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Singapore Fashion Week 2013: AFF 2013 and Blueprint 2013

Join us at the forefront of the latest fashion news on Audi Fashion Festival 2013 and the Blueprint tradeshow at Day 3 of this Singapore fashion week.

Here, we blog about the Day 3 highlights  the Tsumori Chisato, Zardoze Autumn-Winter 2013 shows and more news on emerging Asian designers at Audi Star Creation and Blueprint.

AFF 2013 DAY 3 ROUND-UP

Check out our latest AFF 2013 stories … AFF 2013: Audi Star Creation 2012 Winners ShowcaseAFF 2013: Singapore label Zardozë goes for drama and AFF 2013: Tsumori Chisato AW13 is a collection of water & wonder. And if you love new beauty trends, check out backstage AFF 2013 Beauty Reports in our Beauty section.

7 PM RED CARPET AT ZARDOZE AUTUMN-WINTER 2013

Local celebrities had turned up in support of the Singapore label’s Autumn-Winter 2013 show  including this stylish group that we spotted arriving at the front of The Tent.


Oli Pettigrew, Linda Black, Alan Wong and guests arriving for Zardoze

We also spotted Singapore stars Rui En and Fann Wong sat in the front row, wearing bespoke Zardoze dresses for the occasion.

6 PM AUDI STAR CREATION 2012 WINNERS’ SHOWCASE
Last year’s Audi Star Creation winners return in full-force with the Audi Star Creation 2012 Winners’ Showcase tonight at The Tent@Marina Promenade.

Seen here: Chinese designer Roderic Wong and the finale gown

Stay tuned for our show report, up soon! 

5.30 PM BACKSTAGE BEAUTY AT TSUMORI CHISATO
Check out the Oriental gold eye-red lip pairing for Tsumori Chisato’s quirky looks tonight. So easy to do too! Read our full beauty story in a bit.

Aff2013 Tsumori Chisato

4 PM BACKSTAGE BEAUTY AT ZARDOZE
We’re backstage and models are slowly streaming in. We got news that Zardoze is showcasing at least three beauty looks created by NARS Lead Makeup Artist Priscilla Yu who has more than 10 years of experience. According to her, dramatic eyes are the way to go this season, and it matches the tone of the collection as well.


3.50 PM SINGAPORE DESIGNER SHOWCASE AT BLUEPRINT
It’s Day 2 of the Blueprint Tradeshow and Emporium and we’re back at the runway lounge!

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Asia Fashion Federation showcase: Ong Shunmugam (Singapore), ISSUE (Thailand) and Kaal E. Suktae (Korea)

We saw looks from Korean designer labels Kaal E. Suktae, ISSUE from Thailand and Singapore labels Ong Shunmugam, MILS and more at the series of fashion shows this afternoon.

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Singapore model Ian Luah wearing WSDM at Blueprint 2013

It’s fab to see Singapore models on the runway too – we spotted Ian Luah walked for Episene, MILS and more local labels during the DesignSingapore Council menswear showcase.

For more real-time updates, check out our Instagram, Twitter feeds for runway snaps and more behind-the-scenes reporting on this Singapore fashion week!

 

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The Audi Fashion Festival 2013 is held at The Tent@Marina Promenade at Marina Promenade Turn, behind the Singapore Flyer from May 15 to May 19, 2013. 

The Blueprint Tradeshow and Emporium is held at the same location from May 16 to May 19, 2013. For more information, go to http://audifashionfestival.com/ and http://blueprint.sg/.