Sisca Tjong
Moving on from casual RTW to something a little more formal is Sisca Tjong and her peculiarly-named Neo Mythologizm collection. Thankfully, her work was nowhere as stilted as the collection name, and it certainly did set out to attain its its goals: inspired by the goddesses of ancient Greek mythology, Tjong presented some lavishly embroidered pieces that played heavily with silhouettes. I wish we could have inspected it up close to observe the embroidery and finishing in detail!
Imelda Kartini
Now here comes the showstopping event: jaws dropped and eyebrows slammed into hairlines with every outfit from the Concettismo collection by Imelda Kartini. This winner of ESMOD’s Best Graduate award in 2007 started her eponymous haute couture and bridal line in 2008, and she also happens to be the woman behind ready-to-wear label Bretzel. Kartini arranged for her clothes to be accompanied by headgear from Noriko Emmy, and the sequence started with several ornately embroidered and embellished cheongsams, followed by blood red tent dresses and shift dresses. The outfits that really had the audience gasping for air, however were the tulle ballgowns that looked like they had blood vessels of their own.
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