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Serving
Students at
Santa Ana
College and
Santiago
Canyon College
INDONESIA
Dress
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CLIMATE
Business
Attire
Informality
is normal and Western-style washable clothes of lightweight natural fibers
such as linen, cotton, or silk are appropriate. Casual clothes (shirt
and tie) are acceptable in most places. Batik is popular for both
men's shirts and women's dresses. A few trendy establishments encourage
guests to dress for dinner.
Standard
formal office wear for men is Western style dark trousers and a light colored
long-sleeved shirt and tie, without a jacket. Many businessmen wear
a short sleeved shirt with no tie. Indonesian men may wear an open
necked batik shirt to work; this is also popular for casual wear.
Safari suits are acceptable on formal occasions and for business wear.
A lightweight Western style suit (lounge suit) and tie are usual for business
or formal meetings.
Long sleeved
light cotton dresses or blouses and skirts are generally acceptable in
most situations for businesswomen. Stockings and business suits are
worn in more formal offices. The colors should be dark and muted;
bright, vivid colors are not appropriate. In deference to Muslim
and Hindu tradition, women should always wear blouses that cover at least
their upper arms; skirts should be knee-length or longer.
Jeans
are acceptable for casual wear, but shorts should be avoided.
A lightweight
raincoat may he useful during the rainy season, November to February.
Men should
wear a suit jacket and tie, and remove them if it seems appropriate.
It is often necessary to change clothes at least twice a day.
Fashion
Because
of the heat and humidity, business dress in Indonesia is often casual.
Many people carry an umbrella every day as sudden showers occur all year
long. Scanty clothing is not appropriate in public places.
Shorts are not allowed in mosques and women should have their arms and
head covered. In Bali, waist sashes should be worn when visiting
temples.
Batik
has been worn by Indonesian folks for centuries and is becoming more popular
in the western world today. Batik, the art of applying wax to cloth
and then tie-dying in colorful and dramatic designs, is produced throughout
Indonesia, and the centre of this activity is Yogyakarta in Java.
Other craft forms include: ikat, which is a type of weaving with tie-dyed
threads; songket, a silk cloth with gold or silver threads woven into it;
and kris, artwork often decorated with jewels.
"Sarongs",
which is essentially a piece of exotically designed cloth, is wrapped around
a person's waist (for both men and women). It has been popular among
the men's fashion scene, especially on the beach.
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Step
1
Hold the
sarong straight behind you. No folds. Keep the left end in
your left hand. |
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Step
2
Fold your
left hand towards your right hip. Keep the sarong straight. |
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Step
3
Fold your
hand towards your left. Watch for false folds.
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Step
4
Fold the
remaining cloth in zig-zag fashion at the front. Make the folds progressively
narrower. |
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Step
5
If necessary,
put on a belt, and roll the cloth down to waist level. You're ready!
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