Plaza Indonesia Fashion Week 2018, Batik and Tenun Collection by Wilsen Willim in Collaboration with Parang Kencana Parang Kencana well known as luxurious collection of batik and woven textiles, one of Indonesia's finest fabrics heritage. In the other hand, our perspectives sees Wilsen Willim designs closely relates with oversized apparel, white shirts, outer and tailored blazer. Honestly, it’s hard to imagine and predict the result of two strong brands combine together. A day before the show, the teaser came up. Our opinion be like, “whoa, it’s so Wilsen. But wait, we still recognize the luxurious textures of Parang Kencana’s fabrics.” Plaza Indonesia Fashion Week 2018, Batik and Tenun Collection by Wilsen Willim in Collaboration with Parang Kencana © LookGoodFeelGoodId It may sound very cliché, but the differences between two of them united. Their collaboration is not like oil and water, it more like a pair of shoes that cannot changing the position, but complementing each other. We cannot forget how inexhaustibly Wilsen effort to upholding the sustainability aspects in every designs that he makes, or how amaze we see his collections on the same floor alongside with international brand like Calvin Klein, Kate Spade, Hugo Boss, and Paul Smith in Fenwick Department Store – London. Wilsen Willim X Parang Kencana in Plaza Indonesia Fashion Week 2018 © LookGoodFeelGoodId But Wilsen, always beyond our expectation. We always believe that fashion is a tool of communication, and the essentials part of communication is when the meaning of the messages can be conveyed and accepted well enough. As the editor of Look Good Feel Good Indonesia and directly saw his collections last week, March 23rd 2018, we can fully understand the exact meanings of what Wilsen wants to portray as he explained after the show. “When Plaza Indonesia curating designer to be paired with batik houses, Parang Kencana gave me a lot of freedom to explore cuts unusual they do. But again, the cut is not too ‘alien’ enough to call extreme. I play with the classic silhouette and develops fabric manipulation that still completely highlight Parang Kencana’s signature fabrics.” © photo by Wilsen Willim collections © photo by Wilsen Willim collections And, finally we get what Wilsen want it to be. The designs pictures independent and strong personality of a person, which is we considered as Wilsen Willim signature style, also the ethnic side of Parang Kencana’s fabric itself. So, what is the ‘secret recipe’ behind Wilsen magical hand in this collections which he never done before? He said that a quote by his favorite editor—Diana Vreeland—was circling his mind, “you’re not supposed to give people what they want, you’re supposed to give them what they don’t know that they want yet.” He explains to us the technique that he uses in production way, “I mostly go the other direction, instead of following the soft flow. I decide to glue it with interfusing to stiffen the flowy silk and enhance the shine. I also combine it with more structured elements such as mid-weight cotton and heavy weight wool.” © photo by Wilsen Willim collections One of the most interesting technique Wilsen did this time was the felting technique whereby he blends the wool and silk batik seamlessly. Lastly, he introduce more about classic European tailor cuts and dresses also embellish it with rice beads and Swarovski. And our most favorite part, off course the sustainable aspects! Wilsen still work with the same community of tailor craftsmen and keep maintaining the wonderful bond. He just celebrating one of the tailor craftsmen’s member birthday in a sushi restaurant yesterday. the double vertical line from waste fabrics © photo by Wilsen Willim collections He also often uses waste fabric. In this collections, those waste fabrics he used the buttons and shoes wrapped on. It’s not Wilsen if he is not making origami and ribbons from those waste fabrics. shoes cover from waste fabrics © photo by Wilsen Willim collections
Every little thing in this world, has got to have plus and minus. Nothing is perfect. But, our perspectives cannot see the imperfections of this collection of Wilsen Willim. Can you? © Adi Perkasa for LookGoodFeelGoodId
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