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DIAN PELANGI

Dian wahyu Utami is often called Dian Pelangi.She is the main designer of Dian Pelangi company, one of the nation’s leading moslem fashion house. She was Born on January 14th 1991 in Palembang, she later graduated from Ecole Superieur des Arts et Techniques de la Mode (ESMOD) with a very satisfying grade at 2008. She grew up in a family that strong in Islamic tradition. her father is a garment businessman, and her mother is the owner of Muslim boutique , she was challenged to make a change.

When Dian was born, her parents started doing bussiness veil of Palembang rainbow cloth.  The Muslim fashion boutique was named Dian Pelangi who was become a brand name at  once dian nickname . since dian was child, she had been prepared by her parents to continue the family business. There was a time when Dian felt life was too organized. she had rebelled when she was  forced  to take the Department of dressmaking at SMK I Pekalongan, Central Java.

Then she  took over the management  batik business of her parents . Three years managed by Dian, her parents’ boutique has grown to nine cities, including an outlet in Malaysia. As young designer , Dian Pelangi brings colour and excitement to the local and International Muslim Fashion Scene.She is fanatic with her hand made traditional cloth as the raw material. such as jumputan cloth, songket  Palembang and batik pekalongan.

Dian Pelangi was 18 years old when she made her debut at the the Jakarta Fashion Week in November 2009 .With her unique designs to incorporate bright colors into her fashions along with her unique ways of styling her hijabs on her models, she has captured the attention of the Muslim Fashion world.  In 2012, Dian rainbow publishes his own books under the title Hijab Street Style, published by Scholastic Press Hijab  books Street Style is the first book Dian Pelangi which was launched on July 15, 2012. The book contains about 600 more photos from various Indonesian Muslim and also from abroad such as Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and others.

             Dian Pelangi known as a multitalented designer, he brings a fresh breeze on the stage colorful Muslim fashion in Indonesia and overseas. Dian Pelangi works inspired by the rainbow which has so rich in color and always tried to explore the Indonesian culture ranging from the beautiful to the batik songket fancy. Dian Pelangi is a designer who can demonstrate to the world that the Muslim fashion could be a global fashion icon.

At the end of 2011, Dian Pelangi travelled to Paris to join The International Fair of Muslim World at Le Bourget and has certainly made her mark as a young Indonesian designer to watch.