Kebaya cares tips

Kebaya more and more popular by various circles, kebaya as traditional clothing.

For kebaya still well maintained there are a few tips for the treatment of kebaya according to Marga Alam one of Indonesian Kebaya designer is as follows:

1. Kebaya not always be washed after use, can be used 2-3 times. Kebaya aerated enough alone.
2. If it's going to be washed, it's good to note the material. We recommend using a dry clean in your washing machine. Why dry clean? Because the option is safe for all types of kebaya material, so as not to damage the original texture.
3. Do not hang kebaya which has been washed in the hot sun. sunbathe kebaya in a cool place, for the color of the kebaya not quickly fade.
4. Do not spray perfume directly into the kebaya. It also will damage the texture color to the kebaya. Better to use perfume before you wear the kebaya.
5. It is stored is also very simple. Self-folded and not hung, especially for the many applications sequins kebaya. Why is that? Because most of the kebaya made ​​from elastic material, if often hanged eat the shoulder will drop due to heavy sequins.

Looks Beautiful with Balinese kebaya

If you want to look attractive with Kebaya, you have to adjusted with your body structure.

Kebaya color selection should also be adjusted to the user skin color.

Selection of the right model & color of Kebaya will make the appereance looks more beautiful.

See those pitures, they look really beautiful right with Balinese Kebaya that they were wearing in Balinese ritual even "Saraswati day".

Balinese Kebaya

One of this picture taken from Brandon Hoover's blog.

Balinese woman that use colorfull of Kebaya. This traditional costume already become their daily life.

Many religious activities that make Balinese woman should wear Kebaya.

Kebaya's Development by Indonesian Designer

The positive response give by designer of Indonesia , by continuing to develop ideas for their creative ideas with kebaya.

Some changes from Kebaya as follow :

1.Patterns, there are technical changes, such as:

* Siluet

* Cutting

* Contour

2. The Material

* Lace (Brocade)

This material in the production of many of the French state, but now also has many manufactured in India and Indonesia.

Therefore brocade/lace has a good quality is also becoming more expensive price.

Patterns ranged owned still rarely shaped floral motif abstract.

* Silk

There are two types of silk, namely natural silk from silkworm cocoons and silk artificial.

Raw silk is very gentle on the skin, absorb sweat and have a long-lasting color. This material is a material berbusana.Dan much-loved in this material is made with many traditional motifs.

What is Kebaya?

Kebaya is a traditional blouse dress worn by woman in Indonesian, Malaysian, Burma, Thailand and some part of Cambodia made from sheer material and usually worn with a sarong, batik or other traditional clothing such a songket with a colorful motif.

In some part of Indonesia, Kebaya has their own characteristic in each area.
There are some countries which are located in northern part of Indonesia archipelago that familiar & use this costume.
In the other word this fashion there are many areas that affected by the regional Arab & Portuguese expansion.

Countries that also have kebaya like China, Thailand and Filipina besides the other European countries, which of course every country has their own uniquenes.

The Kabaya is national costume of Indonesia , although it is more accurately endemic to Java, Sunda and Bali.