Singapore’s Rising Fashion Stars Take Center Stage At Raffles’ 2022 Graduation Show

Angelia’s collection is meant to reflect the comfort she found in her childhood plush toys while suffering through traumatic moments in her life. Voluminous and exaggerated shapes throughout the collection represent the struggles she faced, while bright colours are supposed to reflect her triumph in overcoming them.

When creating this collection, Angeline Hoshi was inspired by creating visual illusions combined with contrasting colours. She works with textile manipulations to create an effect that is intended to be “deceptive and misleading to our visual senses”.

Sarah’s collection was inspired by her advocacy for women’s equality in her home country of Indonesia, with traditional clothing like the kebaya and batik being referenced throughout.

In bridging his collection with the virtual world, Peh Yi Min hopes to emphasise that there’s nothing impossible in fashion.

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Titled “City in a Garden”, Verinka Suwanto’s collection exudes feminine elegance – featuring many floral accents. On the inspiration behind her clothes, Verinka says she hoped to bring a sense of happiness and calm to people who see or wear her collection.

Zhang Kenan referenced six extinct animals for the design ethos of this collection. To him, the future of human beings – be it evolution or regression – is a major societal concern.

Henry Chuang’s collection makes use of unique, vibrant colours not always seen in menswear. The collection is centred around the concept of deconstruction and reconstruction to form new possibilities, hence the name “De•Reconstruction”.

Britney Kirtley’s collection, “Harmony in Polarity”, is a play on the idea that clashing elements in fashion can coexist. Notice the contrasting colours she’s used, as well as her different choice of materials, from leather to paper clay.

Zhou Yiming’s collection is inspired by transgender identity, aiming to amplify transgender issues by telling people “we are just in a body that does not match our soul”. Zhou hopes that through this collection, people can learn to express themselves more confidently no matter who they are.

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Eva Huang takes scars and tattoos to a whole new level, aiming to inspire others to “wear their marks proudly, and have people listen to their skin carefully”.

While decomposition is often viewed as a negative process, Fan Rong’s collection interprets decomposition as something positive, interesting and revitalising.

If you’re not yet familiar with the term, ‘phubbing’ refers to the act of snubbing someone in favour of playing on one’s phone. In line with the title of Guan Ling Ling’s collection, PHUBBING features elegant womenswear with prints of people glued to their phones.

Mechanical, metallic elements dominate Chen Qing Qing’s “Future” collection, with recycled materials taking precedence across both the clothes and the accessories featured.

Primarily using the colours blue, black and white, Sadia Benchavichien incorporates visual vibrations – waves – throughout her collection. She also combines sportswear and evening-wear in her pieces, making for refreshing, never-before-seen looks.

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Bondage is a collection which draws inspiration from shibari, a Japanese word that broadly means “binding” or “tying”. In Pornchanit Temrungsri’s eyes, shibari is an art form meant to adorn and accessorise the body.

Under the hands of Raffles designers Angeline Hoshi, Vernika Suwanto, Angelina Tamara Putri and Britney Kirtley Tivanka Wikarso, this sustainable fashion collection was selected for production and sale across Metro Department Store outlets. This project also utilised sustainable Viscose fabric sponsored by SF Fiber.