MANY tailors and dressmakers have already stopped taking orders for baju kurong and baju cara Melayu (Malay traditional attire), with less than a month away from Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.
Orders for dresses and baju melayu for Hari Raya had been coming in as early as three months ago, said Tika, an Indonesian seamstress at a small tailor shop in Kg Madang.
She said they have been working on customers' orders specifically for Hari Raya over the past three months with each order bringing in at least three to four dresses.
The Hari Raya rush is an annual experience for local tailors and dressmakers and is considered the most lucrative time of the year.
Another Indonesian seamstress working at the same tailor shop in Madang said that since they started working on the Hari Raya orders three months ago, they have accepted about 400 orders.
Even with five other seamstresses working on the orders with her, the shops still operate around the clock to make sure that they complete their customers' orders within the deadline, and preferably provide ample time for customers to test the finished item and make any necessary adjustments.
The owner of a tailoring and dressmaker shop in Lambak who only wanted to be known as Raymond, said women usually tend to go all out to make their Hari Raya clothes as cost was not a problem.
He said the women who come in to order dresses will usually run up a hefty bill as each dress with its own specific style and design can cost several hundreds of dollars.
Most tailor shops during this time of the year will be operating around the clock as they need to finish as soon as possible just to satisfy their customers, said Raymond.
He added that the long hours and sleepless nights spent working on the dresses is worth it as even the employees do not complain since they too receive an added bonus for their extra time working during the Hari Raya rush.
Orders for dresses and baju melayu for Hari Raya had been coming in as early as three months ago, said Tika, an Indonesian seamstress at a small tailor shop in Kg Madang.
She said they have been working on customers' orders specifically for Hari Raya over the past three months with each order bringing in at least three to four dresses.
The Hari Raya rush is an annual experience for local tailors and dressmakers and is considered the most lucrative time of the year.
Another Indonesian seamstress working at the same tailor shop in Madang said that since they started working on the Hari Raya orders three months ago, they have accepted about 400 orders.
Even with five other seamstresses working on the orders with her, the shops still operate around the clock to make sure that they complete their customers' orders within the deadline, and preferably provide ample time for customers to test the finished item and make any necessary adjustments.
The owner of a tailoring and dressmaker shop in Lambak who only wanted to be known as Raymond, said women usually tend to go all out to make their Hari Raya clothes as cost was not a problem.
He said the women who come in to order dresses will usually run up a hefty bill as each dress with its own specific style and design can cost several hundreds of dollars.
Most tailor shops during this time of the year will be operating around the clock as they need to finish as soon as possible just to satisfy their customers, said Raymond.
He added that the long hours and sleepless nights spent working on the dresses is worth it as even the employees do not complain since they too receive an added bonus for their extra time working during the Hari Raya rush.
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