Fashion designers

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York acquires five jackets and one suit from NUS law professor

NUS law professor David Tan with his jacket from Dolce & Gabbana (left) and another from Balmain.

Less than a year old, Aallss is the rising Singaporean handbag brand to watch

Singaporean Alison Lim left her eight-year career in tech to start minimalist handbag label AALLSS.

This Singaporean ex-trader built a viral handbag brand in the US. Now she’s ready to bring it home

Joanna Lau’s (left) handbag label Jemma enjoyed some social media virality two years back, when a video from a New Jersey-based micro-influencer reviewing its Emma 39 bag reached 10 million views.

Taylor Swift wedding-dress fever puts bridal brands on high alert

Head of Couture and Design at David's Bridal, Viola Chan, shows wedding dress looks based on Taylor Swift's likely aesthetics in Hong Kong, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou

Orchard Road Fashion Week will transform *Scape into runway for five days

Across five days, 40 small brands from Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sweden and South Africa will send their designs down the runway at *Scape’s Ground Theatre, putting on 25 catwalks in total.

Furniture brand Castlery launches debut designer collection with Queer Eye star Tan France

On The Radar: Shawna Wu, the Singapore-raised designer dressing pop stars in New York

Shawna Wu, 31, is a New York-based fashion designer.

Sari-cular fashion: Tradition meets modernity as new brands tap market for upcycling ethnic wear

The Dori co-founders Ajinkya Kulkarni, 27, Rishabh Sharma, 27, and Laavanya Kejriwal, 27, with customers at One Trick Pony bar on July 19.

Huri Baxani, second-generation owner of Stylemart, dies at 78

A 2021 photo of Indian fashion boutique Stylemart’s managing director and fashion designer, Kavita Thulasidas (right), with her mother, Huri Baxani.

I hate my arms. Where are all the sleeves?

Models presenting creations from the Willy Chavarria Spring-Summer 2027 collection show during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris in June.

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