The story of Rahmat Hidayat, Difabel, originally from West Bandung, who is gifted for creating clothes (1)

BANDUNG, KOMPAS.com – Rahmat Hidayat's hands carefully delineated by colored pencils on a piece of white paper wearing an evening gown. Grace's expertise in designing clothes made her name speak for later, especially in the virtual world.

Rahmat was born with physical limitations. However, he did not necessarily give up his vanished future of fate. The 25-year-old is very determined to break the physical boundaries with his ability to design clothes.

The variety of fashion designs that he has scratched has made Rahmat more and more known to the public even though he had never received formal education. "I like the picture since the age of 7," said Rahmat when he was met Kompas.comTuesday (27/11/2018).

Rahmat was born in Ati Susilawati and Hasan. Single family living in Kampung Ciawitali RT 02 RW 06 Village of Sindangkerta, Sindangkerta District, West Bandung Regency. The Rahmat residence is about 30 kilometers from the city of Bandung.

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It is quite difficult to reach Rahmat's residence. Four-wheeled vehicles can only enter a third of the way to Rahmat's house. Others, people who want to visit must ride the bike through the path flanked by rice fields.

A white cabin is next to the road. Although his residence is difficult to access, the name of Rahmat is well known in his village.

Inspired by the Korean drama

The first child of five siblings told a story, his interest in the world of fashion design emerged in 2010. He was inspired by a Korean drama titled King of Fashion, which revolves around young people who aspire to become designers.

"If I like fashion creations in 2010, I was inspired by the Korean movie King of Fashion." When I saw that I was small, I had not trying to develop it to become a famous designer, "said Rahmat.

His enthusiasm is more and more exciting. Capitalized on self-taught talent, it is risky to design a simple floral dress.

"Yes, start with the picture of the dress, but yes, it's not too good," he says.

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Conscious of his limited design knowledge, Rahmat began looking for references and ideas on social media. He has also joined many design groups via Facebook social media.

"Over time, it becomes a continuation, a hobby, I've also joined many groups on FB," he said.

Grace's perseverance slowly began to produce chests in rupiah. Some of the designs started to be in demand. One model that he sold was only 50,000 rupees.

He used the income to connect the life of his family. Rahmat is now the backbone of the family, especially when his father died three years ago.

Ati Susilawati, Rahmat's mother, could not hide her happiness when her eldest son's work became known to the public.

"I am proud, I am very happy to have a gifted child.He is very happy with the photo.Although he has never been to the official school.He knows how to read and count, he taught, "said Ati.

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In addition to being good at drawing, Rahmat also helps with homework, even if he is physically limited.

"He helps me a lot, cooks and cleans dishes, and is now the backbone of the family, and I'm relying on the results of Rahmat's selling images." Rahmat will become a successful designer, "said Ati.