Sunday, April 23, 2006

Singapore's Fashion Designer Yang Derong has come home

AFTER 20 years abroad working for the likes of French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and fashion group Esprit, Yang Derong has come home.

Yang, who was Esprit's global imaging director for 11 years, signalled his return with a stunning collection at this year's Singapore Fashion Festival. The collection, which featured materials like cane and hemp, was considered by many fashion pundits as the highlight of this year's festival.

It looks like the design and fashion industry of Singapore has come of age attracting world class talent here.

It is nostalgic to see local talent that began its nurturing process here return to it's roots bringing along the benifit of a rich world-wide experience. It is great for Singapore.

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