The curtains are finally lifted as the five designers uncover the collection they have toiled over for months

As we find ourselves almost at the tail end of this esteemed national fashion design competition; on this episode of Singapore Stories 2022, the five creative powerhouses Felicia Pang of Feel Archives, Jamela Law of Baëlf Design, Hu Ruixian of Studio HHFZ, Claudia Poh of Werable and Kavita Thulasidas present their full collection to the judging panel.

After months of exciting highs and lows, the complete five looks of the five finalists are now shown in detail to judges Pakkee Tan, Executive Editor of Tatler Singapore; Semun Ho, CEO of the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC) and Kennie Ting, Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum—who will decide their creative fates.

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A long journey of creative excellence, the designers have all incorporated the collective comments of the respective judges and SFC resident mentor Leonard Choo. All given the brief to explore, conceptualise and contextualise Singapore’s visual identity and celebrate our nation’s multicultural material heritage, the designers introduced their inspirations again to the panel.

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Above A close-up of designer Hu Ruixian of Studio HHFZ's piece

In their respective confessionals, the designers also spoke about their journey and the sense of pride and achievement all five individuals felt since the competition first began months ago. Be it relief or resignation, the creatives also shared more about how the competition has allowed to evolve as designers.

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Above Designer of Werable, Claudia Poh shares her journey

Discover the extent of their growth in the next episode of Singapore Stories 2022—where the competition culminates in their final runway before the winner is revealed.

*As of July 28th, the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF) is known as the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC) under the Registry of Societies (ROS).

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