Bluesville: Modern Shirts, Old Techniques
A group of young designers in South Tangerang launch a collection of men's wear with hand woven fabrics and natural colorings that has drawn customers from the US and Brazil.
August 13, 2012
Benefiting from the warmth of the blazing sun, Eni stretched wet fabric on the clothesline of a workshop in Pamulang, South Tangerang. The workshop was without walls, with only a cement floor and a blue tarpaulin roof. Her gloves were soaked in blue liquid so she could not wipe away the sweat exuding profusely from her temples. In another corner, her three peers were making blue batik bandanas, beside a drum of paint. It has been the daily atmos
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