Menteri Pariwisata Arief Yahya Buka Jakarta Fashion Week 2015
2015 Jakarta Fashion Week was Opened by Indonesian Tourism Minister
MENTERI Pariwisata RI, Arief Yahya mengharapkan produk buatan Indonesia harus dapat menembus pasar dunia, antara lain melalui industri fesyen, dengan meningkatkan promosi produk-produk mode Indonesia di antaranya melalui Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW) 2015.
"Melalui program ini diharapkan para desainer Indonesia lebih siap menembus pasar global sekaligus memperkuat industri fashion Indonesia," kata Arief Yahya kepada wartawan usai membuka JFW 2015 di Plaza Senayan, Jakarta pada Sabtu (1/11).
Penyelenggaraan JFW 2015 tahun ini merupakan kegiatan kedelapan kalinya sebagai momentum penting bagi para pelaku industri fesyen dalam meneropong secara langsung arah gerak fesyen dalam negeri pada tahun mendatang. JFW 2015 merupakan agenda penting untuk menampilkan karya para desainer yang masuk dalam program Indonesia Fashion Forward (IFF).
Menurut Dirjen Ekonomi Kreatif Berbasis Media, Desain, dan IPTEK (MDI) Harry Waluyo, JFF merupakan pilar penting dalam perkembangan dunia fesyen di Indonesia.
Program ini secara konsisten membuat berbagai inisiatif yang mampu membuat para desainer kita terus berkembang dan siap bersaing di pasar global. Tidak hanya membuat karya, desainer Indonesia semakin diterima oleh para pecinta fashion Indonesia tetapi juga memberi kontribusi penting dalam kemajuan industri fesyen, kata Harry. (Foto2: Puskompublik Kemenpar)
INDONESIAN Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya expects products made in Indonesia must penetrate the world market, such as through the fashion industry, to enhance the promotion of Indonesian fashion products among others through 2015 Jakarta Fashion Week.
"Through this program the Indonesian designers are ready to penetrate the global market while strengthening the Indonesian fashion industry," Arief Yahya told reporters after opened the JFW 2015 in Plaza Senayan, Jakarta on Saturday (11/1).
One of the biggest fashion events in Indonesia, the eight Jakarta Fashion Week or JFW 2015 is held at Plaza Senayan Jakarta, on November 1 – 7 this year. JFW 2015 is a big momentum for Indonesia fashion designers of Indonesia Fashion Forward (IFF) to showcase their works and also for fashion industry and business to foresee where domestic fashion is going in the coming years.
Director General for Media, Design and Science-Based Creative Economy Mr Harry Waluyo says that IFF is an important pillar in fashion development in Indonesia.
"This program is consistently bringing out initiatives that encourage designers to be more creative and competitive in the global market. Not only do they create magnificent works, Indonesian designers also give major contribution for the progress of Indonesia fashion industry," Waluyo said. (Pictures: Indonesian Tourism Ministry PR)
