That Saturday was supposed to be the coldest day in the year. Artic weather came and said hi, even decided to stay around, I guess. But that didn't stop me from heading to Crowne Plaza Times Square, where 2016 Couture New York Fashion Week took place.
Brought 2 bags of jasmin rice, important staple food for my fellow Indonesians joining Anniesa Hasibuan's team, I braved myself and headed to the hotel. It was not that bad when I arrived, as sunshine did warm the day a little bit. As I arrived, mba Caroline Septerita, the senior professional makeup artist and hijab stylist, was working on Laura Muljadi, one of Indonesian super models joining the team. On the corner, Sarah Azka, another super model came directly from Jakarta, Indonesia, busied herself with snapchat as her makeup was done. Then everything felt like blurred memory as we get everything ready, from special goodie bags for Anniesa's guests to preparing the dresses, from finding the missing models and taking selfies with them. All behind the scene until the show itself started.
Anniesa Hasibuan mungkin merupakan salah satu pendatang baru di dunia fashion Indonesia. Namun gebrakannya luar biasa. Setelah tahun lalu tampil pula di 2015 Couture New York Fashion Week dengan Sasikirana, tahun 2016, Anniesa kembali mencuri hati NYC dengan PEARLASIA, koleksi adi busana yang sarat dengan mutiara Lombok yang terkenal di dunia. Brokat pilihan dalam berbagai warna pastel maupun nuansa off white and gold membuat koleksi busana haute couture yang cocok dipakai oleh ratu dan putri ini sukses menuai pujian di panggung NYFW.
As promised, while enjoying my first row experience during the fashion show, I took the liberty of taking some snaps with my smartphone. And working behind the scene with the team get me the up-close-and-personal look of the astonishing works of Anniesa Hasibuan.
Pengalaman yang mencerahkan lho bisa duduk di deretan depan pertunjukan fashion sekelas Couture New York Fashion Week, sekaligus membantu tim di belakang panggung dalam mempersiapkan model dengan pakaian-pakaian yang akan ditampilkan. Bayangkan saja... ada 15 baju yang ditampilkan dengan 15 model, 2 dari Indonesia, Laura Muljadi dan Sarah Azka, serta 13 model lainnya dari berbagai negara, termasuk Inggris, Belanda, dan USA. Beberapa pakaian menggunakan petticoat atau lapisan dalam yang menggembung dengan barisan kancing tutup yang memanjang di bagian belakang. Belum lagi penutup kepala atau hijab dan mahkota mutiara yang digunakan oleh setiap model. Pendek kata, seru :). Banyak kejadian asyik yang asli seru dan takkan terlupakan.
And I got to admit, I can still feel the goosebumps I got looking at the intricate details and royal look of 15 stunning dresses prepared and made with love by our talented young designer, Anniesa Hasibuan.
Anniesa Hasibuan mungkin merupakan salah satu pendatang baru di dunia fashion Indonesia. Namun gebrakannya luar biasa. Setelah tahun lalu tampil pula di 2015 Couture New York Fashion Week dengan Sasikirana, tahun 2016, Anniesa kembali mencuri hati NYC dengan PEARLASIA, koleksi adi busana yang sarat dengan mutiara Lombok yang terkenal di dunia. Brokat pilihan dalam berbagai warna pastel maupun nuansa off white and gold membuat koleksi busana haute couture yang cocok dipakai oleh ratu dan putri ini sukses menuai pujian di panggung NYFW.
As promised, while enjoying my first row experience during the fashion show, I took the liberty of taking some snaps with my smartphone. And working behind the scene with the team get me the up-close-and-personal look of the astonishing works of Anniesa Hasibuan.
Pengalaman yang mencerahkan lho bisa duduk di deretan depan pertunjukan fashion sekelas Couture New York Fashion Week, sekaligus membantu tim di belakang panggung dalam mempersiapkan model dengan pakaian-pakaian yang akan ditampilkan. Bayangkan saja... ada 15 baju yang ditampilkan dengan 15 model, 2 dari Indonesia, Laura Muljadi dan Sarah Azka, serta 13 model lainnya dari berbagai negara, termasuk Inggris, Belanda, dan USA. Beberapa pakaian menggunakan petticoat atau lapisan dalam yang menggembung dengan barisan kancing tutup yang memanjang di bagian belakang. Belum lagi penutup kepala atau hijab dan mahkota mutiara yang digunakan oleh setiap model. Pendek kata, seru :). Banyak kejadian asyik yang asli seru dan takkan terlupakan.
Stay here and enjoy the dresses :).
I only use my iPhone 6 plus and Ztylus camera for this, leaving my DSLR and all those lenses at home so that I can sit down and really enjoy the show.
Kali ini, saya hanya mengandalkan handphone untuk mengambil foto-foto selama fashion show berlangsung. Dan hasilnya tidak begita maksimal memang, namun yang penting saya tetap menikmati jalannya pagelaran busana ini dan mengabadikan beberapa.
I only use my iPhone 6 plus and Ztylus camera for this, leaving my DSLR and all those lenses at home so that I can sit down and really enjoy the show.
Kali ini, saya hanya mengandalkan handphone untuk mengambil foto-foto selama fashion show berlangsung. Dan hasilnya tidak begita maksimal memang, namun yang penting saya tetap menikmati jalannya pagelaran busana ini dan mengabadikan beberapa.
one of my fave dresses |
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the golden touch |
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Laura Muljadi and Sarah Azka, our supermodels :) |
And now, let me invite you to take a closer look at some of the dresses :)
Really love all those curves, flowers, beads and of course, the pearls, the exquisite pearls of Lombok, which have been known as the world-class producer of natural pearls.
