Published in Now! Jakarta, January 2009
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A heavenly morning at Rumah Kriya Asri in Ampera Raya, South Jakarta, with the now very extended, very glamorous Damais family - the first family of Anggawastra Chic Pan-Indonesian Fashion!
For today's ceremony, the theme is all maroon and purple for the ladies and stelan keren Palembang-oise shirts for the men. Kain pelangi and kain songket ala Palembang are draped over sketsel and tables.
Society decorator Jaya Ibrahim is spotted in a corner in an indigo cheongsam, fanning the light fandango. ‘None of the old guard ladies (Barisan Mbah) have covered heads,’ he comments astutely (Komang Astuti), ‘look how the young ones are wearing headscarves.’
Ibu Herawati Diah, co-founder of the Indonesian Observer newspaper (which folded in 2001), Ibu Minarsih Soedarpo and Ibu Hasri Ainun Habibie are front row in Moghul hues. Ibu Mega (ex-president going for another run at the title this year) arrives in a pretty lilac ensemble and is escorted in by her now tall, handsome grandson Radite.
Ibu Mega’s secret service, in Solo batik shirts, guard the cake trolley.
For today's ceremony, the theme is all maroon and purple for the ladies and stelan keren Palembang-oise shirts for the men. Kain pelangi and kain songket ala Palembang are draped over sketsel and tables.
Society decorator Jaya Ibrahim is spotted in a corner in an indigo cheongsam, fanning the light fandango. ‘None of the old guard ladies (Barisan Mbah) have covered heads,’ he comments astutely (Komang Astuti), ‘look how the young ones are wearing headscarves.’
Ibu Herawati Diah, co-founder of the Indonesian Observer newspaper (which folded in 2001), Ibu Minarsih Soedarpo and Ibu Hasri Ainun Habibie are front row in Moghul hues. Ibu Mega (ex-president going for another run at the title this year) arrives in a pretty lilac ensemble and is escorted in by her now tall, handsome grandson Radite.
Ibu Mega’s secret service, in Solo batik shirts, guard the cake trolley.
 Bride and Groom: Mahesa Arifin & Mariani Suwirya | |
 Megawati Soekarnoputri (former Indonesia president) and grandon Radite Suryaningtyas | |
 Asmoro Dewi Damais, Lilik Notosusanto, and Dewi Motik |  Hasri Ainun Habibie (former Indonesia's First Lady) and Herawati Diah |
 Iga Mawarni |  Radite Suryaningtyas |
Soedarmadji Damais |  Jaya Ibrahim |
 Erwin Indarto and Mr. Salim |  Django Bickerton |
 Madame Asmorodewi Damais and Mrs. Suwirya |  Renjani Damais-Arifin and Asmorodewi Damais |
 Ashley Bickerton, Jaya Ibrahim, Marie-Louise van Dedem, and John Sanders |  Made Wijaya and Jaya Ibrahim |
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 Nova Saelan |  Najwa Syaugi Mohdar |
