Written by Sean Ho No doubt streetwear dominated 2018, with multiple high profile collabs, to amalgamations into high fashion, last year proved to be an extremely productive year for the culture. Despite this however, I think there’s a lack of focus inwards, highlighting the blood, sweat and tears our local designers have produced through the… Read more »
Tag: Justin Chew
Goldfish Teams Up With Justin Chew To Launch 20/20
It’s good to have hobbies, or at least some semblance of a side business that you enjoy doing apart from your day job. Prolific DJ Goldfish, runs a streetwear label with designer, Justin Chew when he’s not spending time spinning in clubs, and it’s quite an interesting venture at that. The premise of their label, 20/20… Read more »
JTNC by Justin Chew: Collection One
Fashion label JTNC, formerly known as Justin Chew Basic, has adopted street culture edginess and attitude in its first collection since the re-branding. Simply titled Collection One, the offering also features a few pieces created in collaboration with BOTANIC Records, an independent music label dedicated to championing and cultivating Southeast Asian music. This makes… Read more »
Justin Chew present “REBOOT” Spring Summer 16 Collection
Drawing inspiration from Italian artist Bruno Munari’s Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture, with its frugally descriptive text and ample, elegant black-and-white photographs of hand-gestures, Justin Chew presents his own iteration of hand-gesture prints in his latest “REBOOT” collection. The local designer has always been fascinated by urban street culture. In his latest collection, Justin Chew presents raw… Read more »
Justin Chew – Spring Summer 2016 “Reboot”
A renowned Malaysian designer and co-founder of ThisAppear store, Justin Chew has unveiled his latest masterpiece for the Spring Summer 2016 – Reboot. The collection was inspired by the way Bruno Munari described the unspoken language of hand gesture through elegant monochrome shots of array emotive hand expressions and clear-cut detailed texts in his book… Read more »
5 Local Designers You Should Know
Since it’s the midst of Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week, we want you to know more about the local talents in Malaysia. Although KL is no fashion centre like Paris and London, our country’s fashion talents are actually growing in amount. Not to mention famous designers who have made it to fame, these young fashion designers… Read more »
MULTIPLY: JUSTIN CHEW
On this coming Friday, FWD presents you MULTIPLY by the young Malaysian fashion designer Justin Chew. Besides just a fashion exhibition by Justin himself, there will also be featuring music by- DJ XU, exhibition by BEV C x SEA & SAW, live graffiti section by NESTWO and vision by EFOZY. For more information, do visit… Read more »
JTNC CLOTHING
Drawing inspiration from the unrecognised and under appreciated common man, Justin Chew Basic. Justin Chew aims not to revolutionise the present, but rather advocate what is forgotten and ignored, calling for a venture back to basics. Check them out on Facebook and Instagram(@justin_chew_)!
Justin Chew – Spring / Summer 2015 “REQUIEM”
Malaysian designer Justin Chew is back with his latest offering for the upcoming Spring / Summer season. The collection is called “Requiem” which draws inspiration from the movie “Requiem For A Dream” which was directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Marlon Wayan and rock star Jared Leto. The collection is based on the concept of the movie’s… Read more »
Justin Chew X NESTWO – ‘Art is not a crime, the crime is your state of mind’
‘Art is not a crime, the crime is your state of mind.‘ This quote deems true, especially in Malaysia. Yes, some may disagree, but we’re talking about the masses here. Graffiti is a form of art but most consider it a crime, a form of vandalism, or just plain wrongdoings of hoodlums. Only a smidgeon… Read more »