Her World Singapore – September 2019

FEATURE

F

W

arriorswalk

amongustoday,

onlyindifferent

“armour”.

Forfashion

designerSilviaTeh,hers

consistsofavintage

acrylicfloralnecklace

andapairofweathered

AlexanderWangblack

boots.Theywerebought

asarewardtoherself

forobtainingapartial

scholarshiptostudy

fashionmerchandising

andmarketingatthe

NanyangAcademyof

FineArts,andremainin

herclosettodayasgood-

luckcharms.

Thisgoesbeyond

superstition.ToTeh,

theessenceoffashion

isthatit’satoolof

empowerment,andthis

beliefpermeatesherlife.

TheHarper’sBazaarAsia

NewGen 2015 winner’s

latestcollectioniscalled

#unbreakable,andit’s

atributetopassionate

womenwhoarerelentless

inpursuingtheirdreams.

“Istyledthetitleasa

hashtagbecauseIwanted

ittotrend.Women

shouldrecogniseand

celebratethethingsthat

makethemunbreakable,”

Tehsays.

Thedesignerproudly

operatesonamade-

to-orderbasis,which

notonlyenablesherto

workeco-consciously,

butalsogivesherthe

opportunitytoconnect

withherclientsbeyonda

transactionallevel.

“Iliketounderstand

whatkindofpersonthey

are,andthinkaboutwhat

Icandoforthem.It’s

allworthitwhenthey

tellmehowgoodthey

feelwearingmydesigns

andhowoftentheywear

them,”shesays.

Herinspiration

comesfrommany

sources,includingbig

namesintheindustry

(sherecallsbeingmoved

totearsbyfashion

documentaryDiorand

I),andmusic(sheloves

Englishelectronicduo

Honneandsaysthattheir

sultrytuneshavemuch

todowiththeminimalist

stylesheenjoyswearing

anddesigning).

However,Tehwill

besteppingoutof

hermonochromatic

comfortzoneinher

upcominglimited-

editioncollectionfor

BreastCancerAwareness

Month.AccordingtoTeh,

onecanexpectabarrage

ofpinkintheready-to-

wearcollection.Itwill

notonlybeatributeto

thewomeninherlife

whohavehadencounters

withtheillness,butyet

anotherwarcryforall

theunyieldingwomen

outthere.–VW

POWER

DRESSING

Fashion

designer

SilviaTehis

ona mission

toempower

womenthrough

fashion.

40 HERWORLDSEPT 2019