia. “Fashion Continuum: Bridging Generations is a strong spirit that describes JFW as a creative forum to celebrate Indonesia’s proud fashion industry and also become a bridge for Indonesian fashion on the global stage. We always want to accompany, accommodate, and help develop the work of designers in every generation,” Svida explained at the opening of JFW 2024 in Jakarta (10/23).
This fashion week began with a show celebrating the 44th anniversary of the Fashion Designers Competition (Lomba Perancang Mode – LPM) which featured a parade of LPM alumni, the Accessories Designers Competition (Lomba Perancang Aksesoris – LPA), and the Menswear Fashion Designers Competition (Lomba Perancang Mode Menswear – LPMM) from the start of the competition in 1979 until 2022. These designers include Chossy Latu, Itang Yunasz, Carmanita, Denny Wirawan, Ferry Sunarto, Sally Koeswanto, Priyo Oktaviano, Andreas Odang, Billy Tjong, and many more.
Svida further said, “Through this opening show, we see that LPM’s initial presence for more than four decades has given birth to fashion designers who are not only successful but also influential in Indonesia.”
Participated by more than 100 national and international designers
This seven-day exhibition is enlivened by the display of the work of more than 100 national and international fashion designers on the runway, such as Oscar Lawalata Culture, Ivan Gunawan, Didiet Maulana, Danjyo Hiyoji, Ernesto Abram, BINhouse, MORAL, Sean Sheila, Stellarissa, As Far as the Eye Can See, Starry, Tanah Le Sae, to Buttonscarves, IKYK, and Ria Miranda.
Meanwhile, young designers and newly established local brands can participate in the Fashion Force Award 2023 as part of JFW 2024. The jury will also select the winners of the APR Awards who will receive high-quality fabric supplies from Asia Pacific Rayon.
In addition, there is a Fashion Design Competition 2023 with the theme ‘Authenticity’ which selects 10 finalists from around 300 entries. The finalists’ work will be displayed on the JFW 2024 runway. The winners will receive a course scholarship at Istituto Marangoni and cash prizes worth tens of millions of rupiah.
JFW 2024 is held in collaboration with national and international institutions as well as support from the DKI Jakarta Government, Medan City Government, East Nusa Tenggara Province through East Nusa Tenggara Dekranasda, South Korean Government through Korea Creative Agency (Kocca) Indonesia, as well as the Australian Embassy in Jakarta and the State of Victoria. (Translated by Sinta)
