BARONG Trends Fashion 2024

Juan Iskandar Wins IDA Bronze for Cultural Costumes 2024

Award Announcement

In 2024 the International Design Awards recognised Juan Iskandar with the Bronze (Third Place) in the Other Fashion Designs / Cultural Traditional Costumes category for his collection BARONG, Trends Fashion 2024. The honour highlights a designer who brings ritual, myth and sustainable practice into couture, turning a sacred story into garments that speak to both memory and modernity.

About the International Design Awards

A collective initiative launched in 2007, the International Design Awards celebrate smart, sustainable and multidisciplinary design. The IDA exists to honour work that combines craft, cultural awareness and innovation—qualities that BARONG, Trends Fashion 2024 exemplifies.

The Proposal and Its Heart

BARONG, Trends Fashion 2024 is a study in myth made wearable. Juan drew from the Balinese Barong—the guardian spirit whose epic struggle with darkness is both theatre and moral compass—and translated its energy into silhouette, texture and movement. Fabrics are layered like ceremonial masks; embroidery and beadwork echo the creature’s ornate costume; tailoring captures the Barong’s stately presence while allowing human motion.

At the core of the collection is the Mythos of Love: garments that carry tenderness beneath their ceremonial weight. Juan’s choices are deliberate—GOTS‑certified textiles, upcycled components and trims sourced for longevity—so each piece carries a story of care as well as craft. Lampung motifs and artisanal techniques are woven into the work not as surface decoration but as structural language, honouring origin while reimagining form for contemporary wear.

Relevance

The IDA Bronze recognises more than aesthetic skill; it rewards cultural intelligence and environmental responsibility. Juan’s BARONG collection avoids appropriation by partnering with heritage sources and by embedding sustainability into production. In a category that celebrates cultural and traditional costumes, this project stands out because it listens: to ritual, to artisans, and to the planet. The result is a collection that preserves a narrative and propels it forward—fashion that educates, protects and inspires.