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Indonesian Heritage, Modern Soul

Sustainable art
for sustained life

Before it was fashion, it was memory.

Every wastra holds a story someone refused to let fade. ellylle carries them into the everyday, worn by a new generation, so heritage lives on the body, not behind glass.

Wastra Nusantara

The cloth of a
thousand islands.

ellylle brings modern design to life through the soul of Indonesian heritage, bridging contemporary lifestyle with the legacy of Indonesian culture.

We believe the beauty of wastra should belong to every generation, woven and drawn by hand across the archipelago, each motif carrying meaning. Designed to be worn by everyone, from youth to elders.

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · 2009

Close detail of handwoven tenun ikat cloth showing its natural-dye pattern

A model in a navy ikat velvet coat in dappled light

Made by hand across the archipelago. Every thread, a meaning.

Natural

Plant & earth dyes

By hand

Woven & hand-drawn

The Collection

Heritage you can wear.

Each piece carries its own story. Follow the thread to its origin.

Songket Ikat, handwoven songket geometry with a beaded, feather-trimmed bodice — Buna Karawang Nusa Tenggara · songket & ikat Handwoven songket geometry meets a beaded, feather-trimmed bodice.

Bangau Batik, cranes in flight across midnight batik — Pekalongan & Bunga Kantil & Madura Pekalongan · crane batik Cranes in flight, longevity and grace, across midnight batik.

Black Floral Gown, a garden in bloom on black sweeping into a full skirt — Pekalongan Prada Finish Java · coastal batik A jacobean garden in bloom on black, sweeping into a full skirt.

Gilded Lace, gilded lace and a single red bloom over batik florals — Pekalongan Java · batik florals Gilded lace and a single red bloom over batik florals.

Mega Mendung, Cirebon's rain clouds draped into movement — Megamendung Cirebon · cloud batik Cirebon's rain clouds, patience made visible, draped into movement.

Sumba Ikat Vest, Sumba ikat hand-beaded with shells and mirrors — Sumba Sumba, NTT · warp ikat Sumba ikat, months at the loom, hand-beaded with shells and mirrors.

Pesisir Patchwork, embroidered blooms over a patchwork of coastal batik — Lasem & Batik Madura Java · coastal batik Embroidered blooms over a patchwork of coastal batik.

Tweed and Cloud, tweed tailoring meets pink mega mendung — Lagosi & Megamendung Cirebon · mega mendung Tweed tailoring meets pink mega mendung.

Parang Satin, soft satin and dimensional flowers above the timeless parang motif — Parang Yogyakarta · royal parang Soft satin and dimensional flowers above the Mataram court's timeless parang.

Ikat Velvet Coat, velvet and Sumba ikat carried into evening — Sumba Sumba, NTT · warp ikat Velvet and Sumba ikat, carried into evening.

Menswear, Ikat, cross-stitch tapestry on plaid over a Sumba-ikat sarong — Lagosi & Tenun Bajawa Sumba, NTT · ikat Cross-stitch tapestry on plaid, over a Sumba-ikat sarong.

Peacock Batik, a painted beaded bodice and peacock-feather batik wrap — Cirebon & Madura Java · coastal batik A painted bodice and peacock-feather batik, wrapped in colour.

Wastra we work with

The cloth behind every piece.

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Lampung Tapis textile

Batik Tulis Lasem textile

Megamendung cloud batik textile

Parang batik textile

Lagosi silk textile

Sumba ikat textile

On the world stage

Carrying wastra to the world.

ellylle uses fashion as cultural diplomacy, carrying Indonesian identity onto the global stage.

Indonesia Festival Frankfurt Germany · 2022

Indonesia in SG Singapore · 2024

Sinfoni Renjana Trunk Show Sarinah, Jakarta · 2025

DWP, Ministry of Culture 2025

Jejak Canting Indonesia Ministry of Culture

Songs for Sumatra charity concert Greenwich, London, UK