Raffles International College - HCMC

Nov 24, 2009

Raffles International College, Kuala Lumpur, announced that for the first time, the Malaysia International Fashion Alliance awarded two young designers from its school with the coveted ?Most Promising Designer of the Year? award at Malaysia International Fashion Week.

Now in its seventh year, the week long Malaysia International Fashion Week (MIFW) showcased the latest designs of close to 100 local and regional fashion heavyweights. Organized by the Malaysia International Fashion Alliance (MIFA), the event not only promotes professional fashion designers but also discovers upcoming young designers.

The event?s ?10 Rising Stars? segment featured young designers selected from Malaysia?s top fashion academies.  For every young aspiring designer who dreams of making it big, winning MIFA?s ?Most Promising Designer of the Year? is the surest way of being catapulted into the fashion spotlight. For the first time MIFA awarded two young designers this coveted award - Jonathan Liang and Tengku Mohd Syahmi, both from Raffles International College.

At a related event, the Bumiputra Designers Association (BDA) also held its ?Young Designer Search 2009? competition with the winner announced at the BDA-MIFW Gala Night. The competition drew entries from nine of Malaysia?s fashion schools. Raffles student Lee Jinx Ying was awarded 1st prize for the BDA Young Designer Search 2009. Raffles Alumni, Olivia Khoo took second place for her collection.