IN his effort to preserve cultural heritage through fashion, Wan Zakaria Wan Abu Bakar, 43, now owns nearly 1,000 batik ...

Through the decades, batik has been widely used in Madura. Women pair the long cloth with a blouse, while the men wear batik shirts. Batik makers from Madura, as well as those from other regions ...

Sarees, kaftans, sarongs, shirts, lungis, resort wear and swimsuits in colourful contemporary designs swirl with the vibrant colours and unique patterns of batik. It is a style that will forever ...

adding that women were better at pulling off the look. But that has not stopped the men from trying to outdo each other with a kaleidoscope of batik shirts, which are common at formal events in ...

As she was engaged in a business producing clothing materials ... The production of Miao batik has improved the lives of local women and has better promoted the traditional craft.

Era also proudly stated that she has supplied 10,000 batik shirts to civil servants (ASN ... Era sees a reflection of herself in these women, reminding her of the time when she started her ...