An insight into her fresh, spontaneous and organic works.
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Interview with Fashion Photographer Fadli Rahman on ‘Felicia Blaque’ – His Drag Queen Persona
Meet Fadli Rahman, a name synonymous with over-the-top fashion photography and dramatic aesthetics, who decides to transform himself into ‘Felicia Blaque’.
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Department store reinvented at Workshop by McNally & co.
The department store has been the subject in the recent context of fashion business, threading in precarious grounds in the 21st century. It’s relevance has been questioned. It’s ability to survive, as well, has been tested and challenged in all ways possible, especially with the emergence of the numerous online retail platforms. It is with this case study,…
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Thai designer label Vinn Patararin pushes boundaries with technology-driven clothes
Cutting-edge and highly experimental in textile development, VINN PATARARIN is a Thai multi-disciplinary fashion design brand to look out for! It thrills us to discover the brand, which was formed by designer duo Vinn Chokkhatiwat and Patararin Ponprast, who comes from a background of architecture, fashion and art respectively, and hails from Thailand. Vinn has a…
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Kenzo opens its first flagship store in Singapore with a surrealistic mood
Kenzo’s flagship store has finally landed in Singapore! Boasting a 1,250 square feet retail space, the store, which is situated on the first floor of Marina Bay Sands Singapore opened with a massive grand opening party on Thursday evening (16 October 2014). The first flagship store in the country, it houses a full range of…
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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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Erin O’Conner: A Model’s Perspective on Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2001 (SHOWstudio Film)
It has been four years since Alexander McQueen has passed on yet his legacy is brimming with life in the current fashion world. This interesting dialogue conversation (watch film at bottom of article) between Nick Knight of SHOWstudio and English supermodel Erin O’Connor explores Erin’s thoughts and experience through her perspective as a model in the…
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Berlin-based Stylist Cristina Chirila Directs “Alice’s Dream”, a David Lynch-inspired fashion spread
Cristina Chirila is a fashion stylist who grew up in Bucharest. In 2010, she decided to move to London to study fashion styling at St. Martins while working in sales. She quit her sales career in 2013. and have since moved to Berlin where she started to do fashion styling full time. Currently based there, Cristina’s works have…
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Singapore fashion label DEPRESSION ventures onto villainous grounds this Autumn/Winter 2014
To some, black may be considered as a type of colour, of ebony and coal. And to others, black is defined as an absence of light. But to designers Kenny Lim and Andrew Loh of Singapore fashion label DEPRESSION, black is a hue that provides one with an obscuring and almost dangerous vibe, especially when transcending the dark…
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STYLISH SHADES WITH A PURPOSE FROM KARLIE KLOSS x WARBY PARKER
. It is a known fact that every woman needs a good pair of sunglass in her handbag, especially in the midst of the Summer season. That is why, we are incredibly stoked to share the news on the latest collaborative line by model Karlie Kloss and eyewear brand Warby Parker. Conceived after an encounter between…
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10 fashion labels and collections that we love at BLUEPRINT 2014 tradeshow
The annual BLUEPRINT tradeshow is something that my team and I look forward to every year. Held on 15 to 18 May 2014 at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, this year’s edition of the BLUEPRINT tradeshow was curated to host 350 dedicated visiting press and buyers, showcasing a conglomerate of over 200 local and international womenswear,…
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LASALLE Degree Fashion Show 2014 raises the fashion bar at Audi Fashion Festival
On Saturday May 17, 2014, Couture Troopers had the privilege to witness the works of the graduating fashion design degree students from LASALLE College of the Arts – one of Singapore’s top art college in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London.
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More than just a musical: The costumes behind ‘A Singaporean in Paris’
It is true that staged show offer us the pleasures of clothing not simply as a material garments but a mode of dream. It fosters a feeling of expectancy, awakens the imagination, and maintains an incessantly renewed sense of novelty” (Diana Festa-McCormick in 1984 in Fashion in Fiction), and Sing’theatre Production’s latest offering, ‘A Singaporean in Paris’…
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Audi Fashion Festival 2014 Returns with Headlining Designer Oscar de la Renta and An Exciting Lineup!
When it comes to Audi Fashion Festival, there is certainly no lack of fashion adrenaline or passion for that matter. For the upcoming month of May 2014, you can expect a slew of designers coming together to put on a series of high-octane fashion shows in a 5-day-long schedule, with international names to local alike,…
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Interview: Illustrator Sunny Gu collaborates with Couture Troopers in an anniversary special
Marking our 2nd anniversary, we are proud to present the lovely illustration drawn by fashion & beauty illustrator Sunny Gu. Born in China and based in Los Angeles since age 13, the incredibly talented artist has been known for producing works for well-known fashion magazines. From the likes of Vogue magazine, Dolce & Gabbana’s Swide…
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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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ITALIAN ILLUSTRATOR SABRINA GARRASI FASHIONS STYLE IN WHIMSICAL DRAWINGS
#Fashionillustration –type that into any instagram search form and I guarantee that the number of posts you would get, pertaining to this topic, are dime a plenty. In fact, there are so many digital and traditional drawings out there as well as a seemingly rising fleet of illustrators, you can imagine how extremely challenging it is…
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“‘Crystals and the postman are a girl’s best friend’” — A FILM BY ELLEN VON UNWERTH
[vimeo 85409209 w=1000 h=426] A woman in black sequin heels languishes luxuriously across the bed. Her hair is coiled tightly into thick curlers, her eyebrows are sharply pencilled, and her mascara is heavy, near impossible. She flexes on the bed with a indulgent sigh, draws out a bright pink lipstick and smears it across her lips. Then,…
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ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR XINLEH WHIPS UP MAGIC IN LATEST COLLABORATION
“In a universe populated by a multitude of life forms, it’s not uncommon to come across one, or two… or four extraterrestrials, with an almost schizophrenic love for drama.“ – Xinleh x Couture Troopers Something witchy has indeed landed. By that, I’m referring to our latest collaboration with artist and illustrator Xinlin, who goes…
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Interview with Chia-Jen Chang, Designer of Taiwan Fashion Label VIVACITA
A discreet simplicity in avant-garde style is the recipe for VIVACITA, a unique independent fashion label that was created by Taiwan fashion designer Chia-Jen Chang. Churning out stunning collections after collections since his debut in 2011, the brand has since come a long way and is known for its array of fluid and androgynous silhouettes that…
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