Jakarta Social Blog

Chic-to-Chic: This Is How Indonesian Women Dress

April 27, 2008 · 68 Comments

Adinda Bakrie

Widi Wardhana

Cynthia Risjad

Gaby Bakrie

Mesty Ariotedjo

Wulan Guritno

If one dares to say that all Indonesian women don’t know how to dress well and pull chic looks, that person must have not seen these photos.

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  • socialbutafly // April 27, 2008 at 3:53 am | Reply

    who is mesty? she got the look to be jakarta’s it-girl, young&beautiful

  • smiley // April 27, 2008 at 3:49 pm | Reply

    all of them are so chic.. more young girls should follow their examples!

  • Oops // May 10, 2008 at 12:22 am | Reply

    Wulan, kamu kok kurang cantik siih disini ?
    Kurang makeup or …?

  • lala // May 17, 2008 at 6:39 pm | Reply

    mesty ini anak kedokteran UI 2007 kan? bisa main harpa juga.. soo jealouss

  • joko // May 18, 2008 at 2:57 pm | Reply

    this is how 0.1% of Indonesian women dress. the rest live in slums, poor villages, and conflict areas. good job jsb guys. post this one if you dare.

  • DontbeHatin // May 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm | Reply

    If this how the Indonesian women dress, I think Indonesian women have some serious issues with their culture identification. I think the suitable title is “this is how the Jakarta’s High Society women dress”, because not all Indonesian women can afford to dress like that (or prefer kebaya and batik). But they do all look nice, though.

  • blackdahlia // May 19, 2008 at 4:42 am | Reply

    I second that!!

  • alexandra // May 23, 2008 at 4:31 pm | Reply

    I agree with you (dontbeHatin), where do they get the money from to buy a very very very expensive dress ( I assume it’s expensive). I’m an Indonesian woman too, but I think I can’t afford to buy that dress in million years. Poor me.

  • irene // June 2, 2008 at 11:50 pm | Reply

    wow, i second DontbeHatin fullyyyy
    indonesian women? ehh..
    sisanya…

    *miskin mak!

  • irene // June 2, 2008 at 11:52 pm | Reply

    and anyway yang tampak oke malam itu hanya widhi wardhana (as always) cantik banget ni orang. dulu temen tante gw. ga sombong lagi.

  • jacob // June 3, 2008 at 12:17 am | Reply

    irene, now you sound like mesty ariotedjo who sat in the same table with widhi on the latest biyan fashion show. (who God knows was totally smitten by widhi’s gracious upbringing)

    gaby bakrie also looked lovely and adorable that night… j’adore gaby!

  • chic // June 3, 2008 at 2:41 am | Reply

    denger2 suami-nya widhi gay yah?

  • irene // June 4, 2008 at 12:27 pm | Reply

    yang gua denger: widhi kikir, si wisnu aja sering kasih uang buat babysitter tapi “kamu jangan bilang2 sama ibu ya” owh kasihan. (untuk lengkapnya silakan google nama widhi wardhana detik forum, ini juga sempet dibahas disana)

    @jacob: tapi gue tarik statement gue. waktu itu soalnya widhi pernah pake baju yang ga pantes dipake. wenli ongko aja deh bestdress gue, ama yvonne yuen si pemilik loanhg&noi.
    sbnrnya i love olla tian tapi nih orang makin lama makin mirip julia perez jadi no thanks aja deh.
    ah lagian socialite indo gayanya suka nanggung. kadang dangdut kadang keren.

    btw kalo ada yang mau liat muka adinda bakrie tanpa make up, go to detik forum yang ‘gosip socialite’. hmm ga beda banget sih, cuma dia juah lebih manusiawi tanpa make up berat seperti biasanya.

    off now

  • miravero // June 5, 2008 at 1:19 pm | Reply

    the best dress in here is mesty..gianfranco ferre dress looks great in her, who is she anyway? really pretty & chic…

  • irene // June 7, 2008 at 11:19 pm | Reply

    the best dress in this page is chyntia risjad.

  • Anonym // June 20, 2008 at 5:01 am | Reply

    Wulan looks preety.. I used to hang out with her, shes naturally pretty.. Hot mom though!

