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A Daydream of a

Digital Nomad BA(Hons) Fashion & Marketing
Darren Loh Kar Wai

Mixed medium

Menswear (5 outfits)

Student Bio Project Description

Darren Loh is a Singapore-based Fashion Designer This collection is about Digital Nomad, a location-

specialising in BA (Hons) Fashion and Marketing from independent, digital-dependent lifestyle. It is about a Nomad

University of East London (UEL). He has taken on various living in the 1970s, daydreaming about time travelling to

design projects, proving his ability to conceptualise and the future of a Utopia World of the year 2011. The people

create notable pieces. He is equipped with over 4 years of were no different than him, but heavily reliant on the new

retail experiences, and was tasked to redesign corporate inventions of technology. Most of them live off hostels or

uniforms for luxury hospitality brands like Shangri La, Rasa rented apartments, having nothing that is owned by them.

Sentosa. He is an ardent explorer of new ideas and avid Everything that belongs to them is all in a bag that they

student of the world around him. His current interests lie in all carry all the time. Adventures of wonders, discovering

things entrepreneur and environmental. new urban places to artificial outdoor activities. However,

the dream comes a glimpse of missing home, having no

sense of belonging. Constantly fearing about the world’s
responsibility, climate change, on their back.

Inspirations are drawn from various Digital Nomads’ needs;

such as items like waist bag and neck pillow. The products

are heavily designed by packability, while some items intend

to be modular or have transformable capability. Clothes

that are able to turn from neck pillow to jacket, hoodie

to drawstring bag, garment bag to jacket. Modularity is

introduced through either magnets or snap buttons; such

as magnetic pouch pockets. All garments aim to retain its

primary functionality.

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S.O.A.D. Fashion Studies

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