The understanding of the concept Aurah has currently seen an ascending growth among Muslim women. The question is, how far is the understanding of the concept to be accustomized with daily clothing such as telekung (cloak for Muslim women). The design of telekung is mandated by the Islamic Dress Code Ethics which is stated in the al-Quran. This paper discusses both, relative topic of interests that touches the essential concepts and the latest trend in telekung industry in Malaysia that unleashes a rather bewildering new contemporary threshold in the local Muslim fashion universe. Telekung is a Malay word that refers to the types of clothes worn by Muslim women during prayer to cover aurah – it covers the whole body except face. The research project explores multifacets angles of imperatives associated with the subject such as background, history and the development of telekung. The research also touches on the current issue related to the term contemporary being tagged to muslimah fashion. With the confusion rippled from the insignificant branding being labelled on the subject, now many consumers have been deceived by the misconception of a so called contemporary telekung. Many perceive or even worse marketed to believe that contemporary telekung has to be stupendously attractive, fashionable and trendy. Many does not know wearing this types of telekung defeats the fundamental purpose of the making and wearing of the telekung. The rippling confusion has created an immense stir of echoes among Muslim wear designer and consumer at large. Research will touch on this conflicting subject. Research also provides side notes on the aspect of sunnah and the concept of makruh of wearing telekung. This should be relative aid to suggest possible solution to the above indecisive polemic. Pemahaman tentang konsep aurah dikalangan wanita Islam berkembang secara positif, namun, sejauh mana pemahaman itu diterapkan pada pakaian yang dipakai termasuklah telekung. Telekung juga merupakan salah satu kategori pakaian yang wajib mematuhi kod pakaian Islam. Kertas kerja ini membincangkan tentang tren terkini rekaan telekung kontemporari di Malaysia yang semakin bercambah dengan pelbagai jenis rekaan, motif dan warna pada telekung. Telekung merupakan kain selubung yang dipakai untuk menutup aurat dan tubuh seorang perempuan Muslim ketika mengerjakan ibadah solat. Menutupi seluruh anggota badan, kecuali bahagian muka. Kajian ini turut menyusuri permulaan dan perkembangan telekung secara ringkas mengenai asal-usul telekung. Rekaan telekung kontemporari yang direka dengan tren yang sangat menarik sehinga fungsi dan tujuan utama telekung dipakai untuk mengerjakan solat telah bertukar kepada pusat perhatian. Bagi membincangkan keadaan semasa ini, Sunnah atau makhruh telekung yang dipakai itu, beberapa contoh telekung kontemporari semasa dipasaran tempatan digunakan sebagai kajian kes. Fesyen dan trend menawarkan pilihan tanpa had kepada masyarakat mengatasi tuntutan syariat.
This chapter conceptualizes the approach to nurturing creativity in higher education. The chapter begins by describing the creative self based on personality theories discussed in the creativity research literature. This chapter then engages in the discussion of the contradiction between the concept of the creative self and some aspects of the current educational policies in Malaysia, in particular the implementation of outcome-based education (OBE) as outlined by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). This chapter ends with the discussion of proposing the activity theory as a framework for creative education.
Children need clothes that are suitable to play. Clothing worn not just giving comfort to move, but it will guarantee the safety of the child's body from susceptible to injury. Variety of children's clothing brand now produced according to the needs and comfort of the children. Especially in terms of design, the use of fabrics, clothing accessories capable captivate consumers, such as parents. In the process create a new ideas and design to produce specific clothing for the children play at the playground, various factors and important features should be applied. Appropriateness of clothes according to the age of the child, the use of appropriate materials and fabrics, styles and designs, use of colour and motive is very important. In addition, other factors such as safety, protection and functions of clothing should be preferred. The quality clothing is not just showing the uniqueness of design and comfort, but also has its advantages and importance to the user.
It is an overview of the significant landmark in techno fashion landscape. Although the narrative would be on electronic and digital technology in fashion, writer is keen on specifying it on intelligent wearable and the pioneering designers who made the ground-breaking debuts. Intelligent wearable is one of many prominent constituents in techno fashion diaspora. It has a significant role in shaping the future world of contemporary fashion by converging art and science.
Muslimah fashion design nowadays is a fashion trend that is the best alternative for Muslim women who want to cover their aurat with an attractive style. With a variety of options, Islamic clothing is not considered conservative or outdated. Therefore the form of fashion design should be more contemporary and in accordance with Islamic characteristics and suitable for use by all nations. In this paper the researcher will look at the fashion forecasting process used in the production of Muslimah clothing. Fashion trends are an important element in determining the concept of clothing design. As a trend forecasting concept, several things have a significant impact on the fashion industry. The ability to forecast trends in fashion, technology, and culture is a critical area of the marketing industry dedicated to identifying patterns of consumer behavior while helping companies and brands connect with audiences. Fashion trends are styles of clothing and accessories that are popular at a particular time. It will affect the popularity and lifestyle for example through the use of colors and fabrics used. Fashion forecasters will do research somewhere to find out new trends and try to bring some new ideas about the brand. It requires scientific skills and creative concepts. Thus, fashion forecasting is a field in the fashion industry that is concerned with predicting upcoming fashion trends in terms of colors, design techniques, textile materials, and more that lead to consumer demand. Fashion forecasters produce trend reports that are used to develop a brand for the production of a product. In the process of making designs, designers need to pay attention to fashion predictions which in addition to having Islamic characteristics, the design can be comparable to international designs.
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