AUDI RED CARPET GALA NIGHT 2012 FASHION FESTIVAL - CoSTUME NATIONAL FALL WINTER 2013 COLLECTION / STAR CREATION WINNERS / NEW R8 GT SPYDER + NICOLA FORMICHETTI & ENNIO CAPASA

AUDI Fashion festival Red Carpet Gala Night 2012  showcased CoSTUME NATIONAL Fall Winter 2012/2013 collection by Italian designer Ennio Capasa, the unveiling of highly anticipated new Audi R8 GT Spyder and Audi Star Creation Winners Collection. Nicola Formichetti also known as Lady Gaga Fashion Director and French Fashion House Mulger Creative Director also graced the Audi Red Carpet Night with  Sébastien Peigné, designer for Mulger womenswear.

CoSTUME NATIONAL Fall Winter 2012/2013 collection - Ennio Capasa

Inspired by the New Wave-No Wave-Dark Wave movement, Ennio Capasa’s collection of dresses, jackets, tops, skirts and trousers along with the bags , shoes and accessories are made of natural and patent leather in a mix of fabrics and weights in contrasts from double wool crepe with fluid cady, stretch viscose with leather, chintzed and laminated fabrics to juxtaposed with opaque fabrics and screen printed with coated prints.

Dressed in natural and patent leather in black, cobalt blue and ice grey with matching mixed fabrics and leather, the models oozed an elegance air of futurism with the knee high boots in calf leather, double hard and soft clutches in soft and  rigid leather and squared mirrored maxi sunglasses. 

Combining androgynous and feminine silhouettes with metropolitan post-punk attitude, the CoSTUME NATIONAL woman express and face the future without fear, dressing up  in cobweb mesh tops and leather skirt, complete with long leather gloves and ankle boots.

Held at The Tent@Orchard in front of the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, the Audi Red Carpet gala dinner guests list includes successful Singapore fashion labels alldressedup by iconic fashionista Tina-Tan Leo and Lionel Leo, RAOUL fashion Douglas and Odile Benjamin, Reinhold Carl, Managing Director of Audi Singapore, Audi Fashion Festival Director Ms Tjin Lee  and Chairman Dick Lee, Daniel Boey, Thomas Wee, David Wang alongside with international and local media.

Audi Star Creation 2012 Winners Chinese designer Roderic Wong,  Thai designer Soravit Kaewkamon, Korean designer Ko Youngji and People’s Choice Award Indonesian designer Natalia Kiantoro  were picked from a record 255 entries from 13 countries.

Audi Red Carpet Gala Night 2012 Guest of Honour - Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of National Development, Mr Lee Yi Shyan presented each winner with SGD$10,000 cash cheque from Audi Singapore, an internship with leading fashion retailer F J Benjamin and the chance to launch a capsule collection at Star Creation 2013.

Audi Young Designer Award and Audi Star Creation Winner Chinese designer Roderic Wong -  Tissue of Being collection impressed judges with his  felting techniques to create different textures and three-dimensional shapes on wool without having to use stitching.

Multiple award winner of Thailand fashion design competitions like Saha Group Bangkok Young Designer Awards 2010 and SINGHA LIFE 2011, Thai designer Soravit Kaewkamon  and now Audi Star Creation 2012 Winner won votes for Love and Friendship collection. The colourful and visually impactful designs of embroidered feathers creates smooth shapes, defined cuts and strong structure with masculine edge for the androgynous collection. 

Audi Star Creation Winner Korean designer Ko Youngji - Li Jin Collection is a neo-ethnic take on the saekdong made by patchworking on the hanbok, the traditional Korean dress. Inspired by the Korean court dancer of Joseon Dynasty-era Korea who moved to Paris in the late 19th century, Youngji fuses traditional Korean dressmaking (Young Ji’s grandmother was a hanbok designer) with Western fabric like cotton and polyester for her fluid collection.

Audi Star Creation People Choice Award Indonesian designer Natalia Kiantoro Kiantoro - Tangled collection is inspired by both natural and man-made twisted objects and uses drapes and pleats on jersey and silk to add volume, and shapes her pieces into the twists and turns she wants to depict.

