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With Australian model Julia Nobis opening the show (and also closing) wearing a stylized leather jacket, cut above the hip and reshaped into a symmetrical display, presented with a beautifully crafted yellow long skirt – complete with haute couture inspired plissé, a homage to Japanese designers such as Issey Miyake.  Haider Ackermann’s presentation for his Spring/Summer 2017 collection expands into what seems as an austere affair, despite the exaggerated colour palette, there is a deliberate clash of concepts.

Ann Demeulemeester as a significant designer label is now in the capable hands of creative director Sébastien Meunier. To excel from a benchmark set by the unassuming Belgium designer, Meunier has indeed complimented the skill and mastery that Demeulemeester has engaged with her past collections, in-which she has built a label that over the last thirty years has resonated to delineate a style that is truly unique.

We talk to Melvin Tanaya and Lyna Ty from song for the mute about their inception, collection and what’s next.   What was the biggest influence on you to become a designer? It simply started as a hobby, a side project that we could really call our own. SFTM can be considered to have quite a deep meaning to it, for you who are the mute and what is your song for them through your design? We see Song for the Mute as a communication channel of our inspiration and ideas. In life, we often face unfair expectations or do things...

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