LaSalle School of Arts’ Lim Su Hui was crowned the winner of Harper’s BAZAAR NewGen Award 2023 with the creativity of her designs and the viability of her business plans.
The competition was open to student designers in their final year of study to participate and compete for a $10,000 cash prize, and a sponsorship for a 15-month master's degree course at the London campus of of the award’s knowledge partner, Istituto Marangoni, worth over $55,000.
To prepare the finalists, all of them underwent a month-long advisory programme with key partner CHANEL Singapore that was designed to educate and motivate the finalists while equipping them with the tools they need to navigate various aspects of the fashion industry.
These include grooming, visual merchandising and styling, social media strategy and content management, as well as branding and marketing.
The designers were then judged on their talent, creativity, business acumen, commercial viability, consistency, drive, and grit. The judging panel consists of
- Ms Vanessa Lim, General Manager, Communications, CHANEL Singapore
- Mr Lai Chan, Established Singapore Couturier
- Mr Kenneth Goh, Editor-in-Chief, Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore
- Mr Windy Aulia, Creative Director, Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore
Her win was announced during the final runway show of the event, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, held on 16 November at NoonTalk Media. The runway presentation featured an 8-look presentation from each of the 6 finalists, who also include LaSalle School of Arts’ Alison Oh and Leong Jia Yin, Raffles College of Higher Education’s Verina Lie and Feliony Faustine, and NAFA’s To Guan Yu.
Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Goh said: “In pursuit of a more circular approach to sustainable fashion, Lim Su Hui went for a zero waste practice in pattern cutting. With her final collection inspired by the architecture, shape, form, history and the colours of Fort Canning, Su Hui created a romantic collection of dresses and separates that stood out for its sophisticated palette and fluid shapes. Why we decided to choose her as the winning collection was the beautiful medley of storytelling, coupled with a deep respect for iconic spaces in Singapore and a steadfast belief that beauty doesn’t have to come at the price of gratuitous wastage.”
The show was attended by close to 300 guests including top Singapore celebrities and other notable figures such as Malaysian cosplayer Hakken, entrepreneur Irene Kim, fashion designer Andrew Gn, and entrepreneur and actor Heart Evangelista.
Since 2013, the annual Harper's BAZAAR Asia NewGen Fashion Award has provided emerging fashion designers across the region a launching pad to showcase their design talents and nurture their business acumen further.
The winner’s collection will be showcased in an upcoming Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore fashion spread before retailing at Design Orchard.
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