It’s Open House time (and the first birthday of Dover Street Market Singapore)! And really, what better way to throw a bash than to literally have a party? P.S. Only cool kids are allowed.
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NEWS: Moncler to open its first Southeast Asian Store in Singapore with the launch of its Fall/Winter 2015 Collection
French-Italian fashion and lifestyle brand Moncler will be opening its flagship store – the first in Southeast Asia – in ION Orchard shopping mall in Singapore. This new addition will be joining the brand’s network of 172 mono-brand stores, which Moncler operates globally. It will also be housing the ideal blend of traditional and contemporary apparels from the…
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Virtues of Venus: Interview with UK Fashion Designer Amber Louise Snow
Known for her couture-driven sewing techniques and a pastel-friendly colour palette, Nottingham-based, UK independent womenswear designer Amber Louise Snow is back at the peak of her creative career, after having created two successful collections through her label’s eponymous line. In her previous collections, she has explored interesting topics such as the human perception through the elements of…
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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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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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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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FINDING FASHION TREASURES AT THE BUCKHOUSE REFINERY
With the looming Christmas and festive season ahead, the call for new clothes resonates with almost everyone. It is, after all, a time for dressing up in the most stylistic threads. That is the reason why we at the Couture Troopers team are particularly excited to learn that The Buckhouse Refinery has risen above the multi-label wagon,…
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A Haunting Couture Tale by Frederick Lee wows the runway at FIDé Fashion Weeks 2013
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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i.t STORE LABELS LAUNCH FALL/WINTER 2013 COLLECTION
We featured i.t way back in April at the launch of its flagship store (link) – the first one of its kind in Southeast Asia, right here in Singapore. Now i.t labels are back with their Fall / Winter Collection: with smashing new designs and a whole new look, every label vies for our absolute attention. This…
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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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Drama with a tomboy spirit in the new H&M Autumn/Winter 2013 collection
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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London-based designer JW Anderson does girly modernist for Spring/Summer 2013 collection
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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Singapore Designers from Parco NEXT Next takes fashion to the next level at Audi Fashion Festival 2013
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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Electrifying Prints for Hong Kong label RI by Carrie’s Autumn/Winter 2013 ‘Tribes of the Future’ Collection
Electrifying prints – check! Sleek and modernistic silhouettes – check! And chic-ness – check! Well, it seems that RI by Carrie’s brand new collection for the Autumn/Winter 2013 season is simply spot-on on the emerging and somewhat tantalizing trend for the season, with an absolutely right dose of prints. Titled ‘Tribes of the Future’, the…
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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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i.t multi-label fashion concept store from Hong Kong is finally landing in Singapore!
So the rumour is indeed true! i.t, Hong Kong’s hottest multi-label concept store is landing in Singapore, right in the heart of Orchard Road at Wisma Atria in mid-June 2013! Set to be the first Southeast Asian flagship i.t store, with a huge and spacious retail space of 10,200 square feet, the Singapore store will…
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DESIGNER OF THE MONTH: Milan designer Daizy Shely debuts with a stunning Fall/Winter 2013 collection
In this day and age, where social media has taken over the entire stratosphere, how often is it that you would chance upon incredible works by talented designers or even artists who are especially breathtaking and innovative in their own ways? I’m pretty sure that happens very often, don’t they? So cue in Daizy Shely,…
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A ‘Rebirth of the Rebellion’ with Thai fashion label SANE OF MOLLY A/W 2012 collection
Things are definitely getting spunkier and more rock ‘n’ roll-ish for Sane of Molly’s Autumn/ Winter 2012 collection. The Bangkok-based fashion label b known for concocting designs that are classic yet unique and wearable in the inspired styles of East London, has just showcased their collection at the MQ Vienna Fashion Week (VFW) Austria. Entitled “The…
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Floral, origami world in Designer of the Month, Palasak’s S/S 2013 Collection!
We seriously have no qualms in proclaiming our love for the talented wave of Thai designers in our midst, with their earnest, keen effort in presenting nothing but the most intriguing creative design. And while we are presented with a mix of styles from the land of Siam, we are undoubtedly thrilled and knocked-over by…
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