Tag: malaysiafashion

Celebrating our shoemaking heritage: how Nelissa Hilman does sustainability differently

Posted in September 29, 2021 by Najah O

Categories: Fashion Education FF Feature

Tags: conscientiousfashionista, ethicalfashion, fashioneducation, footwear, heritage, malaysiafashion, nelissahilman, shoemaking, shoemanufacturing, tradition

If you were born after the 1980’s and asked about Malaysians and shoemaking, you would be forgiven to think that we don’t have either the talent or industry. You’d be easily mistaken to think that Dato’ Jimmy Choo, our biggest Penangite export to fashion, was an exceptionally rare example of a tale of hard work, […]

On Malaysian thrifting, honouring your clothes and not being a ‘sell-out’

Posted in August 22, 2021 by Najah O

Categories: Fashion Education FF Feature

Tags: consumerism, fashioneducation, fashionvictim, haidayusof, malaysiafashion, overconsumption, stylist, thriftedfashion, vintagefashion

An interview with Haida Yusof-Yeomans, proud sourcing professional of beautiful things and ex-celebrity stylist. Here at FASHINFIDELITY we get all sorts of questions from our Malaysian followers but the ones that come up very often is on thrifting and the second-hand clothing scene. If you’ve followed us a while, you may also know that we’re […]