Text and Photography by Jessica Ye | “I SEE DEAD PEOPLE… EVERYWHERE” Loud screams and scary flashing of red lights soon ensued after the ominous quote from The Sixth Sense movie sounded, right at the opening of Singapore’s very own couturier Frederick Lee‘s show. The feeling was so surreal yet real, almost like we were…
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Nothing quite makes our hearts flutter as much as FIDé Fashion Weeks does, as we recall down memory lane to our first-ever experience to this remarkable fashion week, at last year’s instalment of Men’s Fashion Week 2012, followed by dynamic presentations of female pret-a-porter at Women’s Fashion Week 2012, and lastly, and an immersive and…
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Music has always been in the blood of Rick Hung, the Singapore-based, Hong Kong born designer of menswear label 2HB. That is why it was certainly no surprise to us that he has cited that his newest 2014 collection, which has just been showcased on the runway of Hong Kong International Fashion Week Autumn Winter…
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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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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…
Read MoreFrench designer Maxime Simoens presented his Ready-to-Wear collection for the first time ever at Paris Fashion Week during the Autumn Winter 2013 season, after his long stretch of doing solely couture in his designing career.
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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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Helmed as the Grand Finale show at Fidé Couture Week 2012, Parisian Haute Couturier On Aura Tout Vu impressed and surprised with a big bang. With an inclination to spur surprises on the fashion runway, the couture label by head designers Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samoilov are well-known for creating runways that are almost akin to a…
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If there is any designer whom I would take my hats off to, it would be YIQING YIN. The 27-year-old Beijing-born Haute Couturier, who was here in town last week for the showcase of her couture collection at the French Couture Week 2012 by Fidé Fashion Weeks, was brought up in Paris since the age…
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It is most astounding to see how talented the designers of Jakarta fashion jewellery label fréj are, especially with their latest win of ‘The Most Promising Accessories Brand” Award at the prestigious CLEO Fashion Awards Show, held at the recently-concluded Jakarta Fashion Week 2013. When we first saw the collections of the label for ourselves,…
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