Armed with cheap digital technologies and a fiercely independent spirit, millions of young people from around the world have taken cultural production into their own hands, crafting their own clothing lines, launching their own record labels, and forging a vast, collaborative network of impassioned amateurs more interested in making than consuming. DIY Style tells the story of this international do-it-yourself (DIY) movement through a major case study of one of its biggest, but least known contingents: the "indie" music and fashion scene of the predominantly Muslim Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia. Through rich ethnographic detail, in-depth historical analysis, and cutting-edge social theory, the book chronicles the rise of DIY culture in Indonesia, and also explores the phenomenon in Europe and the United States, painting an evocative portrait of vibrant communities who are not only making and distributing popular culture on their own terms, but working to tear down the barriers between production and consumption, third and first world, global and local. What emerges from the book is a cautiously optimistic view of the future of global capitalism - a creative, collectivist alternative built from the ground up.This exciting and original study is essential reading for students and scholars of anthropology, fashion, media studies, cultural studies and sociology.

AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: The DIY EthosIndonesia, Republik DIY DIY Capitalism: Class, Crisis, and the Rise of Indie Indonesia DIY in DIY (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta): Everyday Production in the Indonesian Indie Scene DIY Chic: Notes on Indie Style On Cutting and Pasting: The Art and Politics of DIY StreetwearOn Site and Sound: Music and Borders in a DIY WorldConclusion: The Indie MainstreamReferences Index