It’s only been a few weeks since new Singapore fashion label Mils opened its first store at Parco Next Next but it is already on the way to becoming a star.
Mils will have a runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012 (MBFWA) in Sydney, a major event on the Australian fashion calendar.
A look from Mils' collection that will be showing at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012
According to Parco, Mils is believed to be the only Singapore fashion label showing at MBFWA this year; it will be part of the event’s Men’s Show held at The Tent on Sydney at 9pm on May 2.
Designed by Sunny Lim, 24, (pictured left) Mils is part of the current crop of new Singapore fashion labels that are part of the Parco Next Next fashion incubator programme.
“It is exceptionally encouraging that overseas markets are now more receptive of young Asian labels and Mils is proud to be part of this new momentum,” said Lim.
The young designer has also worked on the Resuscitation Project, an initiative headed by local design house Woods & Woods, Theatreworks and the National Arts Council in 2009 and the Topshop graduate showcase in 2008.
“We are absolutely impressed with the brand. What an incredible aesthetic,” said Ms Nicole Dun, designer relations manager of IMG Fashion, which organizes the MBFWA. She contacted Lim in March to invite him to show.
Mils’ first collection was inspired by male dancers and incorporates asymmetrical forms and softly tailored suits featuring clean lines and details like leather-bound cuffs and collars.
The collection will also be shown as part of Parco Next Next’s runway show at Audi Fashion Festival 2012 at The Tent@Orchard on May 19 at 2pm; Mils will also be on show during the Blueprint tradeshow held in tandem with AFF 2012 from May 17-20.
For more information about Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012, go to australia.mbfashionweek.com. For more about Parco Next Next, check out its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PARCOnextNEXT. For more information about Audi Fashion Festival 2012 and the complete schedule, go to audifashionfestival.com. For more information about Mils, go to www.milsmanifesto.com.