Neon Magenta with dark navy ribbon, piles of candy cane-striped taffeta and tulle, bumblebee yellow with a smattering of polka dots… If these little cocktail dresses were cast out into the wild, their warning colors could outdo any poison dart frog. Match the vibrant 80’s-esque cocktail dresses with towering metallic platform peep-toes and the looks found on Adesagi’s catwalk at Jakarta Fashion Week earlier this month are sure to draw in the bravest of couture-wearing devotees!

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”Fashion is my revenge. Being the youngest of five siblings meant that in my younger years I was subjected to wearing my brother and sisters’ hand-me-downs. Fed up with getting old clothes all the time, I deconstructed the out of date shirts and pants to make outfits that were more to my liking.” – www.OkaDiputra.com

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Ok, so, the shoulder pads are a bit… rugged. But hunchback-chic aside, the very hipster ensembles in Priyo Oktaviano’s portion of the Fashion 1st Show at Jakarta Fashion Week represent a comfy-looking hodgepodge of loose cotton layers, subtle clashes of color (ie. salmon and red), and traditional Ikat dyeing techniques. One of three collections that Priyo featured during the week, these garments are part of his casual wear line, SPOUS (est. 2003), an acronym for his full name: Stefanus Priyo Oktaviano Umar Slamet. Loving the Ikat-print harem pants and pale pink beaded necklace…

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