What is your Fashion Statement? Posted by Stancy , Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 6:42 AM, in

Clothing is one of the most important determiners of culture;It defines a person or a society. What is your fashion statement? I personally love doing something different with my clothing to create fashion. Fashion is something you can't take away from me because it's been my dream since I was a kid to dress up differently. To dress up and have your own style even if it's not the popular style.

Did you know that the Indonesians have a creative way of designing clothes called batik. batik comes from the Indonesian-Malay word "titik" which means to dot. Indonesia is known to be the heart of Batik(http://www.asiawelcome.com/Batik_02.html). Batik is a way of painting and coloring textile and in Indonesia the designs has reached uniqueness and is unequaled with other batiks. Indonesian batik is made is several regions but it centers in Central Java, such as cities like like Yogyakarta, Solo, Cirebon, Pekalongan and Indramayu. These batik come in different designs like flowers, butterflies,leaves buds, birds, twinning plants,insects, fish, and geometric forms. The beauty of batik is a tribute to patience, creativity of the women of Java and some credits are given to men who prepare the cloth, dyeing, and finishing process(http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/batikpag.htm). Here's an example of a city in Central Java that uses batik in their textile.

Solo Indonesia has two rules in wearing Batik: 1. Depends on the social position of the wearer 2. The occasion on which the batik was worn or used. This was in connection with the meaning and hope or wish symbolized by the motif (http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/batikpag.htm).

What is your fashion statement? Whatever that is it comes from the gift of Creativity God has given us. Whatever clothing we use we must remember that the most important thing in life is how we fashion our lives. Is it according to what the world and the society dictates or is it according to God's fashion. If your life is not yet fashioned by your creator then now is the time to surrender all of your life to him. For the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:31, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God".


Are you ready to shine His light and stand out in the crowd? Make Jesus your fashion statement. If you have Him, Flaunt Him.

INDONESIA NEEDS HIM. YOUR FELLOW MEN NEEDS HIM. EVERYONE NEEDS HIM.