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Malaysian-bred designer Sabrina Goh first entered the public eye with her collections at the Singapore Designer Contests 2006 and 2007. She is now at the helm of her own fashion label, ELOHIM.

“ELOHIM meaning Jehovah, God of creative, is a strong motivation for me to do my collections,” Sabrina explains. “I graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2005. During that time, I was an intern stylist at Mediacorp Singapore. After graduation, I worked for a few local fashion brands. Later on, I joined SINO LONDON as an in house Fashion Designer.”

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I have an insanely high drool-factor for Afton Chan’s collections, particularly on the men’s side. Afton is a recent graduate of The Raffles Design Institute with a B.Des. Fashion Design (Best Collection).

At just 21-years-old, Afton is now designing a capsule collection under the mentorship of Desmond Yang (Abyzz). “The collection consists of draped garments, pants with interesting silhouettes, as well as pieces that can be worn in more than one way,” she adds.

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Straightforward and subtle lines and unexpected details, have launched Li Xian’s Constructivism-inspired creations into the display space of the new-shop-on-the-block, Blackmarket.

“Inspired by Russian Avant Garde, my graduation collection takes cues from the curvilinear sculptural forms, to create designs with folds and interceptions at the most unexpected places,” Xian explains.

The 20-year old is a fresh off graduate from Temasek Poly, with a diploma in Apparel Design and Merchandising. “I am also a self-taught illustrator,” she adds. “Illustrating and doodling allow me to record what I see every day.”

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One of the finalists of a recent Crowning Stroke competition was 22-year old Tony Chew. Tony put together a design titled ‘Propaganda Is The Message‘, incorporating the characters designed under his moniker All Hail Neuveville, and touching largely on social and political issues.

“The design combines my passion for street art and my interest in social and political happenings,” Tony says. “I certainly hope my future works could follow in the footsteps of Banksy, Obey and other street artists that I respect.”

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Xin Li graduated from the Raffles Design Institute with a Bachelor of Art. For her graduation collection she found inspiration in modern furniture. “Simple, colorful, and perfect shapes” she adds. I’ve mixed the geometric shapes, colors, and simple lines of furniture in my garments.”

Xin is currently employed by a company which designs swimwear and lingerie for Victoria’s Secret. She also has a hand in designing apparel wear for Nero Angeli Design Pte Ltd.

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The Raffles Design Institute recently announced 18-year old Vicky Zhu as the winner of Best Fashion Collection. Vicky, who finished her BA (Hons) in Fashion, presented half a dozen looks from her men’s collection, which was inspired by Arbosculpture.

Vicky explains: “Arborsculpture is the art and technique of growing and shaping woody trunks. By grafting, the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissue of another plant. Although grafting usually refers to joining two plants, it may be a combination of several plants. Human power forces the plant to grow into ornamental shapes. My collection re-interprets the process of grafting, giving everyday outfits a new look.”

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Lilia Yip recently received her MA in Fashion Womenswear from the Royal College of Art, and is currently based in London. She hopes to carry out a sustainable fashion practice that will balance aesthetics and ethics. “I am always interested in people- their faces, their feelings and stories. How can I understand them better and tell my own story in the process?”

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THE DESIGN

Credits: KimberlynQ (Designer and Styling), David Lee (Photographer), Celine Tan (Art Direction and Styling), Taiki Ogawa and Etsuyo Nishida (Hair), Jenny Combs and Cat (Makeup), Lizzie (Model).

Kimberlyn Quek is an all-in-one fashion designer, trained in sketching, design, pattern-making, cutting, and sewing. In March 2005, she was awarded the First Prize (Pattern Cutter Category) at the TCT Teenage Cancer Trust (UK) Charity Fashion Show, while reading her course at the London College of Fashion.

“We were asked to incorporate the TCT logo (3 little men hand in hand) in our design. My idea was to deconstruct and reconstruct.” Kim explains. “The process of making this design, speaks about what the teenage cancer patients are going through. The fabric is a wool blend knit. First, I created the silhouette of the graphic irregularly by sandwiching the fabric with quilt. After that, I trimmed along the stitch lines for every single piece and hand stitched them together, one by one, to form a kimono gusset cropped jacket.”

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