Visitors to The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur were spellbound by the powerful performance of creativity, colour and fusion music during the Limkokwing University’s graduation fashion show held last week.

Among those captivated by the show were invited guests like actor Harith Iskandar, Lewre CEO Lewre Lew Fong Voon and fashion designers Khoon Hooi and Key Ng.

The 21 graduating students from the Cyberjaya campus presented an entertaining show which also included the Limkokwing Prize Collection and the Limkokwing London Collection. The Prize Collection comprises winning designs by Limkokwing students from Botswana and Cyberjaya.

Themed Magic, the glittering event showcased the best designs produced by the Limkokwing students from the three continents. They wowed hundreds of people at Kuala Lumpur’s newest and trendiest shopping centre.

Spellbinding creativity

It was a total Limkokwing show with student models, student singers and student musicians. The theme music was a specially designed fusion of Asian, African and Western elements by students of the Limkokwing Sound and Music Design Academy.

Make-up and hair design were expertly handled by students and the faculty of the International Lifestyle Design Academy.

On display were the winning outfits that Limkokwing Botswana student Anthony Sefemo had showcased at the Urban Cosmopolitan Couture event at the recent Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) show in May.

Also on show were the works of Anthony’s counterpart Opelo Lesake who obtained third place in the event. Anthony had won 2.5 million pula (RM1 million) in prizes for his effort.

Tan Siok Hoon’s winning designs for the Paco Rabanne Black XS perfume advertisement photo shoot were also among the Limkokwing Prize Collection presented. Siok Hoon, from Kuching, Sarawak, made a life-changing decision to leave the corporate world to take up fashion designing at Limkokwing.

The countries represented in the show include United Kingdom, Botswana, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius and Maldives.

The participation of Limkokwing’s industry partners like L’Oreal Professionnel, Shu Uemura, Lewre, Bonita and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur also contributed to the success of the event.

The graduation show is an annual event that helps students to showcase their final-year submissions to the industry as well as the public.