LASALLE and Ong Shunmugam have launched the Fashion Forward Bursary and LASALLE x Ong Shunmugam Mentorship Programme, an initiative to support Singapore’s next generation of fashion creatives.

The Fashion Forward Bursary was kickstarted by Priscilla Shunmugam, founder of Ong Shunmugam, in aid of talented and financially challenged students who otherwise may not be able to pursue their passion in fashion. It is complemented by the LASALLE x Ong Shunmugam Mentorship Programme, which comprises an industry-led project and a dedicated mentorship for final year students.

Commissioned by the newly opened GR.ID shopping mall, LASALLE fine arts alumnus Benedict Yu, 25, and fashion designer Joanna Lim, 27, have partnered with five students from other institutions to create Singapore's largest hand-painted mural in a shopping mall. Titled Motherboard, the mural is 29 metres long and 12 metres tall, and took seven months to create.

The latest edition of Harper's Bazaar Asia NewGen Fashion Award has just wrapped, with the top prize going to Justin Chua, a recent BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles graduate of LASALLE College of the Arts.

While in his teens, Muhammad Jayakhidhir Mohd Edrus became intrigued by the fashion sense and styling of icons such as Sudirman, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Yuna and Leslie Cheung, and how they each conveyed their larger than life personalities and approach to living.

On 9 October, LASALLE College of the Arts is set to kick off its 35th Convocation ceremony, where 821 graduands from the class of 2021 will be presented with their diplomas and degrees.