Batik Inspirations - featuring top batik designers

TRENDSETTING - the best word to describe Batik Inspirations. A new style of coffee-table book, Batik Inspirations - featuring top batik designers, differs from the usual fashion magazines or batik books: in fact, the personal style of writing and the chapter headings completely depart from the usual styles of foreward, preface, introduction, etc. The Batik Inspirations book follow the promotions initititated by the late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood - the Prime Minister's late wife of Malaysia. The Batik Inspirations book is timely and in line with the current wave on batik. With the aim of promoting batik in everyday life, Batik Inspirations showcases models wearing batik designs which marry contemporary designs with traditional methods of canting and 'batik chop'. Among the batik designs featured are haute couture, casual-wear, evening-wear, and bridal gowns. These designs are from internationally renowned Malaysian batik designers and award winners. Also featured in the book is the process of batik making using the 'canting' and 'chop' methods - which will help understand the batik making process, and thus further appreciate the designs. Photographer eM.K. aims to make the book appeal to fashion enthusiasts, photographers, and people who love beautiful pictures. The strength of the book lies with dramatic photographs of models and clothing set in unique, distinctive settings using Peranakan, Chinese, Malay and colonial buildings. Just like the new wave of batik inspired designs, this idea starts a new trend of lifestyle photography standards and presentation.