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Quote about fashion in Singapore (http://www.focussingapore.com/singapore-entertainment/singapore-fashion.html)

"The Singaporeans have always been fashion conscious and up-to-date on the current and ruling styles and trends. But nowadays they have become very brand conscious and brand names and labels have gained a lot more importance in Singapore Fashion. The fashion industry is constantly acquiring new successes with every passing day. The exotic prints and bold colours used by the fashion designers in Singapore are in great demand all over the world. Moreover Singapore has outlets of the top international brands of the world like Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Paul Smith, Valentino, Gucci, Prada, Donna Karan, Dolce & Gabanna, Gianni Versace, Prada, Marks & Spencer, Trussardi and many more. Singapore fashion is at its peak during the festive months when fashion seems to be the main priority among the young generation of the nation. The exquisite collections churned out by the fashion designers delight the crowd on the front fore of fashion. The Singapore Fashion Week and the Singapore Fashion Festival are the most popular shows in Singapore. It is a perfect platform for local and international designers. The latest collections of fashion designers are displayed in these shows and thus encourage new and young talents."

OK. So Fashion Week is totally awesome and everything, and I want to go at least once to something or another, but the question is WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? Singapore is a small island, and they have outlets of "top international brands" which is totally awesome.

So I'm going to explore some more. But I did find a great blog about fashion in New York: http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/. Personally, I prefer the Parisian style. Both are very urban, but the Parisian style is much more quaint at times, and floral prints, etc. are not as discouraged. Sure, you'll find the occasional ruffle in bright color(s) in NY and a certain urban edge that accompanies New York styles, but you have a better opportunity in France to be more feminine and "soft".

I guess this blog is a way to keep track of all the information I learn about Singapore...with an obvious emphasis on things that interest me: food, fashion, and culture. I'm sure that the technicalities of the sewer system and the efficiency of the police department are things to behold, but for now, I'll just stick to things that I can discern by eye (which I guess could include food, but I don't dare...not quite yet).

Side note: Today in Evolution (BIOL 580 with Morris Levy), we discussed the probability that the "lucky mother" of all H. sapiens today probably was not our species (about a 100,000 year gap exists between the emergence of H. sapiens and mitochondrial DNA analysis).