  • Anonym // June 20, 2008 at 5:18 am | Reply

    Mesty lovee ur dress! I went to the same school with her. Shes smart as hell

  • sunshine // June 25, 2008 at 11:42 pm | Reply

    mesty’s a good girl. she never shows off things she has. she has always been low profile. she’s a bit introvert so mostly people would think that she’s arrogant. but she’s very down to earth, multi talented (play harp piano flute), smart (go to medical school) i think she’s a future most wanted lady. this is a perfect example of a true socialite. smart, beautifl, lovely! go Mesti!

  • sunshine // June 25, 2008 at 11:45 pm | Reply

    someone said this blog is been hacked. i dont care, but dear hackers, please DO an article about mesty.

    all da bezt!

  • astriana mizar // July 1, 2008 at 7:46 pm | Reply

    i saw picture of widhi wardhana in same event (this biyan show) and she wore same dress just like margherita missoni. my question is, is the dress designed by biyan? if yes, then biyan’s design is not original… because margherita’s dress cannot designed by biyan, right? margherita woulndt wear dress designed by biyan. if it’s true, then biyan is a plagiat…but maybe widhi bought the same dress as margehrita’s. no wonder because she’s rich.

  • blaaah // July 2, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Reply

    gue pernah tuh ketemu dan sempet ngomong sm mesty ariotedjo. orgnya ramah banget. kan gue ga tau siapa dia, jdnya saling kenalan nama. baru pas gue buka majalah dewi, ketauan deh dia sosialita jakarta. orgnya baik banget ko, down to earth sekali. cantik banget lagi aslinya

  • Sutarmin // July 2, 2008 at 4:38 pm | Reply

    Cynthia Risjad cantik banget yahh…. weww..

  • barreta channete // July 6, 2008 at 1:05 pm | Reply

    well and well
    so many people issued that poverty is on and so many lives in slums area.
    while these IT girl pursue a masterpiece of jean Paul Gaultier or a pair of christian loubutin (with discount tags or not,they still can afford it!)
    it may sounds unfair.but there always be the way to look fabulous “LUXE FOR LESS” if u can get 3 matching items include hot dress like marc jacobs look a like,pair of manolo look-a-like and a cute hobo perhaps in 300thou,why not!dare and bare yourself..if u can make it,it means u’re good in choosing for urself and manage ur finance,ryt?!!or even less than 300thou is so much betta!!
    xoxo

  • eff // July 6, 2008 at 3:07 pm | Reply

    Barreta maksud loe ape seeh gak jelas banget, inggris kaco balo dan sumpe gak maksud. Ya biar aja mereka gaya, toh mereka berduit!

  • CLocK // July 6, 2008 at 7:08 pm | Reply

    haahahahaha sepakat sama eff… barreta gajelas gelllaaaaaa

  • barreta channete // July 6, 2008 at 9:22 pm | Reply

    emang lu punya duit?like u can afford em..
    im just saying…

  • barreta channete // July 6, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Reply

    lu ga bs b.ing blg aj..dooooooooooh..
    baca donk dr atas..
    “this is how the Jakarta’s High Society women dress”, because not all Indonesian women can afford to dress like that (or prefer kebaya and batik). But they do all look nice, though.
    gw stuju ma dia..
    ga heran sih..orang kaya lo hanya baca yang recent..
    rot in hell….
    and i never mean to disturb those bold and beautiful,poople…

  • CLocK // July 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm | Reply

    easy there miss Channete,, we all here ARE definitely shallow. Welcome to the club.

  • barreta channete // July 6, 2008 at 10:13 pm | Reply

    yesh..my pleasure mr.clock..
    haha..
    its just a clarification and im havin my PMS(fiuuh)

  • melly // July 7, 2008 at 1:50 pm | Reply

    mesty cantik banget, terus dia dulu sekolahnya di sma 8 yang unggulan se indonesia itu loh.. terus dia ke ui terus dia jd socialite woooooooooooooooow gokilllllllllllll abessssssssss deeeeeeeeh mestyyyyyyyy denger2 dia baru jadian lho sm galih kartsasmita, anaknya ginandjar kartasasmita itu lho. kalo mau liat liat aja di facebooknya mesty. hehehehhe liaaaaat ya jangan sampe ketinggalan. gaby adinda kalaaah deh sm mesty yang perfect dan smart bangeeeeeeeeeet

  • melly // July 7, 2008 at 1:52 pm | Reply

    iya tuh si widhi nangis2 ke gue suaminya gay

  • melly // July 7, 2008 at 1:53 pm | Reply

    hahahah yang widhi bohong deng

  • pepi // July 9, 2008 at 6:44 pm | Reply

    mesty ariotedjo. humble, smart, pretty. oh i’m so jealous……. galih who??? is that TRUEE???? oh i’m sooo asking my friend tonight!!!

