A model displays a creation by Indonesian designer Ika Butoni at the Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2009.

Ika Butoni

A leading light amongst a blossoming new wave of futuristic and creative designers, Ika has taken her new collections "On the Desert Road to Alexandria" to new heights. With her partner John Keilman and her husband Jay Bouton, Ika's adventurous yet seductive designs flow out with a powerful "exotic radiance", using a unique combination of patch techniques with slashing, piping, embroidery and hand work. In this collection Ika has combined her love of working with other innovative individuals with a new vision of Egypt; the metamorphosis that the ancient civilization has endured leading to the present.

Colours applied to the collection varied from brights: Yellow, Orange, Fucshia, Bright Purple, Turquoise Green and Blue, to the dark colours: Dark Brown, Purple, Grey, Royal Blue, Burgundy, Dark Mustard and Olive.

information from: Butoni

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