This year’s judges also included Mr Reinhold Carl, Managing Director of Audi Singapore, Mr Colin McDowell, Creative Director of the Audi Fashion Festival 2012, Mr Mario Boselli, President of the Italian Chamber of Fashion and Milan Fashion Week, and Ms Angelia Teo, Content Director, Asia Pacific, WGSN.

Nicola Formichetti, Creative Director for French  fashion house MUGLER, oversees Sébastien Peigné, designer for Mulger womenswear and Romain Kreme, designer for Mulger menswear graced the Audi Red Carpet Gala Night 2012, AFF Press Conference  and Mulger Opening Show at Audi Fashion Festival.

Nicola is also the fashion director for Lady Gaga and created numerous looks for her, including Born This Way album.

The finale highlight was the unveiling of Audi R8 GT Spyder Matte Effect Sphere Blue at the Red Carpet Night, a highly coveted coupe where only 333 units are available worldwide, of which 3 have been reserved for the Singapore market priced at $900,000 and 1 was sold within minutes at the gala dinner!

The evening ended on a high with Julia Abueva, known as the ‘Girl with the Big Voice’ serenading the guests with laser violinist Jo Allen who flew in specially from London for the Audi Red Carpet Night.

CoSTUME NATIONAL Italian designer Ennio Capasa with Beaute Runway at Audi Red Carpet Night 2012. Extremely affable, Ennio embraces digital publishing.

AUDI Fashion festival Red Carpet Gala Night 2012 featuring CoSTUME NATIONAL Fall Winter 2012/2013 collection by Italian designer Ennio Capasa with new Audi R8 GT Spyder, together with Nicola Formichetti, lady Gaga’s fashion Director and Creative Director for French  fashion house MUGLER with womens wear designer Sébastien Peigné and Audi Star Creation Winners Collection set the standards for the glamourous Audi Fashion Week 2012, from May 16th-20th at Tent@Orchard in Singapore.

J.CREW INDEGO AFRICA BRACELETS CLOTH WRAP SPRING SUMMER 2012

INDEGO AFRICA partners J.CREW, a leading American clothing and accessory brand to produce colourful fair trade bracelets that are woven from locally sourced Dutch wax cloth by Rwandan women entrepreneurs from Cocoki and Abasangiye textile cooperatives.

Perfect for Summer, the J.CREW X INDEGO AFRICA twisted wrap bracelets in pink and yellow, blue and green,  navy and red  might just be the ultimate friendship bracelets, available on J.Crew’s website and at J.Crew locations for USD22.50 /S$41 each.

INDEGO AFRICA is a  nonprofit social enterprise and a member of the Fair Trade Federation. It partners the cooperatives of women artisans in Rwanda to sell their fair trade products with international fashion label Nicole Miller, global retailer Anthropologie, New York based jewelry brand DANNIJO, cult-favorite label Madewell as well as at U.S. retailers and its online shop through brand collaborations.

                           
INDEGO AFRICA for J.CREW fair trade colourful bracelets in pink and yellow, blue and green,  navy and red woven from locally sourced Dutch wax are available at J.Crew’s website and J.Crew locations for only USD22.50. Visit  www.jCrew.Com or Facebook.com/indegoafrica for more updates.

alldressedup FASHION SINGAPORE CLOTHING SAMPLE SALE – WOMEN’S FASHION & ACCESSORIES

alldressedup, my favourite Fashion label from Singapore with flagship boutiques at ION Orchard and Paragon as well as at worldwide boutiques and stockists is having a SAMPLE SALE at Starhub Green South Wing, 67, Ubi Avenue 1, #06-11 from 30th May to 1st June, 1030am to 7pm.

New items added daily, price start from $39 ! 

alldressedup Warehouse Sample Sale is located at Starhub Green South Wing, 67, Ubi Avenue 1, #06-11. Purchase gorgeous alldressedup dresses and exquisite accessories at up to 70% OFF at! This is a sale you must not miss, Happy Shopping !

