#because a lot of it can be so neat

[image id: A female figure who is standing, looking ahead towards the viewer with their right arm bent and holding their left arm that hangs at their side. They are garbed in a teal dress with dark patterned sleeves and black gloves. There is an arrangement of yellow tassels in an upside down triangle at the front of the dress that also spreads to the shoulders. Wrapped in a light blue hijab, the covering also wraps around a headpiece similar to a fez.]

This design is based on the Fall 2019 Indonesian Diversity collection by Dian Pelangi during New York Fashion week where she designed pieces that were both a love letter to Indonesian culture but also New York itself. She has a way of combining really beautiful batik patterns with a modern sleek silhouette and style.

My interpretation is a more subdued color palette, but I’d highly also recommend checking out more of her fashion pieces. A lot of her work is considered at the forefront for modern Muslim fashion and I can definitely see why.

Side note about the headpiece and treatment of the hijab – it is a nod to medieval women headwear which I thought was neat! Specifically the fillet (headpiece) and barbette (linen wrap). If you’ve watched Game of Thrones, Olenna Tyrell is often seen in one similar.