Six top and young creative designers from Indonesia will join a slew of international fashion designers to showcase their creations during the fourth International Ipoh Fashion Week 2022 (IIFW) to be held in Ipoh city on October 20-23 this year.
Martini Suarsa, founder of Martini Suarsa Kreatifindo and IIFW brand ambassador for Indonesia, said the event this year will offer opportunities for Indonesia’s top and young creative designers to introduce their collections.
To name a few of designers and exhibitors, they are AHAR by Martini Suarsa, Batik Chic by Novita Yunus, ByMekka by Aby, Aruna Creative and Puan Aspekraf Riau.
“These talented young designers have graduated from fashion school and we are offering them the IIFW platform to develop and promote their creations to a global audience,” she said at a press conference for IIFW 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
“IIFW is also supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia (Kemenparekraf). This is good value tourism for both countries while preserving culture as Indonesia sets to become a world Muslim fashion centre,” added Martini who has been a part of IIFW for the last three years.
Also present at the press conference were IIFW founder and chief executive officer Louis Sebastian, IIFW chief operating officer Adeline Khan and Tourism Malaysia Jakarta deputy director Haryanty Abu Bakar.
In the press conference streamed live on July 20, Louis thanked IIFW Brand Ambassador Ibu Martini for her effort, and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia for their support and commitment to the event.
“This year we will have an exclusive line-up of international fashion designers from Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal with 40 both local and international models, who will walk the runway as we welcome the world to the wonders of Perak.
“The event will also include a mini fashion exhibition exclusively for Indonesian designers and a fashion symposium,” he said.
IIFW 2022 Fashion with a Heart corporate social responsibility initiative will generate funds for the benefit of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Perak Food Bank, an NGO which champions sustainability and climate change.
Louis hoped to make a bigger difference this year by raising a substantial amount of funds through the Red Carpet charity gala dinner scheduled on October 21. For table bookings and sponsorship packages do log in to www.internationalipohfashionweek.com.
Yuana Rochma Astuti, the creative economy marketing director at Kemenparekraf said the ministry appreciated the participation of Indonesian fashion designers in displaying their creations in international events, as well as supporting other creative industries.
“I hope this IIFW event will go smoothly and will take Indonesia local brands to global success.
“Hopefully, the creative industries would continue to grow and contribute to the country’s economy. Let’s support local fashion at IIFW,” she said in a recorded video.
