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HONG KONG EXTRAVAGANZA 2012 - CRAIG LAWRENCE
The HONG KONG FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA 2012 show will feature the spectacular collections of four world-renowned fashion designers. Risto Bimbiloski from Paris reflects his search of inner “East-West” balance in his designs; London star Craig Lawrence will showcase his avant-garde knitwear; Shanghai’s award-winning Qi Gang believes fashion beauty lies in extremes. And Hidy Ng, one of Hong Kong’s top designers, will unveil a brand new collection for modern and sophisticated women.
The Collectives Showroom has helped out with inviting Craig Lawrence to the fashion show. Craig Lawrence graduated from Central Saint Martins after working with Gareth Pugh for six seasons producing knitwear for his collections. He has since gone on to continue innovating in the field of knitwear creating contemporary womenswear collection backed by The British Fashion Council’s NewGen initiative now receiving this sponsorship for the sixth season for Spring/Summer 2012.
Heres are some bits and pieces from the show :
INTRODUCING SERENI & SHENTEL
The Collectives is excited to have SERENI & SHENTEL joining the family :)
Excited to be attending a Lady Gaga concert in Singapore in October 2009, Sereni and Shentel thought it only fitting to make an effort to dress up a little out of the ordinary - a homage to the Lady herself.
The girls jumped online in search of appropriate head gear and found head bands embellished with pussy cat bows and beads, not quite as eccentric as Gaga’s hair moulded bows propped on top of her head, but more wearable by the more humble mortal.
When the parcel arrived and the girls excitedly plucked them out of the box, they discovered the head bands were so poorly constructed, they literally fell apart within minutes. Devastated and only hours to go before they had to depart, they decided to salvage the situation and create their own.
They arrived like true fans decked in Gaga T’-shirts and head gear ready to party. It turned out that Lady Gaga was not the only one drawing attention that night. Sereni and Shentel soon found themselves surrounded with fans of their own. Like true devotees swamped around the memorabilia stand wanting to take a little piece of the night home with them, concert goers found themselves drawn to the girls wanting to know where they could buy the head bands.
Both girls live in Kuching, Malaysia where Sereni a Business Development Manager was born and Shentel, an Autralian born and bred graphic designer for cosmetic packaging, moved to since she married 2 years ago.
Unlike other aspiring designers, Sereni and Shenel, without intention, found themselves in the spotlight and in demand for their product. And so the Sereni and Shentel brand was conceived and appropriately named. The rest is history as they say, or rather the start of a new career.
In less than two years, they have shot to fame with their brand as well as themselves appearing in Harper’s BAZZAR, GLAM, Bride to Be Australia, CLEO, FAMOUS, NW, Malaysian Woman’s Weekly, Singapore STYLE gracing the covers of Malaysian Tatler and appearing in Singapore Tatler, Blogs and Malaysian Breakfast TV show Ntv7. The girls have collaborated with Lancome and Miss Universe Malaysia.
They are both still pursuing their intended professions, as well as their accidental one.
Spotted: MANDY & New Money headabands on the newest episode of Gossip GIrl .
BLAIR Collection in ELECTRIC BLUE
ZAMUNDA COLLECTION in SHOCKING PINK
HENS VEIL - They comes in 10 other different colors from black , yellow, green, blue, pink…
Tai Tai nights collection
Party Hats Collection
Christian Louboutin Celebrates 20 years in business
Mr Louboutin at Lane Crawford TST 
Christian Louboutin’s 20th Anniversary book
Introducing : FINDERS KEEPERS
The label Finders Keepers is a fresh take on fast fashion, with a signature look that is defined by it’s unique and often quirky prints, on-trend design and lots of colour. Conceived in 2009, the label set out to fill the niche of creating a line that was affordable yet maintained a young, fun and fashionable edge. From its humble beginnings, the label has fast become a favourite on the fashion scene and is now stocked in over 250 stores across Australia and New Zealand and is available in the US & UK October/ November 2011 The spring 2011 southern hemisphere collection sees more exclusive prints, shirts, shorts, playsuits, hand crafted embroidery, and the labels trademark party dresses. Into the wild Collection will be available in April 2012
kate tsui looking gorgeous in Milin Svetlana dress at TVB awards last night x
MS B Bakery new branch opening !
Inspired by the popularity of her sweet-toothed recipes at SEVVA such as the ‘Marie Antoinette’s Crave’ and the ‘Original Caramel Crunch Cake’, founder Bonnie Gokson opens Ms B’s CAKERY to extend the market for her delectable and much imitated cakes and sweets to the general public, corporate groups, as well as other restaurants and food and beverage outlets.
Ms B’s CAKERY is where cakes are unique works of art made to perfection from preparation to presentation. Exceptional flavours and texture combinations combine with extraordinary good taste and creative presentation make Ms B’s cakes the crème de la crème in Hong Kong.
From the lightest chiffon cakes and sugar-free and gluten-free concoctions to extravagant celebration cakes, Ms B’s CAKERY adds a little sweetness to your day to make it perfect.
MILIN - STAGE OF MINE COLLECTION
The inspiration for stage of mine derived from visiting several theatres in Milan, Italy, which the most impressive one is la Scala (Teatro alla Scala in Italian). With the all decoration and atmosphere that can take us back to the time when people elaborately dressed up for a sartorial event in the theatre. We would like to turn back time, but of course with modernization twist.” This season will bring us back to experience the elegance and gloriousness of the past. Milin started from searching old pictures until she found pictures on set GI Blues in 1960, a mass gathering event, among Thai Royal family and legendary superstar, Elvis Presley. Milin felt that it would be terrific if she could metamorphose what we have seen in these pictures from black and white into colorful vivid costumes that that creates a fresh feeling and can link back to the theatre. This Milin’s fall collection has the key concept of reflecting surreal emotions and representing “obviously beautiful dimension”.
Apart from color, the collection was present by apprehending an emotional feeling of a girl who steps into a theatre dreaming of being the star. The costumes she picked would be detailed and adorned with eye-catching flamboyant colors to make herself more interesting. In the first act, by matching halter neckline or strapless top with miniskirt, wide leg pants, or either hot mini shorts, so she can be absolutely sexy and outshining. For second act, when she finally lands her eyes on a guy, she starts flirting and making influence over him for the leading role she desires. At this act, the silhouette has been shifted by adding masculine touch. Next, the third act is Milin’s signature printed clothing for example, theatre print, character print, and dressing table print combining with graphic reflects technique to make them look more contemporary and more dimensional. Draping technique used in this collection especially as seen in cocktail dresses has been inspired by the theatre’s curtain. In the last act, Milin adds elegance touch in clothing by decorating them with lace embroidery, sequin, and sprinkled diamond dust on the shiny look fabrics. Also, playing with the oversize bow and adding additional fur on short dresses. Apart from that, Milin adapted the printing techniques of foiled screen onto the fabric making the firework print become surreal and felicitous with Milin theatre of life.
MILIN STAGE OF MINE COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE AT THE COLLECTIVES SHOWROOM
