In the past few years, Indonesia has strengthened its ambitions to become the world’s Muslim fashion hub, with the country’s child labor industry booming.
At the recent opening of Jakarta Muslim Fashion Week 2023, Vice President Maruf Amin said that he would like to see Jakarta or other Indonesian cities take the lead in Muslim fashion like London, Paris and New York. International centers of fashion since a long time ago.
The goal is based on the rapid growth of the Indonesian Muslim fashion industry in the past decade.
Muslim fashion is playing a significant role in exports.
In the year In the first half of 2022, the contribution of Muslim fashion to the balance of trade was significant at $2.8 billion. Its value was $2.04 billion, a 39.86 percent increase over the same period.
The growth of the Indonesian Muslim fashion industry is inseparable from the contribution of business players and local designers, which has continued to grow.
Indonesian designers and brands have started promoting Indonesian Muslim fashion at international events.
For example, designer Etang Yunas presented his work at the 2019 New York Fashion Week. Subsequently, local brands such as Kanan and Vivi Zubedi are featured at Dubai Fashion Week 2021.
In addition, recently, a brand called Klamby, integrates Weaving (woven fabrics) and modest clothing, participated in London Fashion Week 2022.
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Capacity building
of State of the International Islamic Economy Report In the year Globally synonymous with Muslim clothing, modest fashion is playing an important role in economic growth in 2022.
Ranked as the third most sought-after industry among the Muslim community globally, modest fashion will generate $295 billion in global revenue by 2021.
In the year By 2025, the value is expected to increase by 6.1% to 375 billion dollars.
Being among the most prominent Muslim fashion players in the world, Indonesia is certainly taking part in the growth of the industry.
Developing the country’s Muslim fashion potential is key to achieving its goal of leading the global market.
One of the steps taken by the government to develop capacity is to organize special events for local fashion industry players.
Various ministries, government departments and sectors have collaborated to organize fashion events that not only serve as an open space to appreciate the work of fashion industry players, but also create standards for Muslim fashion and stimulate the development of creative talent in the industry.
Some examples of such events are the Muslim Fashion Festival (MUFFEST) which involved the Ministry of Industry and the Jakarta Muslim Fashion Week (JMFW) organized by the Ministry of Trade.
According to Estafiana Candarini, founder of Muslim fashion brand Kami, the government has played an important role in capacity building, which has benefited micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
“We have a lot of access to relevant industrial actors, such as thread or textile entrepreneurs, because with the contribution of the government, it connects itself to cooperation,” said Candarini.
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Of course, the same measures should be added to ensure that the development of Muslim fashion talent is continuous and involves all people, beginners and professionals.
In addition to the support from the government, efforts to develop the potential of Muslim fashion should be actively undertaken by business players.
Nowadays, collaboration has become the key for business players in all kinds of industries, including Muslim fashion, to grow their businesses.
Collaboration helps business players improve their product standards and provide inputs to each other’s creative ideas.
In addition to other business players, collaborations are possible with other stakeholders in the Muslim fashion ecosystem.
For example, it can occur between e-commerce platforms and business players, or between government and business players, and between government and e-commerce platforms.
Business players can also take the potential from the traditional aspect to improve the potential of Muslim fashion. of Vastra Different regions (traditional fabrics) in Indonesia can be used to make Muslim fashion products.
For example, batik and Weaving They are found in different regions of the country. Those fabrics can be developed by the innovative ideas of domestic industrial players.
Usage Vastra In a Muslim fashion, it could also be beneficial for Indonesia. In addition to showing the diversity of traditional Indonesian fabrics, the use of Vastra It can also promote Indonesian culture to foreign countries in a more beautiful way.
Moving forward, Indonesia’s goal of becoming a global Muslim fashion center will be realized and a proud success not only in terms of the country’s fashion scene, but also its contribution to the national economy.
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