Since taking the first-prize trophy for Fashion in 2003, Masrina Abdullah has been busy producing batik for events locally and internationally. During the Prime Minister's visit to Switzerland for a meeting of world leaders, she took care of all batik-related materials, including scarves for the ushers. They also did a series of 13 to 15 paintings for the walls of the meeting venue. During the Prime Minister's visit to Barcelona, four of her paintings were exhibited in the business centre. "The series is named The Unseen Call. This is what my new collection is based on," said Masrina. About the Piala Seri Endon, she says: "The competition is a booster that provokes an advancement of the batik industry, and I hope participants will keep up their creativity and develop new things."

Becoming one of the youngest Piala Seri Endon Fashion category winners in 2004 was a very memorable moment for Suhairi Marlina Shamsuddin, who claimed third prize that year. The Iucky charm then moved on to win another prize in the Piala Seri Iman competition in Terengganu. As she was still a final year student in UiTM, she couldn't go full force into a career in batik. But that did not stop her from bringing her own fashion collection to Terengganu and Singapore. "The feedback was really good," she said. Now working as an in-house designer for the Galeri Seri Endon, Suhairi is still producing new batik collections. "Our Malaysian batik is distinctive. We design and carve out ethnic motifs from our heritage. Our batik reflects our multi-cultural country and is accepted by everyone, not just one racial group."

Fashion first-prize winner of the PSE 2004, Mohd. Nizamudin Ambia, has had it interesting since winning the competition. "As an artist cum designer, I went through different designing disciplines," he said. "The confidence and excitement of each discipline keeps me alive in my work. Versatility is key, and I'd love to teach this to the younger generation." His years of lecturing in Limkokwing University of Creative Technology have given him the opportunity to produce many works of art -paintings, metal installations, landscapes, and others. "Any surface is actually an art form by itself, yet open to room for exploration in the world of art and design," he says. Nizam's Art Movement fabrics have been showcased in many shows in the past few years, including the 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Batik Guild UK this year.

"I am most excited by the recognition I have received since winning second prize in Fashion in the PSE 2005," said Karl Ng. "As we revitalize the conventional to meet the modern, people who used to think that batik is old fashioned now see it as daily wear." Karl has always wanted to create his own fabrics. "In Malaysian batik, the colours and techniques are really unique. We use tjanting as well as brushes," he said. "Our fabrics have moved from silk to linen and denim jeans, which are what I do now." He is now in the midst of setting up his clothing line at The Fashion Avenue at The Gardens, Mid Valley. "The range will cover ready-to-wear batik to capture different consumer groups," he said. Karl hopes to get international recognition one day.

Watching the Piala Seri Endon 2003 competition semi-finals and finals inspired Mohd. Azhar Bin Samin. In his third attempt, after finishing fifth in both the 2004 and 2005 finals, he managed to take home fashion's second prize in 2006. As a 43-year-old batik consultant and lecturer in textile design at Mara University of Technology, Azhar was overwhelmed by the other young participants. But his designs have now appeared in media in India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Europe and Latin America. He is involved with PENAWAR Kelantan, the Batik MERBOK Project in Terengganu as batik consultant and was appointed as a member of LAN (Lembaga Akreditasi Negara) as a specialist in Batik Courses. "Malaysia's batik has developed from traditional to modern. We have our own palette of colours that are classic and which have global appeal," he observes.