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FASHION Week might be over, but for these young designers their careers are just beginning.
Backstage at Carriageworks for the Raffles International Showcase, you could be forgiven for thinking the alumni designers were old hands in the business.
Hot pink hues inspired by post-war America and Thai craftsmanship mixed with Australian beach culture was the focus for Pimnarra Sangngern’s Nara debut.
“This collection is all about myself and my life — I have lived in three countries and taken inspiration from each,” she said.
“There’s a lot of beach inspiration with a hint of hippy.”
A single coloured stripe across the face of each model tied each collection together in the show, but that’s about where the similarities stopped.
Between the flurry of fittings and last minute alterations they held their own, even taking on some last minute inspiration.
Nath Vesaruttragool’s asylum-inspired collection for Whatev. pushed the boundaries with medical ID tag accessories and even men’s shoes worn on a model’s hands.
“It just happened backstage,” she said.
All of the designers were alumni from Raffles College of Design and Commerce in Parramatta.
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