Peter Sie

Peter Sie (born Sie Tiam Ie; 28 December 1929, Bogor, West Java - 1 April 2011, Jakarta) was one of the pioneers of fashion design in Indonesia.[1]

Sie learned sewing when he was five years old. He later travelled to Vakschool Voor Kleermaker & Coupeuse in the Netherlands to learn tailoring between 1947–1953. His clientele was the government and the Sukarno family.

Private Life

Peter Sie was once had his fashion show held at the Imperial house in the Soekarno era. Went through crisis in the 1974, he was the first and the most detailed Haute Couture designer in that time in Indonesia. Sie was the youngest child from 7 siblings Sie Tjeng Hay, owner of a food company in Bogor

References

  1. ↑ "RI designer, fashion pioneer Peter Sie passes away". The Jakarta Post. 1929-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
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