Fashion + Creative Director, based in between Bali and Berlin

With over a decade of dynamic experience in the fashion and media industry as an Editor and Director (Men's Folio & L'Officiel Indonesia) Suhadi Budiman has produced a rich spectrum of work which has established themself as a seasoned creative collaborator and writer.

Growing up queer in Indonesia – a modest country crowded with religious communities and influenced by post-colonial beauty standards – Suhadi was pushed to find imaginative ways to express themself.

As a form of rebellion, Suhadi used fashion as a creative outlet to release their frustration against the status quo, producing fashion editorial stories as love letters to fellow misfits.

Fed up with the suppressive limitations, Suhadi moved to Berlin, Germany, where they discovered newfound freedom in self-expression. There, they discovered new depths and widths of beauty – true diversity. It was a liberating experience seeing people honor each other for their raw energy and authenticity.