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Continuing to my previous post, after visited DOWA and LUNAR, the last handbags store we visited was LAWE.



This store is specialized on producing lurik-ed handbags, shoes, shirts, and accessories.

If you do not know yet what lurik is, Lurik is a Javanese (particularly Yogyakarta and its surroundings) traditional handcrafted cloth, a striped woven material made by hand-weaving. Some named it as "a Stripes of Java in blissful colours".

Quoting Nian S. Djoemena from her book, as the only available reference, Lurik is derived from classical Javanese word lorek, meaning stripes, or pattern. Although the weaving of Lurik is technically very simple, the colour combinations and the carefully arrangement of the stripes and square in a harmonious and balanced way, produces enchanting motifs.

Sea of creativity rest in the mind of every people, and Lurik serves countless idea even to modify the growing awareness to preserve the environment and heritage into room of women empowerment. On the other hand, touch of creativity brings closer Lurik into everyday needs of anything functional, relevant and redecorating.

Lurik needs more innovative people to develop new trends and styles. Through this tireless effort of innovation and creativity we hope to make younger generations truly enjoy the tradition of Lurik.

This store also has a vision to preserve the hand-weaving tradition in Indonesia and simultaneously empower women, encourage women to contribute in improving their livelihood and take part in bringing prosperity to Indonesian people.

By far, Lurik usually sold as sheet of cloth or as Javanese shirt called Surjan. Young generations used to think that Lurik is "old fashioned" and worn only by older people or worn only in traditional occasions. With the vision above in minds, Lawe has been trying to make innovation on Lurik by making modern Lurik, an attractive and colorful products with a wide variety in designs, such as handbags, purses, shoes, book covers, accessories, and other functional products.

My aunties enjoyed their visit in this store. They were admiring the quality and designs of the products. Here are some photos of Lawe's products I took in the store:



Could you tell me what did you think about Lurik handbags?

Do you like those colorful stripes pattern on handbags and shoes?

Okay then... This is the end of my sequel posts. Hope you enjoy following my "trips" to some enchanting handbags stores in my city.. ;)

Have a good weekend, Lovelies. Until next post!

Do you remember my previous post about the handbags stores I visited with my aunties? Yes, we were visiting some great handbags stores and fell in love with some of their products :)

After DOWA, the next handbags store we visited is LUNAR.



Lunar is a great handbags store, too. It sells high quality handbags with unique designs and the handcrafted ones.

There were handbags made from "pandanus", "rotans", and some plants' fibers. Also there were painted-handbags with paintings on them.. All handbags come with impressive color blocking. The paintings left when I went there are cute fishes and sandals.

Not only that, they also have beautiful batik-ed handbags and clutches using the earth-tone hues as the colors.

What I like also is that they accept designs from us to be made as a handbag as we want it to be. Some countries abroad have ever ordered a mass quantity of handbags from this store with designs provided by them.

If you drop by at this store, you can watch the production of the handbags in their workshop which placed right behind the store.

Here are what being captured by my camera:

Handbags and purses with paintings on.

Batik-ed clutches

So Lovelies, we have one more store to go! Until next post! ;)

A couple months ago, my aunties came to my city to visit us. Then, during their visit in the city, they asked us to show some handbags stores which sell beautiful designed, unique, high-quality handbags, and better if they also sell batik-ed, ethnic, or other handcrafted bags.

This January, my aunty is going to visit her son and his family in the USA, so at that time, she wanted to bring them some handbags she bought here as souvenirs. She said that she knew they will love those handbags made in Indonesia.. :)

I knew some of the stores which sell those kind of handbags. Perhaps there are many more bags' stores with that specification that I did not know yet. You can share with me if you know other good quality bags' stores, particularly which based in Yogyakarta.

First store we visited was Dowa. They sell beautiful designs of handbags with rich of beautiful color blocking. They also sell knitted bags and clutches, and also pouches.

I love all those colors!










The upfront door of the store with pretty, delicate, ethnic design:



Other handbags stores we visited will be in my next post. So, stick around! ;)