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Founded in Israel in 1999, FOX Kids & Baby was introduced to Singapore in 2004. The brand has grown steadily to 16 stores island-wide, to establish itself as a successful retailer providing fashionable and trendy apparel for the confident and budding fashionistas for kids up to 12 years old. FOX Kids & Baby puts the fun in functional, combining both style and comfort that is ideal for everyday wear.

Visit www.foxfashion.sg

Mash-Up is an independent label hailing from tropical Singapore that creates bold garments featuring tongue-in-cheek references to pop culture, revolutions, and everything in between. Our playful, DIY aesthetic has a t t r a c t e d a l o y a l f o l l o w i n g o f enthusiastic fans and supporters- ranging from French electro-pop singer Yelle to Australian model Bambi XXXXXX. Since their inception in April 2012, MASH-UP has collaborated with brands such as UNIQLO, TOPSHOP, Lomography and Pioneer. They also host BASH-UP club nights where cool kids and misfits come together for a good time. MASH-UP is stocked in stores such as SUPERSPACE, Workshop Element, and throughout the region in Bali, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and online at mashupcollective.com. They have also held pop-up stores in Parco S h i b u y a , T o k y o , a n d s h o w n internationally at Bangkok International Fashion Week 2014.

Mash-Up Gets High Schooled for Spring/Summer 2016 “Mash-Up High”

Singapore - For Mash-Up's Spring/Summer 2016 collection, the playful Singaporean label explores the kitsch world of American high-school chick flicks. Inspired by a dreamy 90’s aesthetic, teenage stereotypes collide with streetwear staples featuring Mash-Up’s iconic DIY aesthetic through a series of pastel-hued prints. Teenage hood is the messy world of in-betweens: c h i l d h o o d e m o t i o n s m e e t a d u l t -expectations of how one should behave. Bodies suddenly don’t fit into moulds and clothes they used to. These dichotomies are expressed through little acts of rebellion like feminine ruffles juxtaposed with child-like prints and set on masculine garments like sweatshirts. High-school blazers and uniforms are given the Mash-Up treatment with humorous embroidered patches and Memphis-style prints. Set against a soft, pastel colour palette, the kitsch prints quote chick flicks, and teenage tropes. Perfect for the tropics, fabrics include dri-fit jersey, slinky shirtings, spongy neoprene, plaid with embroidered patches and faux fur. The silhouettes remain wearable, easily styled, and urban-friendly with t-shirts, dresses, light unlined suitings and shirts.

Founded in 2006, PHANTACi is a brand established by fashion icon Jay Chou and his friend Ric. The first and largest overseas Official PHANTACi store will be launched in Singapore this May at orchardgateway. 

This year marks the 10th anniversary of PHANTACi and there will be many exciting collaboration with renowned brand such as New Balance, etc.  PHANTACi will be releasing many Singapore limited items as well as Jay Chou's latest concert world tour’s merchandise.

PHANTACi also engaged Lee Teng, a well-known TV host who is in the street fashion industry, to be the creative consultant. 

The original concept of PHANTACi came from the nastiness the word Phantom conveys, and the great magnificence the idea of Fantasy can possibly reach. Located in central Taipei, PHANTACi provides the customers with edgy fashion choices and lifestyle inspirations, encouraging them to pursue their very own styles.

To introduce more ideas other than his work in the showbiz, Jay Chou started the project of PHANTACi designs in 2007. It combines the genius of the best-known singer and the insights from his very creative team, enlightening not only the worldwide Jay Chou fans but also fashion-loving audiences.

PHANTACi is not just a channel for merchandises but also for cultures. It mixes up the essences of street culture, fashion, and sports, emphasising personal styles by trying to meet different needs. In the form of collection shop, PHANTACi offers all kinds of items featuring well-recognised brands, including NIKE [SNEAKER, WHITE LABEL, TECH PACK, accessories], WHIZ, CASIO, STUSSY, and CRAZY SMILES by Michael Lau. By the mix and match, customers are free to express the real selves.

PHANTACi has been officially announced in 2008, as one of the TIER 0 stores of NIKE, with the trendiest stores such as UNDEFEATED, ATMOS, and NORT accompanying. PHANTACi sells the hottest items as well as delivers the hottest ideas by top designers.

