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Festival highlights
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Fashion show: Tria The Label x Marilyn Tan Jewellery
When: Today, 8pm
In this high-fashion showcase pairing two local labels, catch the appearance of former Singaporean top model Anita Akhbar, 49, whom Daniel Boey "managed to entice out of retirement". She won "Best Legs" at the 1989 Supermodel of the World competition.
Boey wanted someone suitable to model the high-fashion pairing, not "a 17-year-old girl prancing around who could never afford their pieces".
Shot at the National Museum of Singapore, the show is a video study of Akhbar posing in various looks.
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Podcast/panel: Green Is The New Black: Sustainability In Fashion
When: Tomorrow, 4pm
Sustainability has been a pertinent issue in the fashion industry in recent years, even more so with the pandemic.
How do virtual fashion shows like this, which reduces the carbon footprint of flying people around the world, play a part?
All things eco-friendly are brought to the fore in this panel discussion fronted by sustainability platform Green Is The New Black founder Stephanie Dickson, designer Jude Ng and the accessory artist of label The Kang.
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Podcast/panel: Discovering The Next Big Asian Label: How Can Asian Designers Stand Out During The Current Pandemic?
When: Aug 28, 9pm
Not to be missed is this panel discussion between South Korean designer Minju Kim, winner of the Netflix's reality competition Next In Fashion, and Ms Pek Lay Peng, owner of local multi-label store SocietyA, where Kim's collection is stocked.
They will address topics such as how to market Asian designers and whether it is Asia's time to shine in the industry.
Expect a "no-holds-barred" discussion, says Boey, a self-confessed fan of Kim.
"If we need to tell an uncomfortable truth, we will, because that's the reality right now. (We want) to encourage people to think and start their own discussions," he says.