DEVELOPMENT OF ECO-FRIENDLY BURIAL ATTIRE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN IN BALI TO ACHIEVE GREEN BURIAL

• Main Author: Zaskia Wilson Sutanto, Jazmine
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/86646
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Death is a natural process that will happen to every human being. Keywords: fashion design, women's burial clothing, eco-friendly burial, natural fibers. In the Christian religion, funeral processions include washing the corpse, embalming the corpse, wearing a suit or dress, making up the corpse, placing the corpse in a coffin, a comforting service, and burying the corpse in the ground. However, funeral processes carried out by Christians can pollute the environment such as the practice of embalming corpses, the use of coffins containing metals, and the use of clothing materials made of synthetic fibers. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Bali Province, there are three highest religions embraced by the people of Bali, Christianity is the third highest religion embraced by the people of Bali so that environmental pollution with traditional burial practices can often occur. Bali is an island with cultural values that are closely related to environmental sustainability and an environmentally friendly lifestyle which is supported by government regulations. With the culture in Bali that has adopted the values of Green burial and its people who have been living an environmentally friendly lifestyle, the practice of Green Burial has the potential to be accepted by the people of Bali. This study aims to develop environmentally friendly women's burial clothing that is in accordance with the values of Green Burial and can meet the technical and aesthetic needs of burial clothing. This research is a qualitative study by collecting data through interviews, observations, and documentation. This research produces data analysis in the form of design recommendations for women's burial clothing that is in accordance with the values of Green Burial and can meet the needs of Christian people in Bali