00:00Hi, my name is Muhammad Firdaus Belawanti and this is my brand, Teh Firdaus.
00:26Actually, I was interested in fashion since I was in 4th grade, at that time I took a
00:43public education course.
00:44At that time, I started to draw clothes because I think I was interested in it, and then after
00:52I finished my education, I entered UITM and then I took a fashion design diploma at UITM.
00:59Okay, I graduated from UITM Srikanda, Fashion Design University, and then from there, I
01:08didn't get all the degrees, and then I started to look for experience with some designers
01:12in Kuala Lumpur before I started my brand.
01:16My family opposed me to take a fashion degree, but my mother and sister are seamstresses,
01:27so I have seen them sewing before.
01:30When I entered UITM, I convinced them that this is really what I am interested in, and
01:36then from there they follow what I want, because what I am interested in is what I will do,
01:43so Alhamdulillah, until now they like what I do.
01:47Other challenges other than that challenge, Alhamdulillah there is no, but the challenge
01:53to raise my brand and to be at this level, although not much, but Alhamdulillah I managed
02:03to do what I want.
02:13What do you like about UITM?
02:18Since I was a student, I really like minimal design or anything that has a bigger aesthetic,
02:27simple and feminine, so I think I was educated with all this since I was a student.
02:36Okay, most of my clients really know what they want.
02:39All clients who like minimalist design, clean cut will come here.
02:46So, if looking at Instagram and then see he wears minimal clean clothes, actually sometimes
02:55I don't know, is this my clothes?
02:56Oh, my clothes.
02:57Yes, sometimes like that.
03:01Every year we focus a lot on bridal wear, so every year most of the designs are bridal
03:12wear for clients, and then recently we have made Raya designs, made to measure and ready
03:18to wear.
03:19So, I just keep the momentum, so every year we do the same thing, but every year there
03:24is a difference, so the design evolves, so there is an improvement from there.
03:30This is my bestseller wedding dress.
03:35Okay, so we produced this dress, I think four years ago, and a lot of brides custom this
03:43dress, and I think this is my best design for that year.
03:50And these pieces are the sentimental value to me, because I wake up before I sleep, and
03:57then the next morning I sketch, and then a few days after that, we finish these pieces.
04:02This is Raya collection for 2025, I named it Gilded Reverie, so it's all about texture,
04:11gold finishing, intricate detail.
04:14We use brocade silk, so the detail is just at the neckline, and then we bring back the
04:24classic peplum look, but we treat the detail draping.
04:30And a lot of people like this wedding dress, because I've never made any striking color
04:36for my design, but this is my first time I try to make lime green, because I think the
04:44combination of lime and purple is striking, but quite impactful.
04:49Okay, for new collection, so range price from RM28,500 until RM4,500.
04:58Okay, for me, if you fresh graduate, you have to know what is your direction.
05:06Try and error is normal, okay, so you have to practice what you like.
05:13It's okay to take your time, just to explore what you like.
05:18And then, if you already know what you like, then go with it.
05:24Do what you like, don't do what you don't like.
05:27And it's normal to struggle at the beginning, because fashion world is not easy.
05:35Okay, for me, to be a young Malaysian, you have to always be creative, like what we do,
05:53and we try to raise the name of Malaysia in the world.
05:57I'm Mohd Firdaus, Creative Director of Teh Firdaus, and I'm a young Malaysian.
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