Ever the constant innovator, DZHUS has once again dreamed up a line of truly avant-garde garments for her latest collection.
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Stella McCartney Launches First-ever Bridal Collection!
You can now emulate the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s style with the elegant and modern designs from Stella McCartney’s debut bridal collection!
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Have a Cuppa (and a Croissant) on Tiffany & Co.
You can now recreate your own version of the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s opening scene too!
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An Enchanted Forest in Swarovski Winter 2018
Tis’ the season to walk on the wild side with these fantasy-like, animal-inspired jewellery pieces.
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Escape Reality with Irina Dzhus Autumn/Winter 2018
Stand out from the crowd with these unique avant garde fashion styles whilst focusing on one’s own Utopia.
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ONES TO WATCH: Laura Kinsella Creates Spectacular Bespoke Millinery
One of Ireland’s most exciting young fashion designer, LAURA KINSELLA weaves love into her exquisite and abstract collection of hand crafted hats and headpieces. A Philip Treacy protégé and the only milliner to represent Ireland at Unfold in the ‘International Fashion Showcase’ at London Fashion Week 2015, Kinsella’s creations had us enchanted for the iconic usage of…
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ONES TO WATCH: EXOCET Paris Merges Savoir-faire and Avant-garde with Innovative Leather Bags
For the final leg of our ‘Hybridity’ issue, we look to EXOCET whose brand ethos transcends a sense of merger between the innovative and the traditional. Based in Paris, EXOCET is a bag label responsible for creating sensational hybrid animal and vegetal figure designs – fictitious creatures – on its convertible box-shaped genuine European leather handbags (even…
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Ausra Osipaviciute Challenges the Limits of the Human Anatomy in ‘Fantplastique’
Counting Solve Sundsbo, Paolo Roversi, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott as some of the photographers who inspire her, fashion photographer Ausra Osipaviciute who is based out of London, UK uses her images to translate her imagination of a different fantastic universe to the world. She often conceives this vision of hers with the aid of post-production…
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ONES TO WATCH: OTHERNESS by Chrissie Pepels Creates Unconventional Jewellery
While there are loads to choose from, in terms of jewellery and accessories, one do get tired from the sea of sameness. Thankfully for us, we have O T H E R N E S S, a Netherlands-based contemporary jewellery brand by designer Chrissie Pepels, and her unconventional collection ‘Misery‘. What caught our attention…
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Irina Dzhus A/W 2015: A Totalitarian Approach to Fashion
As the year comes to a close, it is time to take stock of Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus‘s Autumn/Winter 2015 collection entitled ‘TOTALITARIUM‘. One who’s never shy of using architectural silhouettes in her fashion pieces, Dzhus draws her inspiration from the cult of the technocratic – a social movement which arose in the early 20th century…
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Jane Bowler S/S 2016: Innovative Wear for the Modern Day Female Warrior
When East-London designer Jane Bowler first entered the fashion scene in 2011, most people were skeptical about her designs. They were asking questions such as “how can anyone make clothes out of plastic?” and “who would want to wear them?” More so with her ambitious aim of championing a whole new level of sustainability – by transforming plastics…
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ONESIXONE: The Perfect Proportion Between Luxury and LIifestyle
The golden ratio (1.61803398875, to be exact) is a rule designers hold fast to in order to achieve aesthetic perfection. It is also the raison d’etre and inspiration for the name of a new Spanish luxury handbag label, OneSixOne, which upholds the sum of traditional craftsmanship, arts, and culture. Every season, the brand’s creative director Adrián…
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Juicy Couture goes to Hollywood for its Fall 2014 collection
Hollywood — the ultimate trendsetting place that one could ever lay their eyes upon. For a venue that shines like the stars who dwell within it, Hollywood promises the fruition of dreams amidst a spectacular wave of non-stop entertainment and vitality whilst living the high life. The new Fall 2014 collection from Juicy Couture trails…
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Irina Dzhus taps into the notion of archetype for Spring/Summer 2014
Known for structured silhouettes and a subtle sense of avant garde, Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus presents another collection worthy to be called a marriage between fashion and architecture. This Spring/Summer 2014 sees the emergence of visual concepts that are influenced by the orthodox Christian iconographic canons, coded universally by characters and graphics in a spiritual…
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H&M LAUNCHES SPRING COLLECTION 2014
EXCITED FOR 2014 YET? Popular retail fashion outlet H&M previews its Spring collection 2014 not too long ago, and we at Couture Troopers are stoked to review their their trendy new collection! What is the right city attitude? Ladies, we have no idea. But we are sure that H&M has got it down to a capital T.…
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Stradivarius Reopened Boutique in Ion Orchard Singapore with a Smashing Punk Collection
Everyone looks 2000 times better in a leather jacket; it’s science! And this is exactly why I love Stradivarius Fall/Winter 2013 collections so much! Last Thursday, Spanish fashion brand Stradivarius boutique at Ion Orchard Singapore reopened with a totally new look. Sporting a clean-slate, modern decor, bright lightings and a more spacious shop space for a welcoming…
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Locos in Tokyo: Singapore Fashion Collective MASH-UP launches A/W 2013 collection
Brewing in trendy hip-hop / R&B bar Butter Factory on Friday was the launch of the autumn / winter 2013 collection of Singaporean fashion collective MASH-UP, aptly titled “LOCOS IN TOKYO”, where an energetic mix of street wear and youthful prints and appliqué adorned a casual collection of skirts, dresses and sweaters. Designers Daniela Monasterios-Tan,…
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Statement prints and styles with London designer Vanessa G’s ‘Mining Landscapes’ collection
It was by sheer luck that we were being introduced to London based designer and entrepreneur Vanessa Gouden. And it was also by sheer delight that we have found ourselves drawn to her artistic-yet-elegant styles in all her designs of her label VANESSA G, especially her newly-released Mining Landscapes collection for the season. Vanessa G has created…
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British cult street-fashion label RELIGION lands in Singapore for the first time!
IT IS OFFICIAL! Fans of UK cult fashion label RELIGION will now have something to rejoice for as they will have first-hand access to the brand, as the RELIGION makes its first-ever Singapore-debut with the opening of the store in Isetan Orchard on 7 July 2013! At the opening launch last night, which…
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INTERVIEW: London College of Fashion Graduate Ellie Sweeney tops the game with unconventional textile approach in ‘Insane in the Membrane’
London College of Fashion graduate Ellie Sweeney’s ‘Insane in the membrane’ focuses largely on textiles, where she is being driven by one of the most uncanny source of inspiration; the asylum, which some calls it the mad house or the home of the lunatics.
Check out our interview as we catch up with her!
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