KIPAHARE

by Shafanissa Ganefiani

This collection was made as the designer’s response to the phenomenon of the public’slack of concern for a type of plant, even the plant has historical value and a marker of an area, specifically pakujajar or kipahare plant. In fact, the existence of kipahare cannot be separated from the history of Pakujajar Kingdom and Sukabumi, but the local people are rarely known this plant. Tenny Hasyanti present kipahare plant through batik have been carried out. The batik pattern by Tenny Hasyanti has been confirmed as one of the batik pattern of Sukabumi in 2008. The story of the existence of the kipahare can also be found in “Pakujajar di Gunung Parang” folklore in “Pantun Pajajaran Tengah” by Ki Buyut Baju Rambeng. Kipahare collection transformed into decorative style batik pattern and constructed into 4 (four) look womenswear categorized in ready to wear deluxe. This collection process applies the 2021/2022 forecasting trend “The New Beginning”sub-theme Spirituality.

Shafanissa Ganefiani