* Written by SweetEe *
* Photographs by Jane Lee *
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has taken place in different cities e.g. New York, Paris, Berlin, and Istanbul. In collaboration with Stylo International, the Mercedes-Benz STYLO Asia Fashion Week took place in KL just last week.
Featuring both emerging and veteran designers from 11 Asian countries – Malaysia, China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand & Hong Kong – the theme was aptly called “Asia for Asia”.
All the designers vyed against each other for the “Asia’s Most Influential Designer of 2014” award.
Below are looks from the runway and shots of stylish peeps we saw:
Hangar – India
Hangar got much applause for his witty combination of traditional Indian Saris with prints and a modern take on its draping.
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Silas Liew – Malaysia
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Mode Acote – Japan
Just like its name implies, Mode Acote’s collection is focused on the popular Japanese ‘Mode’ style – lots of black and white with dramatic silhouettes. The difference is the application of ruffles and lace, that results in a mix of two worlds.
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Duo by Joyce Wong – Malaysia
(not to be confused with the founder of this blog!)
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Crystal Wang – Taiwan
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Ek Thongprasert – Thailand
Ek Thongprasert combines origami folds and 3D flowers with the use of lilac and fondant.
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Ben Ten – Indonesia
Ben Ten from Indonesia stood out amongst the plethora of modern and urban designs that night. Embellishment details, golden leaves and flowers on the dresses, and fragile headgear made the collection vivid and captivating.
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Yii by Alan Ooi – Malaysia
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Joel Escober – Philippines
Joel Escober is a well-known Filipino designer whom is known for his romantic qualities, intricate detailing and use of bright jewel tones. His designs give a nostalgic feeling, making it dreamy and exquisite.
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Q Design & Play – Thailand
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Liu Wei – China
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Fairuz Ramdan – Malaysia
Fairuz Ramdan ended the night with a round of applause for his collection of happy and fun prints.
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Stylish people we spotted:
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Joe Chia, Justin Chiew, and Enzo Cy.
The duo behind Singaporean brand Depression; fashion designer Steven Tach from Japan, with his very pretty friend whose name we unfortunately forgot. :p
Hope you liked the pix!
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I am India based fashion designer. i have participated in Lakme Fashion Week f/w 2009 as a gen next designer , Kolkata Fashion week s/s 2009 & Bangalore Fashion Week f/w 2013. I am interested to participated in Mercedes benz stylo Asia fashion week next.
so plz send me designer participation form & rules & regulation. Thanks.
[…] STYLO has never fail to throw a good fashion event with the craziest dress code in town. Returning for the 7th time this year, the theme was entitled as ‘wearable fantasies’ and was held from 24th to 29th of March in several nightspots and venue dotted along Jln P.Ramlee leading up to the 16th Petronas Malaysia F1 race. Their success in putting up great fashion events has Mercedez-Benz partnering with them again to launch the Mercedez-Benz STYLO Fashion Grand Prix after last year’s successful Mercedez-Benz STYLO Asia Fashion Week. […]
I am soooo late I just saw this post. Thank you for having me here, hope you guys enjoyed the show that year! (:
– Patricia Pesh x