  • pepi // July 9, 2008 at 6:46 pm | Reply

    uhhh gaby is a TRAMP! she even doesnt deserve the bakrie lastname. it’s too good for her! yesterday i saw her another disgusting cousin,. sultan djorgihe, in PIM. huakkkk this family should be banned. they’re gold digger. money sucker. crazy. hate DJORHIE FAMILYYY!!

  • ret // July 24, 2008 at 4:02 am | Reply

    why they don’t wear kebaya? or batik? Do you know that batik is now booming in Europe? Are they REAL Indonesian girls?

  • hi // July 24, 2008 at 6:47 am | Reply

    ugh batik or kebaya is like so last season. don’t even go there beyotch.

  • melly // July 27, 2008 at 4:44 pm | Reply

    yeah galih and mesty are meant to be! they look so cute togetheeer.. check her profile on facebook to see how cute they are.

  • ani // July 29, 2008 at 10:54 am | Reply

    duuuuh ayune org2 ini.jealous puol!!!!!!!!!!

  • serena van der woodsen // August 20, 2008 at 8:27 pm | Reply

    mesty’s quite a doll. quite lovely. hmm, ‘ve got nothing against her except i adore the numbers of those who lick her ass… fufufu.. bet real friends dont exist in the world of bank accounts.

    ahem,. even tho i cant resist how bad i wanna say that i pity her.
    i wont tell why. even tho i could.

    now,
    adinda? party pooper. she and didit are sad. i despise that guritno ho too, but whateva i dnt care. renny sutiyoso? shoo, she’s socialite made ihn busway.
    i dont know, these girls are just amazing! the money they use to buy hermes bag or louboutin shoes is blood money.
    but still, not a wink of feeling guilty!

    how elegant of you, ladies!

    but none of them really have sense of style, really. not like that missoni girl or the taschens, pinaults nor the arnaults.

    maybe these girls only buy dresses according to their price tags.
    really, they should hire a stylist.

  • clair3 // August 22, 2008 at 10:31 am | Reply

    mesty is a perfect girl seriously she is. shes a smartiepants, humble, young, happy, visioned, and shes still on the track. i mean, she prays. rich too. doh. lagian juga siapa sih yang bisa ngatur waktu buat latihan instrument sebanyak itu (piano flute harpa biola so much more) yet studying (SMANDEL nya pernah ikut2 olimpiade gitu lagi abis itu UI, uinya ui FK lagi! IPnya 4 lagi!) yet party2 dan tetep sociallifenya yang hidup terus itu dan menjadi icon biyan dan low profile?!?!?! what a girl…. seharusnya cewek2 berduit itu belajar sama dia. apalagi yang amazed me so much di sma 8 dia pakai kerudung, yah walaupun dilepas… at least she tried aighT? sepertinya dia tau bahwa hidup tuh ngga hura2 banget hahaha

  • gucci angel // August 25, 2008 at 6:10 pm | Reply

    hey, ya know what.
    one of ma friends once said that cicilia jessica sadikin (one of ali sadikin’s granddaughter, so i reckon she’s a so-called socialite too, ryte??) is “udah cantik, pinter lagi..” say WHOOTT?

    jessica sadikin failed a grade, everybody knows, in tarakanita high school.

    my question: why is banyak banget penjilat?