More exquisite details of PEARLASIA, @anniesahasibuan for 2016 Couture New York Fashion Week |
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the fabulous details from the dress |
And once again, congratulations to Anniesa Hasibuan and her team. It's very unfortunate that Anniesa herself cannot join us on this great event but working behind the scene with such a solid team is incredible. Kisses for mba Caroline Septerita, Mba Murni, Indah, Hanna, Mas Aldi, Ariz, Fuad, and Mba Afida Sukma. And of course, our lovely models, Laura and Sarah, plus Mba Ika et Matteo. Great job, everyone :).
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great job, everyone :) |
Hope Mba Anniesa Hasibuan will join us on the next show :)
So, what do you think about PearlAsia, Anniesa Hasibuan and her amazing dresses?
I bet NYC loves here.
Which one of the dresses that you like?
very amzing, ini buat design sampai jadi dressnya berapa lama ya kira-kira. keren
ReplyDeletekayaknya full 2 bulan deh mba :)
DeleteGorgeous dresses. Love them 💋💋
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous indeed :)
Deletevery beautiful,
ReplyDeletemanik-maniknya bagus banget mba
Iya beneer mba..itu mutiara Lombok :)
DeleteWow - what amazing gowns.
ReplyDeleteYou like it as well ? :)
Deletecantik2 banget gaunnya, you look so beautiful too mbak Indah, that picture really good even only use smartphone camera
ReplyDeletethanks mba...it was a fun experience indeed :)
Deletethose dresses are stunning indeed :)
ReplyDeleteI love them :)
Deletemust be very hot under so much fabric :)
ReplyDeletewith NYC winter? we're good, Dezmond :)
DeleteDari kemarin-kemarin lihat fotonya bertebaran di facebook dan pathmu, udah kagum. Cantik gaun2nya. Makin bangga jadi orang Indonesia :)
ReplyDeleteIya mba Injul.. Memang luar biasaaa bajunya :)
DeleteGaunnya cantik.. foto2nya juga.
ReplyDeleteNuhun mba Ika.. Aku pake hp doang itu, tidak maksimal :)
DeleteSejak dipercaya jadi perancang gaun pengantin menantu Siti Nurhaliza aku udah ngefans sama Anniesa Hasibuan, mbak. Senang banget ya mbak bisa datang ke pagelaran fashionnya. :)
ReplyDeleteIya betul.. Desainnya memang baguuus
DeleteLiat foto-foto mbak di IG aja aku udah kagum banget. Kereeeen. Bangga. Pasti senang banget ya mba bisa menyaksikan langsung :)
ReplyDeleteBangeet mba.. Sukaaa liatnya hehehe
DeleteWhat a great experience to attend. I love seeing such beautiful clothing!
ReplyDeleteI am lucky indeed..
DeleteHigh Couture dressnya...keren cocok buat baju pengantin
ReplyDeleteIya betul.. One of the top notch designs..
DeleteCantik-cantik sekali dress dan detailnya Mbak Indah. Menakjubkan sekali.
ReplyDeleteDan ini desainer Indonesia lhooo 😘😇😘
DeleteWuiih...bertabur mutiara ya mb Indah.., kreativitas dan kiprah designer wanita Indonesia memang layak diperhitungkan
ReplyDeleteBetul sekali mba.. Banyak desainer kita yang karyanya luar biasa
DeleteMasyaallah gaunnya cantik2 banget mbak. Ur pics make them even more beautiful :*
ReplyDeleteThanks mba Muna..
DeleteWow... two thumbs up for indonesia's designer
ReplyDeletebiasanya ngeliat mutiara lombok dijadiin kalung, gelang, cincin dan bros. Ini mutiara disematkan di gaun..duh bagus bingits..
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Dan seluruh gaun dengan cantiknya dibalut mutiara
DeleteVery beautiful - thank you for sharing - if you would like to
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Will do mimi :)
DeleteGorgeous dresses! I think my favorite is the light blue one.
ReplyDeleteThat's my fave as well
DeleteThe dresses are just beautiful and I love the many pretty details on them. My favorite is the pink rose dress...wow!
ReplyDeleteSome of those details are just mindblowing 😇😘
DeleteThe dresses are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure.. It's really a great pleasure for me
DeleteThe dresses are gorgeous! Cantik sekali! Detailnya amat Menakjubkan!
ReplyDeleteThe details of these dresses are enormously amazing! What a great collection!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed reading the entire post, thank you!
ReplyDeleteDresses are so magical! in love with everything :-D
ReplyDeleteSo many absolutely beautiful dresses. I can't even fathom how long and hard it is to make each of those dresses!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! And what a wonderful thing to experience!
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome, i can't imagine what more exquisite than that
ReplyDeletewah fotonya bagus-bagus, gaunnya juga cantik-cantik
ReplyDeleteWow its so wonderfull. nice article
ReplyDeletepengennya besuk waktu pernikahan mempelai wanita bisa memakai yang seperti itu :)
ReplyDeleteawesome dresses
ReplyDeletewah keren banget gaunnya, pengen deh kalau nikah pake itu..
ReplyDeleteThis is my first comment, first appearance to your blog, you have shared a great info what newbie like me are eagerly looking for.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Gaun ok banget
ReplyDeleteJadi pengen coba pakai pakaian seperti di atas
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