7 looks of the season, 7 interpretations from DEW Magazine: La Dame offers up a unique mix of classicism and edginess as gorgeously styled by Dinta Jakile. Teuku Ajie’s phogoraphy pays homage to the 7 outfits from the fall 2012 collections in a way that’s both gritty yet polished, dark yet light. Model Salvita de Corte – with Hepburn-esque brows and a gamine figure –…

Fahrani Empel is an Indonesian all-rounder: model, actress, activist, designer. One of her latest projects is CAST Eyewear (casteyewear.com), a label based in Bali that produces bold, fashion-forward sunglasses as seen on the likes of Lady Gaga and Madonna. The label also has a secondary line on the go called CAST Eyewear X Borneo which raises money towards efforts to save the environment in the…

DEW Magazine’s latest issue is themed New World. Editor Teuku Ajie explains that it’s all about “clashing cultures, aesthetics and lifestyles that fuse at the point of impact.” But while the cover shot has a dark, almost melancholic feel – with model Natalia Andriyasova decked out in Gothic styling and posed with hand obscuring her face – it’s by no means presenting a bleak view…

Nikicio flew onto our radar at the recent Indonesia fashion week, with a collection that struck me as being stitched together with the very threads of youth. With pockets already stuffed full of awards and acknowledgements, including Best Young Indonesian Designer of the Year by Elle Magazine Indonesia and The Fashion Machine by Rolling Stones Indonesia, the label is a star that’s quickly rising. DEW…

There’s the beach and there’s the ocean, and between both is an accumulation of different perceptions. For some the beach is synonymous with sunshine and scraggly-haired surfer babes, the colourful slices of an inflated beachball, icecream and relaxed laughter. To others (or at other times) it’s associated with solitude, the cold, wet sand, ocean breezes and rolling skies. Teuku Ajie’s latest shoot plays to the…

Introducing some of Britain’s best-kept secrets. Unveiling them in the pages of DEW Magazine’s second issue, photographer Teuku Ajie gives us a three-dimentional look at 7 outfits by 7 designers – edgy, up-and-coming, must-know designers – in his feature Best Of British. Darya Savishkina models the outfits, with styling by Hakim Satriyo.

There’s one shot in particular in this editorial from Dew magazine that blows me away. I’m not sure if it’s the primitive feel of the animal pelt; or the striking make-up by Philips Kwok; or perhaps it’s Teuku Ajie‘s beautiful photography that places the focus sharply on the model’s ornately made-up eyes. The model is Renata Calheiros.