Digital Fashion Week 2015: Singapore Fashion Design Schools Showcase
updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:37
From the exhilarating day 2 of DFW, Singapore’s Fashion Design Schools, which included the likes of LASALLE College of the Arts, NAFA and Raffles Design Institute, introduced a new lot of gifted designers.
These upcoming fashion designers from three of Singapore’s fashion design schools – NAFA, LASALLE College of the Arts and Raffles Design Institute – have paved and dare I say, earned their way into the laudable Digital Fashion Week 2014. During the show the audience’s attention was captured by the variety of showcases that these eleven, young and talented designers presented.
Each designer had few but exclusive designs to display with their unique aesthetic. Most of the designers showcased designs that would have been in a couture line, where intricacy is key. However, each designer had own theme, taking for example, Hafizah from LASALLE College of the Arts. She characterised her designs to reflect her culture by adding stunning modernized turbans as accessories to her runway selection. The inspiration behind a few of the Autumn Winter 2014 collections actually came from the nuances of each designer’s culture and tradition.
With a colour palette of black, orange, pink and white, the show seemed to have a life of its own where the overall theme and rhythm of the show seemed to blend with the models and select pieces from various collections. To elaborate further, Shi Wen’s designs had a very couture feel, by 80’s standards, to her black and white collection.
In addition, not only did the apparel pieces catch the audiences’ eye but so did the accessories that were shown on the runway. The eye-catching pieces included Kok Sheng Kit’s ‘disturbed’ collection where there was a display of multicoloured pieces along with fused felt.
Another highlight of this show was the use of mismatch colours combined with a formal yet unique way of displaying each designers vision on the models. Each designer used their theme to reflect an image of themselves and their perception of how they see fashion in today’s world.
Another designer’s work that enthralled us along with the appreciative audience was Grace Frederika Tjhai’s ready to wear sports-inspired designs. Her pieces were based on a more casual look that was supported by a lot more volume, which was different than the other designers’ couture feel.
If you’re not convinced yet to make a beeline for the door to pick up some pieces from this show, here are a few more thoughts that may just give you the nudge you need. The emerging Singaporean designers have worked on these showcased designs as part of their final year in school. Each piece that was displayed on the runway was followed by appreciative remarks from the audience. Judging by the sounds and expressions from the audience, the show was a success, where raw talent certainly recognised. These young and upcoming designers have certainly created a niche for themselves – way to go!
Maehek Sachdev (Fashion student at Raffles College of Higher Education)
Photos: Kelly Tan
Read more on Digital Fashion Week 2014:
Max Tan ft. You You Spring Summer 2015
In Good Company Spring Summer 2015
Tocco Toscano Spring Summer 2015
Mash Up Spring Summer 2015
Thomas Wee Spring Summer 2015
CYC Spring Summer 2015
Depression Spring Summer 2015
Pauline Ning Spring Summer 2015
BIFW 2014 Thai Designer Collective
Cristiano Burani Spring Summer 2015
Fyodor Golan Spring Summer 2015
