Ragowo Hediprasetyo (born 22 March 1984), mostly known as Didit Hediprasetyo and Didit Prabowo, is an Indonesian fashion designer and socialite. He is the only child of Indonesian politicians

Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and former army lieutenant general who is the currently-appointed Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia. He is the son of Sumitro Djojoh ...

and Titiek Soeharto, and the maternal grandson of former Indonesian president

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. He is the second designer after

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and the first Asian designer to design the interior and exterior of a special limited run of the BMW Individual 7 Series of which only five were produced. He rose to prominence after his first design show on Paris Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 and during his father's runs for the Indonesian presidency in 2014 and 2019.

Early life and education

Hediprasetyo was born into one of the most powerful families in Indonesia. His father,

, is a former chief of the Indonesian Army's

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and

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units and presently serves as Indonesian defense minister after losing two presidential elections. Hediprasetyo's mother, Titiek Soeharto, is the daughter of Indonesia's second president,

and

Siti Hartinah Raden Ayu Siti Hartinah (23 August 1923 – 28 April 1996), also known as Siti Hartinah Soeharto or Tien Soeharto, was the First Lady of Indonesia from 1967 until 1996. She was the wife of second Indonesian president, Suharto. Known as Ibu T ...

. On his father's side, Hediprasetyo is the grandson of

Sumitro Djojohadikusumo Sumitro Djojohadikusumo ( EVO: Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo; 29 May 1917 – 9 March 2001) was an Indonesian politician and one of the country's most influential economists. He held notable roles under both presidents Sukarno and Suharto intermitt ...

, a prominent economist, who served as industry and trade minister (1950-1951) and finance minister (1952-1953 and 1955-1956). He is also the paternal nephew of tycoon

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and the maternal nephew of tycoon and convicted murderer

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. During his childhood, Hediprasetyo considered a range of occupations, such as painter, photographer, historian, theater director and businessman. After joining a

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theater workshop at Harvard Summer Extension School, he developed his interest in fashion and then took fashion design as his major. He graduated from the

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in 2007. He took courses in painting, photography and art history. In 2018, he was nominated as an Art Fellow by the T. Washington Scholars program.

Career

The designer presented his first Spring/Summer 2010 couture show in the salons of the

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in January 2010, offering corseted gowns and fitted skirts and shorts, and has since regularly presented collections during Couture week. "I’m trying to focus on younger clientele and offer them couture with a modern twist," he said in 2012,Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (February 2012)
Didit Hediprasetyo - The Interview
, couturenotebook.com "My ideal woman is someone who is very cultured, who understands the east and west cultures and who appreciates the aesthetic of the old days of couture, but who at the same time doesn’t take it too seriously. She lives in a realistic world. She might be wearing couture going for a coffee with a friend or going to the beach wearing a simple tank top and short." Hediprasetyo often gives a nod to his Indonesian origins by including Songket, a traditional hand woven Indonesian brocade, in his collections.Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (January 2014
Spring 2014 Haute Couture: Didit Hediprasetyo Gives Songket a Houndstooth Twist
, couturenotebook.com

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hediprasetyo, Didit 1984 births Living people People from Jakarta Fashion designers from Paris Javanese people Banyumasan people Indonesian fashion designers Indonesian socialites Cendana family Djojohadikusumo family Parsons School of Design alumni