ABOUT JFC(JEMBER FASHION CARNAVAL)

JEMBER FASHION CARNAVAL

Jember Fashion Carnival (Indonesia: Jember Fashion Carnival) or often called JFC is anevent which every year fashion Carnival held in the Regency of Jember, East Java. This Carnival was conceived by the founder also Vicki Dynand JFC Center.As many as 400 participants in an berkarnaval, berfashion run way and dance, in the main street of Jember witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators on the right and left side of the road. They are divided into 8 defile the respective fashion trendsreflect defile in the year in question. The first Defile is a defile the Archipelago a nationalfashion theme of certain areas at regular intervals such as Java, Bali, Sumatra, and so on. The other theme of fashion Defile is the trend of a country, whether from certain groups, movies, events or other global events. All clothing is made in the form ofcostumes that they all be competed for the award-winning-award.
The Arena is used to host the city's main street is JFC Jember along 3.6 kilometres.

HISTORY

Starting from Rampant Group Reyog Ponorogo crowded streets as the processionprotokoldi the cultural city of Jember HUT which attracted the attention of citizenseach year. Thought-provoking ideas resulting in a parade with a walk withmenggenakan interesting costumes, festive, bright colors and a tasseled fringe.

At the time of 2001 to the beginning of Jember, where the idea of Carnaval Festivalkonsepnyanya isn't much different from the previous procession, then from that shapethe costumes of JFC always resemble Reyog which at that time also there is a similar event, festival costumes in the United States. Even to this day dozens of group in the city of Jember Reyog still participate and support JFC each year.

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The 13th Jember Fashion Carnival brought out some outrageously vibrant costumes and performances over the weekend, with the grand parade taking place Sunday. The four-day event is among the biggest fashion parades in world, drawing out hundreds of performers and thousands of attendants. This year more than 850 people paraded along a 3.6-kilometer stretch of road in the East Java regency, dressed as everything from beetles to stalagmites.

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The model pictured above dressed as a wild deer. There were also spiders; trees and plants, like bamboo; and costumes representing ethnic groups from around the world, including the Betawi from Jakarta, Tibetans and Venetians.

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Dressed in a costume covered with colored paper, plastic wrap and pieces of plastic fruit, this woman represented “chemistry.” Participants ranging from professional to amateur designers, all make rather than buy their costumes, using whatever simple materials are available to them.

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A photographer tweeting about the event showed a picture of a local police officer getting in on the fun by donning a golden headpiece. Nearly 950 photographers registered for the main event Sunday, according to the Jember Fashion Carnival’swebsite. The model above is dressed as an Apache.

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Started in 1998 by designer Dynand Fariz, the fashion carnival aims to encourage creativity and get youth involved in fashion. Over the years it has evolved to include various themes, from” world treasures” to “evolution.” Often these themes relate to events of global importance, such as the Indian Ocean tsunami. The model above, pictured on Aug. 22, wears an outfit from the Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit epic from India.

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Every year, Mr. Fariz travels to Jember from Jakarta on the weekends to train participants, sharing images with them from places and events that relate to the year’s theme, according to his profile on the website of Ashoka, a non-profit organization that support social entrepreneurs. Mr. Fariz was selected as an Ashoka fellow in 2006. Participants also get training on facial expressions and help choreograph moves they’ll set to music that accompanies them along the parade route.

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The model above is dressed as Bali Province. Past themes have included cowboys and punks; concepts, such as poverty; events like the World Cup; and countries ranging from Thailand to Russia. This year’s theme was “Triangle, Dynamic in Harmony” and consisted of 10 parades that include Mahabharata, Tambora, Phoenix, Pine Forest, Apache, Borobudur, Flying Kite, Wild Deers, Stalagmite and Chemistry.