H O M M E BY JEMCHASE

HARPER'S BAZAAR
ASIA NEW GENERATION 




A quick run through of Audi Fashion week I attended.
Have been super busy! Now finally have the time to blog!

I bring you the eight Southeast Asian designers who were the
finalists of the first Harper’s Bazaar Asia New Generation Fashion Designer Award.



Peggy Hartanto (Indonesia)
Unseen

Peggy Hartanto’s Spring Summer 2014 collection followed in the footsteps
 of Christopher Kane’s Spring Summer 2014 flower anatomy themed collection.
 “Unseen” was inspired by a series of X-ray floral photographs that revealed
 complex flower and leaf structures unseen by the naked eye.

The colour palette of dusty pink, white and black combined with feminine cuts,
 movement and the ingenious placement of sheer panels that translated into a romantic ingénue look.

Teresa Lim (Singapore)
Lenina Gone Wild

Pin up girls gone quirky was the fun theme of Teresa Lim’s collection.
She created a fictional character Lenina who appears in various incarnations.
Whether as a print or in interesting pieces embroidery
 – with the ends of threads showing to give an undone feel to play off
 the handy work that has gone into making the pieces
 – Lenina does and says things that go against the typical gender stereotype.

Wiruwan Nhuyung (Thailand)
 En Garden

 There’s a group of Thai designers who are famous for their unapologetic
girlie designs like Stretsis and Disaya and Nhuyung could easily join the gang.
The 23-year-old designer possesses masterful hand-cutting skills that could have
 passed for machine laser cut floral geometric patterns. Influenced by flowers,
 impressionist design and of course femininity, acrylic necklaces and
sharp shoulder details gave a slight edge to the pieces so
 the look wasn’t entirely sugar sweet.

Sean Loh (Malaysia)
A Thousand Kisses Deep


Madame Butterfly inspired Seon Loh. Besides the Japanese inspiration,
 it was the tragic love of the opera that set the tone of his Spring Summer collection.
Dramatic kimono and Hakama pants on an all-black palette,
with embroidered lace and textured polyester translated into looks that the designer
said embodies traditional Japanese uniform but also brings to life the contemporary fashion of today.

Yahn Adam (Singapore)
My Asylum

“My Asylum” was undoubtedly based on punk fashion when we saw the
 first model in a gas mask (or maybe Singapore’s haze?).
 Yahn Adam fused dyed X-ray film material together with chainmail and distressed jeans
 to showcase what seemed to be a disturbed mind with splatters of blood all round.
Definitely bold and non conformist.

Jatupong Metula (Thailand)
The Whispering


Jatupong Metula likes shiny things, we were very sure of that, by the bling presented in his collection.
The Thai designer thought of the wall murals of the Phumin Temple in Nan province
 in Thailand and “The Whispering” is based on a legend from the province.
He used a local weaving pattern that his grandmother used to wear.
 The result was an interesting pattern that he highlighted with sequins and boxy shapes
 juxtaposed with feminine silhouettes.

Sheila Wijaya (Indonesia)
Moonshine

Art plant photography influenced the silhouette of Sheila Wijaya’s collection while
High Priestess Tarot cards were the basis of a mysterious elegant figure draped in flowy elements.
Unfortunately, as the second last collection shown, the looks were dull compared with those
 that came before them. However, a degree of drama was
 still conjured up with the sweeping long pieces.

Harvee Kok (Malaysia)
 Bipolarity

The winner of the Harper’s Bazaar Asia New Generation Fashion Designer Award
looked towards the game of weiqi for inspiration. Just like the black and white playing pieces,
 Harvee Kok used metallic beads on checkered texture fabrics.
The game has limited possibilities and the Malaysian designer played with zippers
to discover new shapes and details for his Spring Summer 2014 collection.

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