Fashion Heritage Destinations: The Twist of Tradition in Modernity

Abstract

From Batik cities to woven textile regions, Indonesia possesses several fashion destinations with remarkable textile heritage. The rise of fashion heritage destinations is characterized by avid textile lovers and fashion followers that promote the regions. Several diversifications of tourism alternatives are analyzed, such as rural tourism with experiential textile-making workshops, urban destinations connected to contemporary fashion heritage, architectural works inspired from/to textile heritage, as well as fashion week cities that spark the interests of global fashion designers to visit the country. This chapter evaluates the current state, its rising challenges, and to what extent it may be promoted through digital technologies, based on local practitioners and the governmental perspectives.

Citation

Permatasari, P.A., Haqi, F.I., Ningrum, F.U. and Dewi, T.R. (2023), "Fashion Heritage Destinations: The Twist of Tradition in Modernity", Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (Ed.) Fashion and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320230000026006