Journals

This afternoon I went to see my tailor. She might be happy that today she got one happy grin from her demanding new customer; Ms. Cheria.

I have been thinking about my Kebaya a lot lately. I could say that this was my first work in clothes-making. I had looked heaps of models up on some websites and fashion magazines but yet none of them could really satisfy me, so I decided to rely on my knowledge about my own body posture and a piece of imagination to produce one solid idea.

I had never done this kind of thing before. Ok, I did not sew my own dress but I my self carefully chose the materials; the sheer rose French chiffon, the fiber-based textile and the ornaments. And also I had my own concept about the dress in one complete figure. The whole materials did cost me a lot, since they are high quality, but I believe that there would be something like “chemistry” between them and me that is indeed priceless.

Furthermore, I will wear this dress on the day of my graduation ceremony, sooo… nothing more to explain. (The event will be held in one of afternoons in December at the Ritz Carlton hotel.)

To detail a ton of ideas is not a simple thing. Yet, in writing, many times I found myself desperately clueless finding ways to jot down one of countless bubbles of idea that explosively flooded in my head. So when I came to see the tailor I tried my best to convey my idea to her.

Pictures enhance words. I made a quick sketch in front of her and explained the details. Hey, I don’t know that I am not bad in drawing, at all! She said that mine was even better than hers. Today she told me that she relied on my sketch and some notes she added regarding to my upper body measurements. But yet of course she is still way better than me in sewing but I am willing to learn sewing though.

Some people who know me say that my sensitive nature could be a tremendous receptive medium towards arts. I admit that I do always enjoy aesthetic pleasure hence I believe that my nature is my latent potency that I can activate anytime I want.

I am interested also in textiles. Lately I went to an Indian textile shop and purchased a high-quality Sari. (By the way, a little bit about Indian textile shops; I find them always interesting to visit since they usually have Parvati, Ganesh, and other divine manifestations put just near to the cashier.) 

Also, I have been interested in jewelries since I was a little girl. Until now I have owned many earrings and necklaces. Lately my collection is expanded into bangles/anklets and bindis, and also I am willing to have personal gems. I ever read a little bit about personal gems and crystal that can work with major natural element(s) possessed by each human being.

Sooo… back to my Kebaya, in short words, the tailor finally got what I meant. But phew, it took a quite long time to her to visualize my idea though. It’s ok though since today I got my work done.

I like the way she spread the ornaments. They were spread like shimmery dusts sprinkled over the up part of the dress; from the chest part to the upper abdomen. Echt mooi…!