Practical Apparels
Grandiose is not a word found in the handbook of fashion designer, Afiq M, but minimalism and functionality are often used in his storyboard of creativity. No small detail escapes the observant designer, as he watches us studying the mannequins in his gallery, garbed in his designs.
“Can we move on from having bell sleeves in Raya Aidilfitri collections?” he commented and explained that he’s tired of seeing oversized sleeves on baju kurung and blouses. His fervour is expressed through a range of sleeves portrayed in his 2019 Raya designs, of billowy shapes notched into pleated, folded sleeves.