March 2025

Room for Air, Age of Aquarius, Kit Woo, Vestido, Gentlewoman, AOI, and more

This month brought fresh highlights from Southeast Asia’s fashion scene. Singapore’s Age of Aquarius debuted at the 2025 Grammy Awards with custom looks for Chappell Roan’s band, while exhibitions such as Sejauh Mata Memandang x Eko Nugroho’s ‘Republik Sebelah Mata’ in Jakarta and ‘Worn Stories: A Lens on the Lives of Dresses’ at Vestido’s studio in Manila further showcased the region’s rich creativity and storytelling through fashion.

‘Through the Grapevine’ is a monthly round-up of fashion events in Southeast Asia, from collection launches to exhibitions, showcases, pop-ups, and more.

Jakarta

Tellavision x OMO: ‘Fleeting Moments captured in a Dream’ campaign photo. Image taken from Design by OMO’s website.

Tellavision x OMO
‘Fleeting Moments Captured in a Dream’ Collection

Design by OMO’s latest collaboration with Tellavision, ‘OMOVISION: Fleeting Moments Captured in a Dream’, blends OMO’s signature minimalism with Tellavision’s retro-futuristic nostalgia. Exploring the fleeting nature of memories, the collection plays with texture, relaxed silhouettes, and vintage-inspired elements. The Starling Utility Belt reinvents Tellavision’s iconic Utility Star Bag in soft corduroy with studded details, while the apparel line-up features wide-leg joggers, two-toned vegan leather and suede bags, and leather jackets finished with cowboy buckle straps.

Room for Air’s ‘Pivot’ Collection Campaign. Image taken from Room for Air’s Instagram.

Room for Air
’Pivot’ Capsule Collection

Jakarta-based streetwear label Room for Air channels the pulse of city life into its designs, crafting garments that reflect the urban experience through movement and structure. Designed for mobility and everyday wear, its latest collection ‘Pivot’ introduces three new items: the Lamina jacket, accented with leather panels at the collar and shoulders; the Shift pants, detailed with overstitching and curved flap pockets; and the return of their signature paneled Tudor shirt.

Sejauh Mata Memandang x Eko Nugroho’s Pop-up Exhibition. Images courtesy of Sejauh Mata Memandang.

Sejauh Mata Memandang x Eko Nugroho
’Republik Sebelah Mata’ Exhibition
20 February to 20 April 2025
The Space, Plaza Indonesia

Following their ‘Republik Sebelah Mata’ collaboration, circular fashion brand Sejauh Mata Memandang and artist Eko Nugroho present a pop-up exhibition at Plaza Indonesia. First unveiled at Jakarta Fashion Week 2025, the collection merges Nugroho’s distinctive illustrations with Sejauh’s signature textiles, resulting in striking designs that incorporate exaggerated volumes, intricate embroidery, and repurposed fabrics and silhouettes. Marking Sejauh Mata Memandang’s 10th anniversary, the exhibition invites visitors to explore the creative process behind the looks, offering an immersive experience of the materials, craftsmanship, and storytelling that define this collaboration.

PILLAR x Sapto Djojokartiko’s Raya 2025 Collection. Image courtesy of PILLAR.

PILLAR x Sapto Djojokartiko
Raya 2025 Collection

Multi-brand retailer PILLAR continues their annual tradition of launching a limited Raya collection. This year, they collaborate with Sapto Djojokartiko to present a collection comprising 20 ready-to-wear unisex pieces. Raya 2025 brings to life a collection of modern, practical designs, featuring boxy silhouettes and relaxed fits. It showcases the designer's signature heritage-inspired details, including a paisley motif and the Penara pattern. All pieces are available both online and offline at PILLAR's Plaza Indonesia store.

Singapore

Age of Aquarius
Custom Looks for Chappell Roan’s Band
2025 Grammy Awards

Founded by Kristen Ong, Age of Aquarius blends Victorian-inspired silhouettes with contemporary aesthetics, crafting hyper-feminine designs characterised by intricate corsetry and romantic draping. The brand made its global debut at the 2025 Grammy Awards, dressing Chappell Roan’s band in custom looks inspired by a vintage circus-meets-rodeo clown theme. With puffed sleeves, striped vests, and ruffled knee-high socks, the designs brought a playful, theatrical flair that perfectly matched the energy of the performance.

Kuala Lumpur

Kit Woo
Raya/Pre-Spring 2025 Collection

Since its inception in 2016, Kuala Lumpur-based Kit Woo has built a design language rooted in deconstruction, where fluid minimalism and thoughtful draping explore the beauty of imperfection. For the brand’s debut Raya collection, Woo draws from silat, the traditional Malay martial art, translating its controlled yet expressive movements into sculpted drapery, layered forms, and tailoring that rework familiar silhouettes with a fresh perspective.

Manila

Worn Stories: A Lens on the Lives of Dressesexhibition poster. Image taken from Vestido’s Instagram. — ‘Worn Stories: A Lens on the Lives of Dresses’ exhibition poster. Image taken from Vestido’s Instagram.

Vestido
Worn Stories: A Lens on the Lives of Dresses

Recently shown at Vestido’s studio in Manila, ‘Worn Stories: A Lens on the Lives of Dresses’, curated by Karina Swee, gathered seven creatives—including photographer Colin Daniel, Regine David and Camille Robiou Du Pont—to unravel the silent narratives of garments. Through photography, installation and video art, the exhibition delves into the beauty of rental and rewear, revealing clothing not as fleeting, but as a keeper of personal and cultural history.

Bangkok

In by In
‘Melted Moment’ Spring/Summer 25 Collection

Gravitating towards relaxed yet structured silhouettes, In By In’s collections often focus on comfort and wearability. For its latest Spring/Summer 25 Collection Melted Moment, the brand channels the fluidity of melted butter with a creamy pastel palette that captures the warmth and lightness of summer. From fishtail skirts, layered pants and oversized blazers, the collection was unveiled during a two-week showcase at In By In’s flagship store, complemented by exclusive treats from neighbouring café BONCI in Playa Thai, Bangkok.

Gentlewoman
‘Thief Shops’ Collection

Gentlewoman’s new collection, ‘Thief Shops’, channels the thrill and unpredictability of second-hand finds. With a mix of streetwear and sporty details, it includes a puff-sleeve zip-up hoodie, a denim maxi skirt with an asymmetrical lace panel, and shorts adorned with pink bows. Like rummaging through a second-hand store, the collection celebrates spontaneity through personal style and self expression.

Loft Eyes Thonglor Store. Image taken from Loft Eyes’ Instagram.

Loft Eyes
Thonglor Branch Unveils Third Floor

Loft Eyes is a multi-brand fashion and lifestyle store that spotlights emerging and independent Thai designers. Earlier this year, they opened their second branch in Siam Square, and this month, they unveiled an expansion into the third floor of their Thonglor location that’s dedicated to menswear and accessories. Visitors can now explore OABO's leather goods and bag chains, the casual and everyday wear of boysinthecii, Etiq and Madmatter, and jewellery from W0dd and Flaws.

Vietnam

AOI
‘The Abyssal Silence’ Collection

Vietnamese brand AOI presents its latest collection, ‘The Abyssal Silence’, an exploration of industrial futurism and deconstructed design. Known for its techno-futurist aesthetic, the brand designs pieces that feel as if they have emerged from a dystopian universe, dressing heroines of a post-apocalyptic world. With exaggerated volumes and sculptural silhouettes, it includes a form-fitting bodice dress with cutout and ruching details, as well as an all-white look that pairs an inflated skirt with padded arm and shoulder pieces, complete with a helmet-like headpiece.