Raffles Privato is an incubator project that aims to assist up-and-coming designers to set up and showcase their own private labels. Depicted in the name of the retail concept, ‘Privato’ in Italian means private and it also reflects the graduates’ tutelage with Mr Giuseppe [Joe] SPINELLI [Principal, Raffles Design Institute], an Italian descendant and recipient of Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Education in Singapore, conferred by Asian Couture Federation.

for lovers and daydreamers

RÊVASSEUR, which means ‘daydreamer’ in French, is now known for its quirky and unusual but wearable designs, filled with colours with a play on textures and prints, and some down-right outrageous over-the-top novelties, all in the name of campy fun. The brand believes in frivolous dressing up to match any mood of the day. Dressing up in style, of course, seems to have the ability to make any situation seem possible – the ugly could be beautiful, the unfortunate can look like they drip in diamonds, girls can be like the boys and the boys can be like the girls. It can represent a person, or be a disguise for a person. RÊVASSEUR is there to offer different options in multiple situations for those who have no desires to be wallflowers.

The brand has its roots in New York City in 2008, when a stranger approached designer Gilda Su at Patricia Field’s 4th of July party, and asked to buy her sequinned sarrouel pants off her. With humble beginnings making costumes and bespoke pieces for private clients, RÊVASSEUR debuted its first collection at the Blueprint Show in Singapore, in 2011.

RÊVASSEUR’s first store opened in April 2012 and thus began official business. Its SS13 collection was shown on the runways of Audi Fashion Festival 2013. With an invitation to take part in Seoul Fashion Week, RÊVASSEUR presented its 3rd collection, FW13 SAVE THE SOFA, in Korea, a first-time venture overseas since the label started. RÊVASSEUR was selected as an one of 5 emerging fashion innovators to look out for by Conde Nast’s annual IN magazine [published and distributed by Conde Nast internationally]. Its designs has been featured by the likes of STYLE.com, New York Magazine’s The Cut magazine, Nylon Korea, Vogue IT, VOGUE UK, VOGUE KOREA, WWD Japan, Fashion News Japan, Elle Girl Japan, NHK’s Fashion Express TV, Fuji TV, L’officiel Singapore, Elle Singapore, Cleo, Urban, Her World, Female, Time Out, NuYou, Fashionista.com, and LianHe ZaoBao.

RÊVASSEUR has now presented its women and menswear collections several times on the runways of Singapore and Seoul Fashion Weeks. Her quirky designs border on the edge of wearable costumes that are never boring. This also led to a tshirt designs collaboration with UNIQLO. These t-shirts are part of a range called Feel the S.E.A. with 10 young SEA designers who were handpicked for their potential. The tshirt designs are sold all over Asia [concentrating in South-East Asia]. This RÊVASSEUR x UNIQLO collaboration has spanned 5 seasons with over 25 designs.

RÊVASSEUR is currently sold in the fashion capitols of Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo. Catering to men and women, RÊVASSEUR is currently expanding its line to include childrens’ wear, as well as a diffusion line with a lower price point. The label has plans to increase two wholesale points a year, which is a steady and yet manageable growth for it to handle, and is also working actively with stylists to dress and create costumes for celebrities and private clients.

IT’S A CIRCUS OUT THERE

Growing up with Enid Blyton’s books, Gilda fell in love with the idea of a circus after obsessing with “Mr Galliano’s Circus” book series as a child. She dreamt of adventures with travelling caravans, being surrounded by cute performing dogs, and swinging around on a trapeze before dancing on horses. 

Working on the designs for this SS16 collection only brought Gilda back to being 5, when she lived these stories and truly believed they would come true one day. Unfortunately, the reality is that life itself is a circus. And instead of pretty acrobats and a handsome ringmaster with a twisted long moustache, all we have are real clowns with equally painted contoured faces. They have changed the environment of fashion shows in the last few years – bloggers and instagrammers have now taken over the scene, with people dressing in over-the-top fashions that is obviously not how they normally dress themselves, tripping over extreme high heels that they don’t usually wear. They parade around the tents in their instagrammable wears, circling around anyone holding a camera, hoping to get their photos taken. They are more interested in this fake show of wealth on the pavements outside, otherwise known as “streetstyle”. Who is still paying attention to the work of the real designers inside at the runway? 

