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Sifa 2026: Three-hour Lacrima is a slow burn about the fashion industry’s toll that finds its way into the gut
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What is the human cost of a wedding dress? Lacrima stretches the limits of patience, but comes with its own satisfaction.
PHOTO: JEAN LOUIS FERNANDEZ
Caroline Guiela Nguyen
Singtel Waterfront Theatre
May 16, 7.30pm
Those in fashion have a proud saying: Beauty is pain. While usually used to encourage perseverance in the asphyxiating waistline or the blister-inducing heels, it takes on much graver meaning in this three-hour show that fixes the spotlight firmly not on the wearers, but the makers of luxury dress.