MAGNUM NEW TEMPTATIONS - HAZELNUT AND FRUIT ICE CREAM BONBONS / PLEASURE HUNT 2 + DESSERT MENU AT 2AM:DESSERT BAR HOLLAND VILLAGE

Magnum Temptation Hazelnut and Magnum Temptation Fruit are the 2 new flavours with bonbons from The Magnum Temptation range of premium ice cream. An interactive online game, Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 Across the Globe was also introduced to coincide with the worldwide launch.

The new Magnum Temptation ice cream was  officially introduced in Singapore with a contemporary Parisian-themed Magnum Dessert Bar pop-up at ION Square from 12 to 23 May.

Between 25 May to 10 June 2012,  indulge in the exclusive Magnum Temptation Dessert Menu, a collaboration with Chef Janice Wong of 2am:dessert bar to create special creations using the new Magnum Temptation Hazelnut Bons Bons and Magnum Temptation Fruit Bons Bons.

Synonymous with indulgent pleasure, the two luxurious new Magnum Temptation Hazelnut with its new syrup-filled chocolate bonbons with hazelnut sauce and caramelised hazelnut pieces in the creamy vanilla ice cream and Magnum Temptation Fruit with bon bon vanilla ice cream, swirled with delicious ‘fruit of the forest’ sauce, enriched with juicy cranberry pieces and dark Ecuador chocolate chunks takes chocolate indulgence to another level  for  your ice cream experience.

 
         

Play the Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 Across the Globe, an interactive game that follows a Magnum pleasure seeker as she travels through the  bustling streets of New York City, float over the romantic Paris skyline and surf the waves of Rio de Janeiro within Bing maps Streetside view interface to seek out the ultimate new Magnum Temptation.

The unveiling of MAGNUM NEW TEMPTATIONS at ION Orchard

Replicating a chic café in Paris complete with AstroTurf and sleek interiors, the Magnum Dessert Bar at ION Square featured a Magnum Dipping Bar.

ION shoppers who spent S$30 in a single receipt redeemed a “naked” Magnum Ice-Creams dipped into the signature smooth Magnum milk or dark chocolate, specially flown in from Belgium, complete with a plethora of premium toppings to choose from coconut, almond and macadamia to pistachio nuts and crunchy honeycomb crumbs, sea salt caramel, chocolate pop rocks and more.

Visitors also unlocked the Magnum mystery chest boxes for the chance to win attractive Magnum prizes like limited edition Magnum collaterals, exquisite treats of the Magnum dessert menu at 2am:dessertbar. Magnum is also the Official Ice Cream for Audi Fashion Festival 2012 and stand a chance to win exclusive tickets to AFF 2012 when you played the Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 Across the Globe at ION Square Magnum Dessert Bar.

The Magnum Temptation Dessert Menu will be available 2am:dessertbar from 25 May to 10 June 2012 and is located at 21a Lorong Liput, Holland Village. Opening Hours: 6pm to 2am (Mon to Sat) and closed on Sundays. Tel: 6291 9727.

Magnum has pledged to the Rainforest Alliance as the first ice-cream brand to source 100% of its total global cocoa supply from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms by 2015, helping approximately 40,000 farmers and their families.

The Magnum Temptation Hazelnut bons bons and Temptation Fruit with bons bons in Impulse Singles are priced at S$4.90 each and Multipacks of 3 at S$13.90 and available at all leading hypermarkets & supermarkets, 7-11, convenience stores, petrol marts, selected mini-marts and provision outlets island-wide.

SIGNORINA SALVATORE FERRAGAMO FRAGRANCE SINGAPORE LAUNCH AT PARAGON BOUTIQUE

Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina is a new fragrance with an elegant, fresh floriental fruity scent of timeless modernity and romantic interpretation of a young lady with impeccable graceful style, concocted by perfumers Sophie Labbé, and Juliette Karagueuzoglou (IFF).