The dream of the big top with the smell of adventures and cotton candy in the air, has changed into stale pale boring mediocrity with everyone wearing the same uniform and carrying the same it bag. Disheartened and annoyed with this realisation, REVASSEUR’s SS16 collection is a chance to re-build this dream, albeit without the trapeze and dancing horses. Titled “It’s a circus out there”, the collection focuses on casual items for easy mix-and-match, with campy delights of slightly more elaborate outerwear, many with handmade details. Ruffle details pepper the collection throughout, and seasonal prints are - as always - available for printing on any of the staples. Novelty statement pieces are the highlights and perfect only for those who can carry it off the theatrics with their own personal style. 

Breaking the rules within the boundaries of tradition. All very romantics but also strong like the women we are inspired by today. Sean & Sheila provides edgy, romantic, intricate clothes, and unique identity for the modern women.

Our work is about contrast: mixing high and low culture, elegance and street life. We are intrigued by cultural differences and force, and the pure and simple aesthetic of forms mixed with the activity and vitality of life itself.

Our collections implicate complete pattern-making e m b e d d e d w i t h b r i l l i a n t h a n d m a d e embellishments while bridging qualities of East and West.

www.seanandsheila.com

KLIMT. Spring / Summer 2016

Th e s e a re m o d e r n clothes for a strong woman who loves a bold colour palette that a d d s t o s e a s o n a l collections. “Gustav K l i m t ” d r a w s o u r inspirat ion. Women who wear my collection should feel dramatically b o l d , s t r o n g , a n d beautiful in an artistic sense. Our desire is to break the rules within t h e b o u n d a r i e s o f tradition, uniting the qualities of new and o l d . O u r F r e n c h inspiration wil l see women draped in silks a n d j a c q u a r d , voluptuous bell sleeves, l a v i s h s i l h o u e t t e s e m b e d d e d w i t h embroidery o f our h a n d b e a d e d d r a g o n fl i e s . L u s h colours to the monastic, white, ochre, gold, and charcoal shades of Klimt’s paintings will unveil throughout the c o l l e c t i o n . T h i s represents our attempt to showcase the raw emotion, gestures, and c o l o u r s o f G u s t a v Klimt’s paintings.

Thomas Wee has been designing for more than 35 years. Emerging from the golden age of Singapore fashion of the ’80s, he continues to push boundaries in design just as he has from the start. Having represented our country on many occasions in international trade shows, Thomas is perhaps one of the few impressive ambassadors of local fashion. In 2011, he was inducted into the CNN Power List as one of the 30 people who have shaped modern Singapore. A year later, he was invited to sit as judging jury for the prestigious President’s Design Awards Singapore 2012. 

Thomas Wee’s expertise in the field of tailoring has always set him apart, and while he no longer does the jackets that have become synonymous with his name, he is still a master craftsman at manipulating the tailleur. The evolution of the Thomas Wee style continues apace as the designer challenges himself with a new luxe that employs minimum seams to maximum effect so that silhouettes become the dramatic statement of the Thomas Wee aesthetic.

THOMAS WEE WHITE

The new Thomas Wee concept store, recently opened at Mandarin Gallery, is homage to the most pristine and unassuming of colours via Thomas Wee White, a new collection of resort styles that resists the impermanence of fads.

The latest collection comprises easy-to-wear shirts, blouses, shell-tops, jackets, full skirts, capri-pants, dresses, and shirt-dresses, all in the finest cotton poplin and pique, as well as satin-finished linens. Comprising about 35 styles, these, for the most part, come in one size and are available in a single piece per design.

While white is the main colour of the collection, a smaller sister line, Thomas Wee Black, has been introduced in March 2016, comprising similar, stylish, easy-to-wear separates as White.

Together with these two lines is the secondary Thomas Wee Demi-Couture, a high-fashion collection that underscores Mr Wee’s celebrated tailoring skills. These for-special-occasion clothes continue to expand the design vocabulary that has become synonymous with the Thomas Wee label: elegant, refined, and expertly finished.

Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.

www.uniqlo.com/sg

Liberty London for UNIQLO

LIBERATED. UNIQUE. LIBERTY FOR UNIQLO.

Liberty London and UNIQLO have together designed a unique line that marries over a hundred years of history with the modern UNIQLO LifeWear philosophy of Simple Made Better. The collaboration fuses a selection of floral prints from the Liberty archives with a variety of UNIQLO items, creating a brave new fashion style that is perfect for the present.

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