Fashion Scout » Dian Pelangi’s Turkish Delight!
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Talk about knowing your history! This 18-year-old Southern Sumatran designer is hell-bent on proving that hijabs, abayas, and jilbabs can hold a perfectly stylish place in any modern Muslim woman’s wardrobe. Born into a family of traditional textile weavers and dyers, it’s easy to see the layers of technique in Dian’s effervescent collection shown here at Jakarta Fashion Week earlier this month. Jumputan Palembang dying methods (that’s tie dye folks) are used on traditional harem pants and not-so-traditional skinny jeans, gold- and silver-threaded songket brocade for opulent head scarves…