Inacraft is Indonesian Handicraft Trade Exhibition. For 2015 it was held from 8th ~ 12th April. A lot of Indonesian traditional handicraft like Fashion, Jewelry, Gift Items etc can be bought in this Expo. For me personally it is one of the good timing to buy me some Batik shirts.
Batik is Indonesian Traditional cloths. Just like suits and necktie in the west and Kimono in Japan. Indonesian usually uses Batik in formal event. Batik itself has different type. The most expensive one is usually the hand-made Batik, because it will ensure that no one else will wear the same Batik Pattern. Anyway, I will not go into depth regarding Batik Type in this post.
As an Interpreter and Public Speaker myself, sometimes there are events that require me to wore Batik. So it would not hurt to keep some stocks of it. Even foreigner that stays long enough in Indonesia will usually use Batik in the social event. I’ve met a lot of Japanese that actually wore Batik too.
After passing through hundreds of booths there, I finally decided to buy some Batik in one of the booth. And like almost anything here in Indonesia, everything is negotiable. I will not go into details on how I did the negotiations. All I can say is that I got 20% cheaper than the initial asking price. And it’s not a bad deal, especially if I compare the price in normal shops outside the exhibition for the similar type of Batik.
*Trying the Batik inside the Booth.
*Shopping some Batik in Inacraft 2015
So that’s it for this post. I hope I could interest you more in Batik if you’re not already. I just want to promote Indonesian Culture, and one of the easiest way is through Batik.