  • memang begitu // August 26, 2008 at 5:35 pm | Reply

    @ gucci angel,, emg begitu kli sayy,, byk mah emang ngejilat2 socialitehh… lw kyk ga tau aj… dimana2 kan anjing lbh galak dari yg pny rumah… hahaha.. begitu jg socialite.. biasanya kacung2ny yg lbh galak.. (cth: kacung2 adinda bakrie) cicilia sadikin gw tw tuh… ankny lemot … baek sih, tp lemot….heran keturunannya bang ali mgkn gk ad yg bisa jd leader kyk dy dlu..
    mending lah drpd dita sudarjo… suka marah2in enyaknya sendiri…bwahaha…ank durhakim…

  • memang begitu // August 26, 2008 at 5:40 pm | Reply

    btw mesty ariotejo.. . mnrt gw sih ga cantik2 amat (sumpeh gw gk iri), cm dy rambutnya bgs + tinggi langsing.. her fashion.. yh not bad lah. secara punya duit.. pdpt gw yg cakep itu the supits.. walo bermasalah…hohoho… tp muka cling2…the bakrie…ke laut aj… keluarga pencuri…

  • Emberitaaaa // August 26, 2008 at 8:44 pm | Reply

    Mberrrr….. emang byk bgt the licker…. Centeng/kacung lbh galak dr majikannya! Sama galaknya kaya herder tetangga gwe…!

    Eneknya lagi, kalo kita ngasih kritik dikit or even the true facts about this sosialita ‘maksa’, langsung ajee di cap ‘ngiri’ sirik, deelel… Dangkal skali pemikirannya….

    Oh duniaaaaaa…………

  • MATA HARI // August 27, 2008 at 12:52 pm | Reply

    Jealous? Jelas. Dendam? Apalagi.
    Kritik? Itu membangun bo’!

  • clair3 // August 29, 2008 at 12:14 pm | Reply

    cicilia jessica sadikin kan mukanya mirip2 tuh sama mesty, menurut gue juga kalau soal wajah emang cantikan jessica. tapiiii….. soal classy, jessica kebanting abis sama mesty yang puintarrrr

  • segarra attender // August 29, 2008 at 2:25 pm | Reply

    cicillia sadikin is nice, altough she’s not too smart. she was in languange class in tarQ, a classic dumb blond example, even she’s not blond, if you understand. it’smesty ariotedjo, i saw her in some events, well she is a ‘muka jawa’, dont ya think?? not so pretty… lot of effort… luckily she’s tall, her style’s not special… i noted her hair, anyway! hehe.. look so moist. well she’s rich, of course she has a hairstylist. i dont care about her life though.

    can’t we make it like the USA? in USA socialites earn educational titles, they go to great school, they do a lot of charity. they not only showing off their hermes bag, but also show the people and the press good actions. here, in indonesiua, even a corruptor’s daughter like renny sutiyoso is a socialite?!?!?!?

    LORD FORGIVE OUR SIN!!

  • wekwek // August 29, 2008 at 4:26 pm | Reply

    Mesty, I LOVE her hair. Although i somehow found that her dad is a bit weird, kayaknya terlalu gaul while her mom seems down to earth berjilbab style. But i don’t know ;) maybe it’s just me.

    Jessica Sadikin, she’s way prettier than her sister, Vilichea Sadikin. And again her hair, to die for.

    Ayo dong gosip2 lagi hihihihi

  • cosa nostra // August 29, 2008 at 6:26 pm | Reply

    rachma sadikin one of the sadikin grand daughters, is a total dumbass. she never graduated from college and is very superficial, and if you talk to her you’ll soon see how stupid and shallow she is, she judges people based on their money and relation and face, but she isnt that gorgeous either. item jerawatan. plus she dated a junkie a few years back. in the other hands tallia and thania her twin sisters are smartiepants and more down to earth than rachma.

  • clair3 // August 30, 2008 at 7:39 am | Reply

    btw ini website looks like gossipgirl alot…

  • Name // August 30, 2008 at 11:56 pm | Reply

    ey Cosa Nostra… in case you didnt realize these 2 things… 1. you are being more shallow than whomever you talked about here and 2. your english is total crap. HAHAHAHAHA

  • clair3 // August 31, 2008 at 10:00 pm | Reply

    (Name ngga jelas…) hey jsb make mesty as ur headline dong!!! seriusan nih!

  • coco // September 1, 2008 at 9:59 pm | Reply

    jessica sadikin dulu kaka kelas gw week haha cantik sih tp ya gtu lah yah namanya juga kaum kaya haha

  • raishh // September 2, 2008 at 2:17 pm | Reply

    cynthia risjad itu siapanya ibrahim risjad sih..?

