Sophia’s school is celebrating “International Day”, and each child that has a special outfit that represents their culture can dress up. They will be having a parade of all students and staff that chose to dress up. Sophia of course was really excited about it, and she wanted to wear a special outfit. Since my cultural background is Indonesian, I decided for Sophia to wear a traditional Indonesian Outfit. I already had all the sewing materials at hand, so all I had to do was sew everything and make it work.
The materials that I used to make Sophia’s Indonesian Outfit are:
- Indonesian fabric (Batik)
- Lace (mine was blue)
I bought the batik fabric several years ago and decided it was time to use it. I made the Sarong (skirt) and slendang -( wrap over the shoulder which is used to carry a baby in). The klambi or kebaya (is the lace blazer). It was fun to see the finished project on Sophia because it reminded me of myself when I was little wearing the same kind of outfit.
Here are some of the pictures I took of Sophia wearing her very own “Traditional Indonesian” out fit. Hope you all like it. If you have a child or someone you know that is wearing special cultural outfit feel free share it with me.
Enjoy!
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That is beautiful! She looks gorgeous! I’ll bet she had a great time seeing traditional dress from different cultures. I went to college in Hawaii. We had students from all over the world. It was amazing to see everyone in their traditional dress at church on Sundays. What a great experience for your daughter!
What a beautiful little girl and love her outfit!
She is so adorable! I love that you did this. We used to hold International Fairs each year in our community and it’s a great learning experience for everyone.
Awe. She is just adorable and looks so happy. I have never seen a Traditional Indonesian outfit. Thanks for sharing.
Sophia is beautiful. Miss Universe. It is so fun to see her dressed as you were as a little girl. The colors are great and so vibrant. You are a special mommy to make her outfits that set the bar high. Lot of love?
First…..awesome attire! I wish that I was as talented. Second…Bravo to your daughter’s school for encouraging and embracing diversity! Molding young minds toward learning and celebrating differences will reap greater reward in the future!
Sophie is absolutely beautiful in your traditional dress, though she looks just like her mother so I would say that you are in for some serious boy parades :0)
Love her otfit- batik is always fun to work with! Your daughter looks so cute and I hope she had a great time in her class showing her culture!