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The New Trend of Fashion - Batik

Name of Student : TANG SIEW LING Student ID : 911209-13-5668 Course : English II Code : ENGL 1013 Programme : Diploma in Accounting Name of Lecturer : Miss Eta Ting Ming Na Word Count : 98 words Due Date : 23/01/2012

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Executive Summary 1. Introduction

The

New

Trend

of

Fashion

Batik

Batik is known as fashionable clothes and many people like to wear it in the domestic country. Batik may be an ancient art form, but its beauty transcends time making it one of the most versatile craft in this regions. Due to a range of styles and designs, many people like it, especially in Indonesia. There are three types of batik which are batik cap, writing and printing. The basic process to make batik is simple. It consists of permeating an area of fabric with hot wax so that the wax resists the penetration of dye. By using wax and dye to decorate the art of cloth are the ways that has been exercised for centuries. Nowadays, batik not only wear in traditional form. Among the creations of designers, a batik garments are made to style of young people today. The innovation of batik cloth by combine the modern cloths with batik are very good because it combines modern design with traditional craft. Modern batik cloths like, batik jacket, batik shirt, mens wear sofie lift batik jember and etc are more attractive because of it motive on the image to bring out different style with other cloths. Batik is a kind of fashion because it is very unique and different with another cloth. That why batik still is a trend of fashion. Next, Batik has permeated contemporary fashion and is gaining a wider pool of fans and admiration from fashion designers worldwide who love batik's characteristics. Casual-wear, evening-wear, and wedding gowns, official wear are examples of batik's evolution and development now. The transform of batik into different style but still keep it original character which is natural and providing a fresh view ensure it become a fashion in this new era. Beside thats, Batik has become a kind of formal wear in Malaysia. Our government had fixed that the government servant has to wear batik in every Thursday. Hence, batik also is a trend of fashion in Malaysia. As we known, Batik has long moved beyond the confines of the Malay Archipelago which included Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore to the international arena. Batik has been transformed into an internationally coveted material. Many people are finding creating batik designs and fashion a rewarding experience. The Europe country like, Paris and Italy always have Batik fashion shows in their country. It is reported that Batik have highly demanding from Europe. Therefore, batik is turn from traditional to international. As a conclusion, batik fashions have become more important because they send a feeling of proud and joy in knowing the work that imagined and created by an individual for beautiful wear purpose. The high level of creativity of the designers, not only as a form of formal and stiff, but it became a fashionable product and has a high aesthetic value combined with models and other fashion products.