Anniesa Hasibuan

Anniesa Hasibuan (born 1986) is an Indonesian fashion designer and fraudster.

Born in Jakarta, she opened her first boutique in Kemang in early 2015.^[1] She made her fashion debut in London in March 2015, and has travelled to Europe and the United States to showcase her work.^[2]^[3] In September 2016, at her debut show at New York Fashion Week her collection featured the hijab in every look.^[4]^[5] However, it has been indicated that she had paid a fortune so that her work could be featured during the fashion week.^[6] Later she was arrested together with her husband after the revelation that her company "First Travel" has committed a hajj scam by using the Ponzi scheme.^[7]

On 30 May 2018, Hasibuan was jailed for 18 years for fraud, after prosecutors found she had embezzled 848 billion rupiah (US$60 million) paid by customers to organize pilgrimages that never took place. Her husband was jailed for twenty years and they both received a 10 billion rupiah fine.^[8]

References[]

^ Chang, Caitlin (16 September 2016). "Indonesian designer makes NY Fashion Week history". SBS. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ Sharma, Vanilla (31 August 2015). "Couture New York Fashion Week 2015: Designer Anniesa Hasibuan Set to Showcase 'Sasikirana' Collection". International Business Times. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ Setiawati, Indah (20 January 2016). "Anniesa Hasibuan & fashion opportunities". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ Asher, Saira (16 September 2016). "The moment hijabs dazzled the New York Fashion Week catwalk". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ Roberts, Elizabeth (16 September 2016). "NYFW: Hijabs in every look at a landmark show". CNN. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Anniesa Hasibuan, antara First Travel dan Karier Desainer".
^ "Skema Ponzi, Model Penipuan Baheula yang Jadi Andalan First Travel".
^ "'Hijab fashion' designer jailed for fraud". BBC News. 2018-05-30.

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[1] Chang, Caitlin (16 September 2016). "Indonesian designer makes NY Fashion Week history". SBS. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[2] Sharma, Vanilla (31 August 2015). "Couture New York Fashion Week 2015: Designer Anniesa Hasibuan Set to Showcase 'Sasikirana' Collection". International Business Times. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[3] Setiawati, Indah (20 January 2016). "Anniesa Hasibuan & fashion opportunities". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[4] Asher, Saira (16 September 2016). "The moment hijabs dazzled the New York Fashion Week catwalk". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[5] Roberts, Elizabeth (16 September 2016). "NYFW: Hijabs in every look at a landmark show". CNN. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[6] "Anniesa Hasibuan, antara First Travel dan Karier Desainer".

[7] "Skema Ponzi, Model Penipuan Baheula yang Jadi Andalan First Travel".

[8] "'Hijab fashion' designer jailed for fraud". BBC News. 2018-05-30.

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