The traditional clothes of Central Java are identical with batik cloth, kebaya, kemben for women, and black velvet-based robes. Batik is recognized as one of the important cultural identities of Indonesia.
- Traditional kebaya
Reported from various sources, in Javanese philosophy, traditional kebaya clothing has the meaning of patience. The kebaya cut that follows the body shape means that women must be able to adapt to the situation and take care of themselves. In addition, the kebaya is also full of meanings that the woman has a gentle and patient nature.
• History
According to historical research, it is said that the initial form of the kebaya came from the Majapahit Kingdom, namely the clothes worn by the empresses and concubines of the king. Before the arrival of Islamic culture, Javanese society in the 9th century was familiar with several fashion terms.
• Mean
Reported from various sources, in Javanese philosophy, traditional kebaya clothing has the meaning of patience. The kebaya cut that follows the body shape means that women must be able to adapt to the situation and take care of themselves.
- Jawi jangkep
Jawi Jangkep is a traditional Central Javanese dress that is usually worn by men. The traditional clothes consist of floral motifs and batik-patterned jarik cloth.
An example of Jawi Jangkep’s clothes is the beskap which is worn with blangkon and keris. Reported from various sources, Jawi Jangkep clothes have meanings related to life.
In Javanese philosophy, this dress is known as Piwulang Sinandhi. In addition, the buttons in traditional Beskap clothing symbolize that all actions taken must be carefully considered.
• History
In the book Javanese Traditional Marriage Ceremony (1985)) by Thomas W, Jangkep jawi clothes are worn by men. In ancient times, Jawi Jangkep was often used by courtiers and in traditional Central Javanese weddings.
Along with the development of the times, Jangkep jawi clothes can be used in events to show the identity of Central Java.
• Mean
so that the Javanese lekaki do not do anything wrong.
- Solo basahan
This dress is also known as dodot which is often used in Solo and Central Java in general. The Solo Basahan tradition is known to come from the palace environment.
This traditional dress has a deep meaning and philosophy, which in this dress contains a symbol of surrender to God Almighty. The symbol is in every element of make-up to the clothes used.
• History
Solo wet comes from the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace. Solo wet wedding make-up and attire is the highest form of make-up in the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace. In ancient times, the highest makeup could only be used by the sons and daughters of the Sultan, Sunan, or the reigning King. However, now this makeup can be used by various levels of Javanese society so that many want to wear it because it looks regal, elegant, and artistic.
The make-up and clothes of Solo wet are worn at the time of the marriage ceremony until the “Panggih” ceremony of the bride and groom by using batik cloth with a certain basic color, for example the green color “Gadung Mlati” with a diprada motif (painted with golden water). Hair ornaments are not left behind, there are cundhuk mentul or rocking flowers with animal and flower motifs. According to nationalgeographic.co.id, the creation of this wedding dress is expected after the Giyanti Agreement where at that time all fashion styles from the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace were brought to the Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace as a gift from Susuhan Paku Buwono II to his son, Prince Mangkubumi. After that incident, the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace made a new design (gagrak) with a western-style pattern. Usually we know this new clothing by the name beskap, langenharjan, teni clothes.
• Mean
This dress and make-up has a philosophical meaning as a symbol of surrender to God Almighty. … Javanese bridal makeup, especially Solo Basahan, is an important thing to be able to display the prestige of the bride and groom.
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