How to Rock Batik in Your Outfit

Batik is Indonesian clothes that have its celebration day. It is every second day of October. When the day comes, many people using batik as an outfit in public, as a government and school uniforms. If you are new to this, batik is the national pride of cloth in Indonesia. It is made from the wax-resist process and difficult and long technique that need the tenacity of the craftsmen. You certainly do not want the batik you use does not have an impression for who sees it? If you are a trendy person, here some tips so you can mix and match your outfit with batik.

Dress and Outwear

For a formal occasion, dresses and tuxes are never wrong. You can find many types of batik dresses and tuxes. If you are a couple, there are so many local shops that have this or you can customize by yourself to suit your taste. As an outer, batik blazer is great for either women and men if you only have plain outfits.

Kebaya and Shirt

Indonesian people mostly use this kind of clothes when it comes to a formal occasion as well. For women, combine the batik (either cloth or sewing skirt) and kebaya. If it is a sewing skirt it may be easier and practice for you. But if it is not a sewing skirt, you can wrap the batik cloth on your waist before the kebaya and hook it with some pins. For men, the batik long-sleeve shirt will do for every formal occasion, combine it with long pants. It can be used as a semi-formal occasion too.

The Casual

As for casual outfits, you can have blouses or short-sleeve shirts or you can wear batik as palazzos for more boho style.

Accessories

Batik has changed its shape not only as cloth but also as a lot of accessories that now patterned batik. If you want your casual outfit striking with batik patterns, here are some accessories you can wear. Shawl never goes wrong and never disappoints you. It is very good for your dinner night with plain long dresses or even when you need to walk barefooted on the sand on a beach to see the sunset with your casual jeans. It is perfect for any occasion. Bags, wallets, clutches or even flats and sandals that have to batik patterns are good as well for you who like it as statement items. Bandanas and scarfs are for the simple and practice ones.

You can give these as souvenirs (especially the batik accessories) for your friends and tell them about Indonesia!