2012 was a ridiculously good year for men’s fashion. Its evident in the way its trends trickled into women’s fashion for 2013, and the way in which it truly became an entity in itself for designers in the local industry – far beyond your generic sartorial basics. Here, we tip our hats off to the menswear designers that made us proud at The New KLFW.
FAIRUZ RAMDAN
Notes of childhood, camps, and messy outdoor adventures rang throughout Fairuz Ramdan’s whimsical collection centred around a teddy bear motif. The logo appeared on T-shirts and kilts in camo and blue. Where those weren’t present, models in grass-printed shirts, brightly colour blocked jackets and Kelly green pants held actual teddy bears close.
For more on Fairuz Ramdan, head to its Facebook page.
ROSLAN WILKINSON
QUHJI
Launched earlier in January 2013, there were many interesting selling points to Quhji’s monochrome menswear collection, such as the extended shoulder panels and transparent OTT plastic tops, but I was won over by its overall boxy silhouette paired with the occasional pinstripe. Though the plastics and excess panelling were interesting details to look at on the runway, if designer Kaer Kazami had done without, my heart would still have been won over in his effortless deconstruction of classic shapes.
For more on Quhji, click here.
JOE CHIA
For more on Joe Chia, head to its website, Facebook page and Tumblr.
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Text credit: Grace Wong & Zoé Ng
Image credit: courtesy of The New Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week