So the season for the highly-competitive fashion designer competition relives again as Audi Star Creation 2013 draws near.
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH: South Korea Illustration Artist So Hyeon Kim presents ‘Alice’s adventure in Trump world’
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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The Audi Star Creation 2013 Singapore is back again with record number of entries
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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DESIGNER OF THE MONTH: Milan designer Daizy Shely debuts with a stunning Fall/Winter 2013 collection
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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Nick Knight shoots Candice Swanepoel in an impactful Swarovski Elements campaign
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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Interview with New York’s Next Top Shoes Designer OBI Cymatica on his Fall 2013 collection
“Give a girl the right shoe and she can conquer the world” – Marilyn Monroe These words ring especially true when looking at the work of New York’s rising footwear star, OBI Cymatica. His designs occupy the exquisite space between high-octane glamour and innovative sophistication, characterised by sleek cuts that redefine the modern silhouette. A…
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Singapore Designer Extraordinaire Thomas Wee presents a graceful ‘demi-couture’ Festive 2013 collection
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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Stand out from the crowd with Irish designer JOANNE HYNES’ Spring/Summer 2013 “Cailín Collection”
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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Jewellery brand MAWI LONDON wins hearts with jewelled clutches at London Fashion Week
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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It’s a bold, trippy world with East-London Fashion Designer Jessica Au
The world of East-London Fashion designer Jessica Au is anything but boring! It is, in fact, a case of trippy-ness in full-blown glory of eclectic-ness and super space-like jargons. And that is exactly what intrigued us to her. Having worked with famous fashion names and brands such as Hussein Chalayan, Puma, Michelle Lowe Holder and…
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