RECAPTURING THE TEXTILE CULTURE HERITAGE & MEMORIES OF ARAB STREET
Following the successful collaboration with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and One Kampong Glam to recapture the textile culture at Arab Street of Singapore, we were proud to debut Season 2 of Recapturing the Textile Culture Heritage & Memories of Arab Street.
The collection for Season 1 was showcased at the launch of Cahaya Ramadan officiated by Mr Desmond LEE, Minister for National Development, and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration (MSF), Singapore.
After the virtual walkabout of Arab Street conducted by Ms Stella WEE of URA, and with the overview of the history and current development of the precinct, Raffles Fashion and Jewellery Designers headed down to Arab Street to commence their research for their fashion collections.
In support of the Arab Street merchants, Raffles Designers sourced all the textiles and haberdashery within the precinct to share the stories of Arab Street through their designs.
The collections drew inspirations from the architecture of Sultan Mosque, woven baskets once sold at Arab Street, Malay literature, kebayas, batik printing, kris (an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning), etc., were created to illustrate the rich culture of the street.
The Raffles Fashion Designers that participated in this industry project and were part of this graduating batch are:
CHEN Qing Qing I WONG Tsz Yung I ZHANG Kenan I WU Chuyang I Phone Pyae MIN Oo I Beatrice MANDISA I Elizabeth Joy EDWARD I Sarah Samantha NAPITUPULU I NGUYEN Huu Truong Oanh I CHUANG Ruei-Cheng I PEH Yimin I Nathania Siona SOPYAN I Moh Moh HTUN I Shivantika SHARMA I LYU Kaiyan I LIN Yushang I CHONG TianyueI CHRISTINA I Felisha CHUANG CHUANG IE FEE I PENG Xinyan I LI Jiayu I Hay Mar WIN I Thurgaasiny CHANDRAN I Janneth Catherine AMARA I Phawa Sine NEW I Boriboonsub SIWAT I Jared LIEW Kae Len I Thalia Celine Indra TJUATJA I Febrianti SETIAWAN I Olivia WIJAYANTI I Sarah Sophia Nano CAHYONO I SHERYN JOSEPHINE I Marsella KHOVANI I WANG Baihui I CHEN Hsiao Fang I TAN Jia Ni Jerlyn I LUO Jiajia I Angeline HOSHI I Britney Kirtley Tivanka KARSO I PAN Ei Phyu I HUANG Chin-Han I Angelia Tamara PUTRI I Verinka SUWANTO I Ohri Rishika I Sanshia MOHAN