  • lolz // September 5, 2008 at 9:36 pm | Reply

    cicilia jessica sadikin?? wooow what a name,, i heard that shes not that dumb coz sewaktu pra uan di sekolahnya dia menjadi peringkat pertama nilainya di salah satu pelajaran yang di uan kan,,

  • lui // September 6, 2008 at 12:01 am | Reply

    namanya juga manusia ga sih..ada kekurangan dan ups and down nya..even tho cicilia jessica sadikin failed a grade..at least abis itu dia usaha dan dapet nilai paling tinggi satu angkatan..you people should give her a brake..anyways,how do you people talks about her dsini?sejak kapan dia jadi socialite jakarta..karna klo menurut gua dia ga berusaha jadi one of those rich spoiled socialite deh..kebetulan aja temen2 sama..karna family relativesnya….
    bener gaaa? :)

  • Name // September 6, 2008 at 6:45 pm | Reply

    hey Clair3, check out Tattler the latest issue, your Mesty is the cover. Looking worse than ever..

  • fergie // September 12, 2008 at 10:11 am | Reply

    mesty ariotedjo is never THAT pretty, clair3, i’m so sorry to say. really, i’m not jealous whatsoeva. but nice? oh yeah but ishe’s nice… betta klah daripada makhluk2 setipe dia yang songongnya selangit (no wonder, bapaknya koruptor kaya sich,…jadi pd sombong dech)
    wonder why mesty mau2nya sama anaknya kartasasmita. really?!?! kyk ga ada cowok lain yang bapaknya bukan KORUPTOR ajah…
    ginandjar kartasasmita kan maling bulog…
    OMG…
    ckckck..
    indonesia lucu yach? kamu bisa dihormatin banget di negara ini asal kaya raya, gak peduli tuch uangnya uang rampokan atau bukann…
    udah gila kali yach nih bangsa…
    ckckck….

  • clair3 // November 13, 2008 at 10:33 pm | Reply

    seriously? latest Tattler bukannya yg her parents posed berduaan yah? gue liat di dalemnya foto dia kecil doang, has nothing to comment.. upload dong yang punya! man, gue ga pro dia kok, gue cuma mau blg dari smua yg disebutin di atas, dia yg plg mending. she was once ugly anyway… dulunya rada gendut dan ga special spt skg. setuju sama yg blg mesty cantiknya ga effortless. usaha men usaha! no pain no gain kan…. gyahahahahaha

  • unnamed // December 29, 2008 at 2:07 am | Reply

    mesty? gue pernah maen kerumah dia di kemang..

    cantik bgt & rajin solat!!

    perfect!

  • leighton // January 16, 2009 at 12:06 pm | Reply

    Mesty is..mm how do you best put it..a classic Indonesian beauty. I like her, looks so charming and down to earth.

    Please please pleeeasssee don’t talk about Renny Sutiyoso?? I hate her for no reason. And it feels so D*MN good hihiii ;p

  • Mimi // February 23, 2009 at 10:03 am | Reply

    Kayanya lebih seru bahas hal2 beginian yah ketimbang blog2 yg membahas isu yang-jauh-lebih-penting. Propaganda media.

  • Sacha // March 18, 2009 at 5:10 pm | Reply

    ADINDA BAKRIE . She’s soooo FIERCE!!!

  • momon // April 9, 2009 at 9:40 am | Reply

    wow, jakarta girls are HOT!!!!

  • Gaby // April 24, 2009 at 6:28 pm | Reply

    I love Mesty…
    Selain berotak encer & punya bakat terhadap musik, saya sangat terinspirasi dengan fashion style nya yang klasik & anggun.
    Banyak trima kasih u/ mamanya Mesty soal selera fashionnya :p

  • ha // July 19, 2009 at 11:06 am | Reply

    haha mesty lagi. love mesty deh.

  • ha // July 19, 2009 at 11:07 am | Reply

    dwi lestari pramesti.
    *real name

    love

  • sup // August 31, 2009 at 11:08 pm | Reply

    comments are a lot more cuter than the people featured, you know why socialites exist? because everybody else created them

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