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(Clockwise from left) Mr Mark Heng, founder of Maroon Clothing, Koyoyu’s Declan Sin, Gabriel Loo and Calvin Go at their new store and Mr Thaddeus Lim, founder of That You Are.

(Clockwise from left) Mr Mark Heng, founder of Maroon Clothing, Koyoyu’s Declan Sin, Gabriel Loo and Calvin Go at their new store and Mr Thaddeus Lim, founder of That You Are.

PHOTOS: MAROON CLOTHING, GIN TAY, COURTESY OF THADDEUS LIM

Felicia Keok

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SINGAPORE – On TikTok, it often begins the same way.

A young founder stands in front of a mirror, adjusting the hem of a shirt. Cut to hands sketching in a notebook. Cut again – racks of sample pieces, a moodboard taped to a bedroom wall, a limited drop teased in 12 seconds.

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