Inspired by Japanese entrepreneur Miss Noriko Collins' vintage kimono collection, 14 student teams from BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles and BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries gave the traditional garments a modern twist in the works presented in the exhibition titled Kimono In:Tangible. Three participating students talked about their teams' inspirations and the challenges faced.

Lianhe Zaobao interviewed two students from the BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries Programme, Chen Junhao and Chen Tujin, on their involvement in 1°17′N The White Shirt Project. This exhibition, jointly presented by BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles Programme and BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries Programme, consisted of 28 projects from design clothing, to fashion photograph, to installation and video work.

View the works on Flickr.

BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles graduates from LASALLE College of the Arts inject flavour into the local fashion scene with delightful and unique designs, exotic shapes, as well as interesting fabrics. Lianhe Zaobao interviewed two student designers, Valerie Chan and Chew Seng Choon, about their inspirations behind their graduation collections.

School of Fashion graduand Sulis Awalluden shares with Berita Harian that her graduation collection, “Glistening Within”, aims to change the common misconception that wearing hijab or dressing modestly is outdated and traditional. Her collection subtly incorporates Islamic elements such as the crescent and stars in their design, while taking inspiration from minimalist styles of the 90s. Sulis is the first LASALLE fashion graduand to focus on modest clothing.

School of Fashion graduands Elisa Lim, Ethrisha Liaw and Caroline Justine share with Lianhe Zaobao their experience designing functional yet fashionable clothes for wheelchair users. The garments in their graduation collection have been designed with carefully selected breathable fabrics and special features that allow the user to get dressed while still seated.

In this graduation season for LASALLE’s class of 2017, The Straits Times profiles two projects from Art Therapy and Fashion that reflect how art can make a difference in society.

Graduands incorporate disability considerations into fashion for the first time

Three international brands – Swarovski, Converse and Takasago – will collaborate with LASALLE College of the Arts to give graduating fashion students a boost as they step into the working industry. The collaboration for the graduation showcase involves SGD100,000 worth of products to be incorporated into the students’ collections – the largest external investment in a fashion showcase thus far – and invaluable consultation with the respective brands’ in-house product designers.

Against the backdrop of a challenging fashion retail climate for independent designers, Lianhe Zaobao speaks to three fashion graduands from local institutions on their future and their career plans.

LASALLE graduand Yong De Han, a menswear designer whose BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Textiles graduation collection Tropical Escapism sports eye-catching, diverse Southeast Asian-inspired elements, has set his sights further afield with hopes to attract buyers from thriving markets such as Malaysia and Thailand.

The Design Communication student team of Tannia Sari Surijadjaja and Ahmad Fauzan did Singapore proud when they won a Silver Pencil award in the prestigious annual One Club Young Ones Competition (USA).

Three BA(Hons) Design Communication students, Amos Chew, Larries Ng and Tiffany Tan, from LASALLE came in tops at this year's Crowbar Challenge, beating 18 other teams to come up with the best marketing campaign for news and lifestyle website AsiaOne.

Creative director from Publicis Singapore, Adrian Yeap who is amongst the panel of judges told AsiaOne that "it was very clear" when it came to choosing the winner. He added that the winning work "demonstrated a strong understanding of human behaviour which is at the core of all the strongest ideas."