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Singapore... fashion capital?

The third Men's Fashion Week concluded in Singapore last Sunday, offering a colourful array of the latest in the men's fashion world.

Does Singapore have what it takes to become the next fashion capital?

The first two Men's Fashion Weeks were held in the fashion capitals of Paris and Milan.

The third was in Singapore -- a relatively newcomer to the scene.

But what is the difference among the three fashion weeks?

Men's Fashion Week creative director Daniel Boey said:
"Milan is all about fabrics, it's all about classic cuts, there's a long tradition there.

"Paris is all about experimentation. And we are taking that one step further, with an emphasis on Asian designers.

"Every single designer has a different point of view, every single designer has a different silhouette, and every single designer, we feel, has what it takes to make it on the international stage".

Boey said there is often a misconception that the men's fashion industry is a conservative one.

But to half-Singaporean British designer Kim Choong-Wilkins, there's no reason why men can't be fashionable too.

"Within the last, perhaps, 100 years, it's been women's fashion that's been dominant," he said.

"But take 17th century Paris, for example. I mean the Court of Louis XIV... men were the ones wearing the most extravagant, the most opulent kind of fashions."

Boey added: "A lot of men are starting to take pride in the way they dress; they're starting to take pride in their bodies and therefore it reflects the kind of clothes that they pick."

Choong-Wilkins' collection features his models in dark makeup, body-fitting knitwear with spikes and pants that look like skirts.

He said: "I really do believe in wearing them the whole time - I believe that you should go to work in these, I believe that you should be cycling down the road in massive jumper wear with spikes and massive shoulders".

Choong-Wilkins is considering making his first foray into the Singapore fashion industry, to join the growing number moving here, just like French shoe brand Feiyue relocating its Asia headquarters from Shanghai to Singapore.

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