There is no connection between kebaya and Kartini Day. Never. Yet, I posed politely every year as a child to win Walkin in Kebaya competitions. Therefore, I am digging to see why Kebaya has been a symbol for Kartini Day for quite a long time. IMHO, Kebaya DOES compliment women’s body. With its tight lines, boobs squeezer top, super wrapper sarong, and kitten heels, you can just imagine any man would love to rip that off you in the middle of paddy field. Kebaya DOES compliment women trait to be lean with mother-like or virgin-like, or even soft, weak, poke-able figures. Kebaya DOES compliment woman’s body to be sexy (remember, tight tight tight) yet mysterious (tight and closed). Kebaya DOES compliment every man’s dream about how Indonesian women should be. To wear a Kebaya, we should have a perfect body minus fat gulp on the back of the hand, in our biceps and triceps, even on our upper back. No fat on our hips or thighs. Unless, it is not the noble Javanese woman that you picture, it’s the mbok-mbok. To wear a kebaya, we should walk one inch at a time unless you will stumble. To wear a Kebaya properly, you should tidy up your hair, at least with French twist or a bun, with small flower.
If you want to connect a Kebaya with new order culture, there you have it.
But, if you want to connect Kebaya with Kartini, there is no such connection, other than Kartini wore Kebaya as it was a mass product for women clothing in Jepara years ago.
Happy kartini Day. Burn that Kebaya down. I’ve never liked Kebaya, anyway.
3 comments:
oviii, i love kebayaaa. hahahaha. emang sih rada menyiksa makenya, tapi cantik kan memang menyiksa. lagian kebaya kan banyak yang enak dipake, kyk kebaya encim yang agak panjang dengan desain agak modern (kalo mau liat, ke rumah gue aja, bisa custom made kok--skalian promosi).
speaking of kebaya, gue pernah lho make kebaya brokat, dengan bustier yang uh-uh-tight, and heels nyetir dari ciputat berusaha nyampe ke tebet dalam 30 menit di lalu lintas malam minggu yang padat. and i must say, i've never been more proud as a woman bok. ntah kenapa.. hahahaha. rasanya kyk empowered skali. =D
kok gue komen panjang banget ya...
aih....gw juga suka memodifikasi kebaya. tapi, aku tidak suka kebaya, antara lain karena cuma bisa dipake pas kondangan aja; biasanya kebaya2 gw cuma satu kali pake doang. dannn...memang agak susah jalan yah kalo pake kebayahehe.
tapi tentunya, mix and match warna dan mode kebaya sungguhlah mengasyikkan.
ini aja gw udah mikirin model kebaya buat kawinan achi.
hahahah....
ooovi...
jangaan gituu dong..
kebaya bisa dipake buat kawinan, ke pasar haha, ke mall..cobain aja.. *gausa pake bawahan..mantaap skalii...haha*, ke pensi, atau ke club..ahaha *gw brani vi..asal kita rame2 makenya hihi*, buat tidur juga bisa vi.. *gw klo abis kawinan kemaleman gw suka capek dan lsg tdr pake kebaya..haha..dan enak2 aja tuh :D*
gw sukaa kebayaa... pas udah gede..tapi..he..
waktu kecil gw benci kebaya krn gw srg dipaksa pake kebaya untuk ikut lomba kartini.. *ini ambisi nyokap si sbnrnya*
dan krn gw ga betah..gw slalu pulang abis lenggak lenggok di panggung...konde lsg gw lepas krn gabetah.. *abis bocah disuru kondean.*
eh ke esokan harinya gw baru dapet kbr klo gw menang..tapi krn dipanggil2 ga maju2 ke panggung...piala nya dikasi ke yg laen deh....huhu
pen punya piala deh gw vi...he
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