Singapore Fashion Festival 2007
Waterman Presents Jean Luc Amsler
26th March 2007, 8.30pm
The Tent @ Ngee Ann City
Orchard Road, Singapore

WATERMAN, celebrating inventive elegance, luxury and creative freedom at Singapore Fashion Festival.

The cutting edge of French elegance, the ultimate in stylish expression: WATERMAN gives free reign to creativity, passion and luxury at Singapore Fashion Festival. WATERMAN restates its inventiveness and freedom of expression, through its special partnership with famous French designer JEAN LUC AMSLER, a trends forerunner.

During this world-class event dedicated to luxury fashion, WATERMAN revealed its latest luxurious collection of four objets d’art inspired by the four elements, Sérénité Collection d’Art. To further celebrate exclusive savoir-faire and artistic research, JEAN LUC AMSLER unveiled four extraordinary Haute Couture dresses paying homage to each element.

WATERMAN and Singapore Fashion Festival: the same creative passion

From the delicate lacquered patterns of Audace, a colourful collection of feminine fashion accessories, to the outstanding curved shape of Sérénité, each of WATERMAN designs bears the mark of a free spirit, at the cutting edge of creativity. Singapore Fashion Festival celebrates this diversity of savoir-faire that gives birth to luxurious and inventive pieces and echoes WATERMAN’s sophistication and craftsmanship… Expert in the art of lacquering and master in the work of precious metals, WATERMAN creates accessories of exceptional appeal; exclusive know-how and careful selection of materials, textures and colors give life to the designers’ limitless imagination. The finest embroideries meet the noblest textiles and astonishing patterns are printed on avant-garde materials; the softest lacquers ally the brightest metals and expressive colors adorn sensual shapes… Surprising to the touch, beautiful to the eyes, each luxurious creation is irresistible…

Where WATERMAN’s and JEAN LUC AMSLER’s code-breaking spirits meet

Breaking established rules and norms, exploring new territories of glamour… “Create your own vision”, JEAN LUC AMSLER’s motto, naturally meets WATERMAN universe of freedom of expression, creativity and French elegance. From Paris Fashion Week 2003 to Singapore Fashion Festival 2007, this common code-breaking artistic research has given birth to a spectacular partnership.

Born in 1963, JEAN LUC AMSLER worked successively for prestigious houses before starting to design under his own label. In 2005, following his success at China Fashion Week and his Women’s Wear Design Award, JEAN LUC AMSLER opened stores in China.

Art, architecture, paintings and sculpture, JEAN LUC AMSLER draws inspiration from all territories of creation. His quest is to shape a perfect woman - underneath a glamorous exterior, his clothes are well structured and engineered. The geometrical tailoring of suits and dresses mixed with plain coloured, advanced materials and particular attention to detail and finishing, drives JEAN-LUC AMSLER’s ready-to-wear collections into a new generation of women’s silhouettes. “Serious but never severe; meticulous but experimental; strong but always feminine”, JEAN LUC AMSLER’s vision perfectly reflects WATERMAN’s passion for creativity and excellence.

Sérénité Collection d’Art: when Haute Ecriture meets Haute Couture

Symbol of Haute Ecriture, unlimited imagination and unrivalled expertise, Sérénité Collection d’Art will be unveiled by WATERMAN at Singapore Fashion Festival. Created by hand by master craftsmen and jewelers over months and across continents, these four objets d’art were inspired by the four elements (air, water, earth, fire). A rare luxury born of liberated creativity and microscopic attention to detail, the Sérénité Collection d’Art is pure art, crafted from natural materials of the most exquisite rarity from the four corners of the world.

This unprecedented collection of ravishing appeal reflecting the art of Haute Couture encapsulates WATERMAN’s artistic and creative know-how.

To celebrate these authentic jewels, four fabulous Haute Couture dresses inspired by the four prestigious Sérénité Collection d’Art pens, was revealed on the JEAN LUC AMSLER’s catwalk during this premiere event. An irresistible ode to art, style and luxury…

Photography by Christopher Lim and Eugene Tang.
Videography by Pom Tiong Han and John Tan.
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