Signorina, a lovely and chic Italian name that literally means young woman brings the zest of Italian with its notes of currant spiced by fresh  pink pepper, fresh jasmine, peony and rose with soft  musk and intriguing woody patchouli note. Stylish, truly Italian, fresh and full of life.

The fresh and subtly sweet scent is housed in a pretty square glass bottle with the iconic Ferragamo Vara bow in gros grain of two cheeky pink shades and a lovely bubble of pink gold.

At Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina Fragrance media launch at Paragon Orchard, Nicolas shared the inspiration of the new perfume.

Signorina, the new feminine fragrance by Salvatore Ferragamo.  Model: Bianca Balti / Photographer: Mikael Jansson / Film Director: Sonia Sieff

Salvatore Ferragamo is one of my favourite brand and my first designer leather handbag as seen here is from Ferragamo.



I love Ferragamo fragrances for the intricate bottle designs and sweet scents. Signorina is no exception with its elegant packaging and fruity floral scent.

Signorina new Fragrance by Salvatore Ferragamo  is available at all Salvatore Ferragamo Singapore Boutiques at Paragon, Takashimaya, ION Orchard and Marina Bay Sands, leading departmental stores at Tangs, Takashimaya, Metro, Robinsons and Isetan. Signorina Eau de Parfum 30ml/50ml/100m is priced respectively $95/$138/$185 ,  Body Lotion $76, Bath and Shower gel $67.  

MARINA BAY SANDS SOCIAL PAVILION AT THE SHOPPES PROMENADE SOUTH + WIN MY GREAT SINGAPORE SALE SHOPPING WISHLIST WORTH S$500 !

The Marina Bay Sands Social Pavilion located at Promenade South of The Shoppes is a Crystal Pavilion social media booth that combines conventional shopping  and transforms it for a highly social, fun and interactive experience. 

Capture your memorable moments by the beautiful Marina Bay Sands photo wall, receive your complimentary picture instantly and share it with your friends online. Create your very own “My Great Singapore Sale Wishlist” on Marina Bay Sands FaceBook Page and you could win the selected items worth S$500 !

Shoppers will be able to pose against a choice of 8 especially designed scenic Marina Bay Sands backdrop and share their memorable moments and experiences at The Shoppes with friends anywhere in the world in real time on Marina Bay Sands Facebook page where they could view,  tag and share, complete with a softcopy sent to your email or even print their high res Picture Perfect Postcards in an instant !

Create your very own ‘My Great Singapore Sale Wishlist” via the Marina Bay Sands Facebook page  through its Facebook app that allows you to create your personal fashion lookbooks from a range of fashion apparel and accessories from over 70 leading retailers at The Shoppes. From now till June 28th, each week one person stands to win his/her creation worth up to S$500 when they receive the most no of “likes”.

The Great Singapore SALE 2012 at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

From 24 May to 1 July, shoppers who spend a minimum of S$250 at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands will be eligible to enter the Viva La Shoppes Lucky Draw, and stand a chance to win the ultimate prize of a pair of return flight tickets to Las Vegas, plus three nights‟ accommodation in a luxury suite at The Venetian Las Vegas.

A winner will be announced at The Shoppes every Monday starting from 28 May. Further, the first 50 shoppers daily to spend S$250 will also be rewarded with a S$20 shopping voucher and double their chances in the Viva La Shoppes Lucky Draw if you pose for a photo at The Social Pavilion.

The Social Pavilion at The Shoppes at  Marina Bay Sands is a permanent fully automated social networking platform combining multiple  digital technologies to  present a one-of-its kind interactive shopping experience, complimentary for visitors.

Visit Marina Bay Sands Social Pavilion and pose, share and tag your memorable moments and experiences at The Shoppes with friends anywhere in the world in real time on Marina Bay Sands Facebook page. What’s more, create your very own ‘My Great Singapore Sale Wishlist and you may win items worth up to S$500 in your look book if you receive the most no of “likes”.  The Social Pavilion at The Shoppes at  Marina Bay Sands is open to public from Saturday 26 May from 10am-10pm daily.