Bali to host the second Fashion Week in May

Bali to host the second Fashion Week in May

DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Bali will host the second Fashion Week in
Sanur next May to attract fashion designers and buyers to the
island.

Mardiana Ika, the organizer of the event, said during a
meeting with Bali Vice Governor I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra that the
event was a follow-up to the first Bali Fashion Week last year.

"We suffered significant financial losses during the first
Fashion Week last year, but Bali's fashion industry got wide
coverage from both the local and international media," said Ika,
herself a fashion designer.

Ika said last year's event, which was attended by garment
producers, designers, cargo companies and other companies related
to the fashion industry, was a good start.

"A lot of garment factories moved their businesses from
Jakarta to Bali," she said, adding that the event resulted in the
creation of numerous job opportunities for locals.

Bali Fashion Week, she added, was aimed at providing a forum
for those involved in the local fashion industry and buyers to
meet and establish long-term business relationships, and was not
merely a fashion show.

She also said the event was aimed at mapping out the future
development of fashion designs and the fashion industry, and
establishing new trends.