Room for improvement for Malaysia's young designers

The Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear 2015 (KLFW RTW 2015) which kicked off recently with shows by Young Designers Malaysia or YODA (Young Designers Arena) garnered mixed reactions by fashion connoisseurs and players of the industry.

Featuring 16 young designers, who were all handpicked by the association and designing for ZALORA, their four-piece collection took centre stage and were first to open the runway at Pavilion KL.

YODA founder, Baizura Terzi said there was room for improvement for the young designers of the association.

To a familiar face of the local fashion industry, Zaihani Md Zain felt a tad letdown about the presentation.

Seasoned designer Amir Luqman, who is a strong supporter of the country's budding designers, stressed that good comprehension of the industry is key, to make it to the peak.

2015’s Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready-to-Wear which ran for five days last week, from Aug 12 to 16 has yet again created a roaring buzz in the fashion street of KL, Bukit Bintang.

Aside from highlighting the business of fashion, the annual KLFW RTW 2015 offered a platform for local designers and aspiring talents to chart their names in the fashion industry.

Besides YODA, emerging designer from Indonesia, Andy Salleh also took the stage to showcase his craftsmanship of 'libur' (summer) jackets which he dubbed "Summer Calling".