Fabric in Jakarta

Hello i am from London and i have a little boutique here which i want to design some clothes for. I want to get my fabric in Jakarta, could someone please advise me the best place to go to buy fabric? I need somwhere where they have a huge selection of fabrics from all over the world including top end designer fabrics.

I went to Sampeng market in Thailand and they had 1000%26#39;s of fabrics, it took me a whole day to look through all of them- i need something similar to this.

I heard tanah abang and mayestik market in jakarta is good for fabrics but please could someone describe what these places are like and what sort of materials they have here, and how many fabrics they have here? Do they have designer fabrics?

Thank you

M+L

Fabric in Jakarta

Tanah Abang is the biggest wholesale center in Jakarta for textiles, clothing, and other fashion stuff. The selection of fabric is quite extensive, you can get anything here from cotton to fur imitation. The traders are mixed from locals to Indian-decent traders (they are famous for trading textile, aren%26#39;t they?)

The shopping center is fully air-con, the shops are small, and the corridors are quite narrow, so be prepared to squeeze with others especially on a busy day. Regarding the origin of the textile (local made, imported, or designer textile), I%26#39;m not so sure about that.

P.S. If you can%26#39;t speak Bahasa Indonesia, I suggest you bring some local who can bargain, so you%26#39;ll get better deals (especially when buying in bulk).

Fabric in Jakarta

Tanah Abang is definitely first option if you have some local guide. Otherwise suggest you go to Mayestik (Jalan Tebah) and Pasar Baru Jakarta. Both are mainly having shops owned by local Indian trader and they definitely can communicate with you better.

Also quality wise, Tn Abang is slightly in lower-mid end (mostly local fabrics and moslem wear), while Pasar Baru and Mayestik is in higher end with mix of local and imported fabrics. Pasar Baru and Mayestik definitely have designer fabrics such as Zegna, Armani etc. but you must really know the difference as sometimes they have the copy version as well. You can%26#39;t find those in Tanah Abang.

Pasar Baru itself is an historical district and worth to be visited. This is a historical street shopping malls was catered for the Dutch during Dutch colony. You can still see some old dutch architectures there.

If Armani and Zegna%26#39;s cloth is including in your definition of designer fabrics, then you can also find it easily at Tanah Abang. Many of them are scattered on level Basement 1. Some traders sold it at very competitive price than Pasar Baru (since some of them open the shop at both Tanah Abang and Pasar Baru). If you just want to buy the textile, go to Tanah Abang, but if you want to buy the textile and have tailor to make you suit on-site, then proceed to Pasar Baru.

Most people go for local-made products at Tanah Abang, but if you look into details, certain expensive and imported goodies are also available as well.