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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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