Black may just be the only colour that ties the entire collection together, for both the men’s and women’s in H&M Autumn/Winter 2013 collection. But that does not mean that it is the only colour in both the menswear and womenswear collection. With a palette of rich creams, camels, blacks, khakis and opulent gold as…
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Ditching a sole androgynous style in design, JW Anderson (short for Jonathan William Anderson) has engineered his signature style with a huge influx of girly formula for his Spring/Summer 2013 collection, which was showcased at London Fashion Week 2013. Perhaps it’s the 1920s flapper influences, which are all the rage this season. Or perhaps it’s just…
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For anyone who has a thing for Singapore fashion, Parco NEXT Next is always THE place to go to; for its impeccably wide array of category in design, and a well-diversified selection of menswear and womenswear styles from the cohort of really talented Singapore designers in the programme. This year’s edition of the show at…
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It’s dark, it’s mysterious and it’s eclectic at the same time. Discover the story behind the fashion spread – EXCLUSIVE to Couture Troopers Magazine.
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Electrifying prints – check! Sleek and modernistic silhouettes – check! And chic-ness – check! Well, it seems that RI by Carrie’s brand new collection for the Autumn/Winter 2013 season is simply spot-on on the emerging and somewhat tantalizing trend for the season, with an absolutely right dose of prints. Titled ‘Tribes of the Future’, the…
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The occurrences of fashion and art may seem dim-a-plenty these days, but what about fashion and architecture? You see, architecture in itself has always been a source of inspiration for fashion designers since the heydays, with similar foundation formulas being the main reason behind it. In architecture, the rule is always: ‘form follows function’, and likewise in…
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So the rumour is indeed true! i.t, Hong Kong’s hottest multi-label concept store is landing in Singapore, right in the heart of Orchard Road at Wisma Atria in mid-June 2013! Set to be the first Southeast Asian flagship i.t store, with a huge and spacious retail space of 10,200 square feet, the Singapore store will…
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Fresh from the runways of London Fashion Week 2013, Maria Grachvogel, who is dubbed as one of Britain’s top designers, was here in Singapore to present her Spring/Summer 2013-14 collection at Paragon Shopping Centre last Thursday. Hosted and produced by fashion producer Daniel Boey and team, the night kicked off with dresses, jumpsuits and sleek…
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One might never contemplate that donning on sportswear as the first interpretation of a stylish and trendy outfit or look, but it seems that Japanese fashion designer, Jun Takahashi (of Undercover label)’s latest collaboration with sportswear maker Nike in the latest Nike x Undercover Gyakusou S/S 2013 collection clearly proves that is possible. Before you think…
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If there is anything, London-based fashion label Ground Zero by designer duo and brothers, Philip and Eri Chu have clearly conjured up magic in their latest collection at Paris Fashion Week AW 2013-14, making the sci-fi genre that has so often been associated as geeky and nerdy into something really fashion-forward and avant garde.
Read MoreFrench designer Maxime Simoens presented his Ready-to-Wear collection for the first time ever at Paris Fashion Week during the Autumn Winter 2013 season, after his long stretch of doing solely couture in his designing career.
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So the season for the highly-competitive fashion designer competition relives again as Audi Star Creation 2013 draws near.
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Let me first start with a disclaimer: “To classify illustration artist So Hyeon Kim’s works as mere illustrations would be a severe understatement that could possibility get you arrested, and perhaps persecuted.” Well, you get the drift don’t you? With every pun intended, the message that I’m bringing across is So Hyeon Kim is by far one of…
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If you aren’t familiar with the Star Creation Competition, well, you should be! Created in 2010 by Textile & Fashion Federation (Singapore) as part of the Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX), the country’s top fashion design competition is crafted to uncover and hone the creativity of young Asian talents, grooming them into tomorrow’s top fashion designers. For three years…
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In this day and age, where social media has taken over the entire stratosphere, how often is it that you would chance upon incredible works by talented designers or even artists who are especially breathtaking and innovative in their own ways? I’m pretty sure that happens very often, don’t they? So cue in Daizy Shely,…
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It’s sensual. It’s feminine. It’s elegant. It is also very powerful. And this season’s Swarovski campaign is clearly one of the most impactful campaign I’ve seen so far from the brand. Featuring South African supermodel Candice Swanepoel and shot by acclaimed British photographer Nick Knight whom we all know to have shot Lady Gaga, Kylie…
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“Give a girl the right shoe and she can conquer the world” – Marilyn Monroe Such is very true about New York rising shoe designer OBI Cymatica, whose shoe designs are edged between the line of glamour, sophistication in innovative and sleek cuts. Having grown up in Nigeria and moving to New York at the age…
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It is really true when they say that a new year begets new beginnings, and for most people, the name Thomas Wee brings to mind many traces of familiarity. Indeed, he has been in the Singapore fashion industry for more than thirty years, and has been synonymous and well recognised for his impeccable workmanship, clean…
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This season, the focus is on accessories and add-ons that compliment and accentuate your clothing. Just like how the quote from the ever-famous Marilyn Monroe goes: “Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she can conquer the world”, the right piece of accessories, on the other hand, makes a girl shine in her brightest.…
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This season, the trusty clutch gets itself extremely bejeweled and glamed up. Journeying into the tenth year of the brand since its debut at London Fashion Week in 2003, jewellery label MAWI LONDON by designer Mawi Keivom steps up the fashion game this Spring/Summer 2013 with a climatic foray into new genres, as part of…
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