TheFrontRowSG proclaims FashionCONNECTS 2022, a two-week lengthy programme working from November 12 to 27 at varied areas throughout the island. FashionCONNECTS 2022 brings collectively Singaporean and Asian creatives in a sequence of collaborative activations, with a particular deal with sustainability, eco-consciousness and inclusivity.
Fronted by notable inventive director Daniel Boey and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, FashionCONNECTS seeks to determine a platform for younger designers and creatives with a big selection of viewpoints. At the identical time, FashionCONNECTS needs to democratize trend, and to advertise and make eco-conscious and cruelty-free trend accessible to all.
Some highlights of the programme embrace a retail pop-up at Design Orchard that includes a few of Singapore and Asia’s finest designers and their creations — all of that are sustainable and cruelty-free.
Some of the manufacturers on show throughout the pop-up embrace:
- JUDE – the namesake trend label of Melbourne-based Singaporean designer Jude Ng who focuses on relaxed, gender-neutral tailoring utilizing pure fibres and conventional methods.
- Coterie by Celest Thoi – a casual-chic line by the eponymous designer that reimagines luxurious white cotton into attractive, multi-functional on a regular basis put on.
- IKV – one-of-a-kind streetwear items out of repurposed and upcycled supplies.
Furry Tales by Leia is a sequence of kids’s tales impressed by rescue canines, written by Daniel Boey himself for his beloved adopted rescue canines. The day’s headline characteristic is a rescue canine runway present, which is as wondrous because it sounds.
Rescue canines from varied Animal Welfare Groups, alongside kids and their dog-loving households, will head down a runway as they mannequin chosen items from The Animal Project. After the present, there will likely be a fireplace chat and ebook studying from the eponymous ebook itself.
Dog lovers may sit up for a styling workshop — which options cute doggie-and-owner twin units — and particular pop-ups from inventive design company Black Mongrels and from customized small-batch crafts retailer The Eccentric Elephant.
Plus, for today solely, Design Orchard will likely be dog-friendly: Dogs carried in a canine bag or in a pram are welcome into the shop.
Furthering the concept that trend isn’t simply the realm of the youthful technology, there’s additionally a Silver Generation Runway Show, a beautiful showcase curated by — and that includes — extra mature fashionistas. Hosted by the beloved veteran DJ Brian Richmond, starring iconic Singaporean fashions from the Seventies and 80s like Paris-based mannequin Pat Kraal, and set to the backdrop of basic hits from the period, the present is simply one of many ways in which FashionCONNECTS needs to advertise inclusivity within the subject.
The subsequent occasion seems to be to start out salient conversations about profession alternatives and fantastic dressing amongst males in Singapore. Held together with profession strategists Career Agility International and bespoke tailor Q Menswear, fashionCOMMUNE guarantees an insightful night of dialog and a sartorial menswear trunk present — led by veteran tailors from Q Menswear — within the snug grounds of luxurious homegrown furnishings retailer Commune.
The festivities culminate within the FashionCONNECTS Museum*Takeover on the night of 23 November, when the enduring National Museum of Singapore undergoes a dramatic transformation right into a reside runway.
The occasion locations a particular emphasis on that includes an extremely inclusive slate of designers and fashions, together with plus-sized fashions and gender-fluid fashions. At the present, the following technology of Singapore trend skills — co-curated with MIRL, a decentralised trend model for the Metaverse — will showcase a few of their finest work, alongside interactive installations, and panel discussions on the way forward for trend within the Metaverse.
