Top international designers, fashion icons, Asian supermodels, geared up for five days of high-octane glamour and fashion at this year's Audi Fashion Festival. There were a lot of newest crop of Asian and international talent, from Paris, New York, Australia, Seoul, Bangkok and Berlin arrived in Singapore.
AFX aims to position Singapore as Asia’s leading fashion hub, and is made up of four pillar events. These are BLUEPRINT, a trade show that positions itself as the fashion trade gateway to Asia which creates business opportunities between international buyers and promising design players; Asia Fashion Summit, a premier business conference that generates thought leadership content and insights on fashion topics for industry professionals; Audi Fashion Festival Singapore, a showcase of world-class collections by top and emerging designers and labels, both international and Asian; and Audi Star Creation, a regional fashion design competition to spot budding talent.
Audi Fashion Festival, part of Asia Fashion Exchange which took placed on May 14-20, was a showcase of world-class collections by top and emerging designers and labels, both international and Asian.
STAR CREATION EVENT, wherein fashion designers from 7 countries showcased their collection. The 12 aspiring fashion stars faced off on the runway at Audi Star Creation 2012. The strongest showing this year came from South Korea, which produced four finalists. Singapore and Malaysia have two finalists each, and China, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand complete the seven countries that were represented at the finals.
The 12 finalists for Audi Star Creation 2012 :
Liang Wang, 27, China
Natalia Kiantoro, 22, Indonesia
Tatsuya Tsukahara, 24, Japan
Ling Siu Gin, 21, Malaysia
Vincent Wong, 22, Malaysia
Eugenice Chen, 20, Singapore
Jaslin Ong, 21, Singapore
Kim Mina, 24, South Korea
Kim Soo-Jeong, 25, South Korea
Kim Yong Woo, 27, South Korea
Ko Youngji, 32, South Korea
Soravit Kaewkamon, 23, Thailand
Audi Star Creation 2012 Winners Showcase at the Audi Fashion Festival Singapore.
Models pose wearing designs by Roderic Wong of China backstage ahead of the Audi Star Creation 2012 Winners Showcase at the Audi Fashion Festival Singapore red carpet event with Costume National at the Tent@Orchard on May 15, 2012 in Singapore.
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