Masks, distorted silhouettes and a dress made from fragments come together in Don Sebastian Mario’s Shattered Identity. We speak to the Romanian designer about the collection, Alexander McQueen and finding his own way through fashion.
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All About Process: DZHUS Spring/Summer 2019
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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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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Top 10 Looks From Fashion Graduates At LASALLE x Tangs’ “Post-Fashion” Show 2016
It’s that time of the year again: the time when student hopefuls from the final year of fashion degree programmes in Singapore start churning out their graduating collections and showcasing them on the runway.
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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 the boundaries between the innovative and tradition. 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 handbags crafted from genuine European leather. (Even Diane…
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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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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 its approach to textile development, VINN PATARARIN is a Thai multi-disciplinary fashion label worth keeping on your radar. We were thrilled to discover the brand, founded by designer duo Vinn Chokkhatiwat and Patararin Ponprast. Hailing from backgrounds in architecture, fashion and art respectively, the pair bring together a refreshing cross-disciplinary…
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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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LASALLE Degree Fashion Show 2014 raises the fashion bar at Audi Fashion Festival
On Saturday, May 17, 2014, Couture Troopers had the privilege of witnessing the graduating collections from LASALLE College of the Arts. As one of Singapore’s premier institutions in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London, the expectations were high, and the delivery was higher.
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Ukrainian designer DZHUS creates architectural fashion in her Autumn / Winter 13 collection
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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