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F A B Z ’S T E A M E D I T O R ’S L E T T E R

We are thrilled to welcome you to our 2016 Special issue which uncovers fashion’s most unstoppable!

Our front cover was photographed by the talented Fauzi Adnan, who captured the face of Malaysian famous actress, Miss FAZURA We also have found the HOTTEST online fashion store! (See page 15) On page 4 we have the PRADA SPRING 2016 collection. There is so much more to discover inside. So sit back, relax and enjoy your FABZ! Najwa binti Abdul Nasir, Editor in Chief

DEPARTMENT EDITORS

Nor Atikah Binti Akmal.

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ART DIRECTOR

Nabilah binti Shamsuri.

20, Penang.

20, Perak.

“Fashion is art and you are the canvas”

“Fashion is about something that comes from within you”

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Nadiea Syahiera binti Che Azhar.

21, Pahang.

“Life is not perfect but your outfit can be”

INSIDE PRADA SPRING 2016: MILAN FASHIN WEEK page

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RIZMAN RUZAINI: THE BEST COLLABORATION OF TWO GENTLEMEN page

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FASHIONVALET: THE HOTTEST ONLINE FASHION STORE! page 15

SHOES REPRESENT WOMEN? page17

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PRADA SPRING 2016 MILAN FASHION WEEK

BY: NAJWA BINTI ABDUL NASIR. najwa@fabzmalaysia.com

Miuccia Prada

For Prada’s spring 2016 collection, Miuccia Prada looked to the 1960s for a mod inspired collection with her signature whimsical touches. Bold, graphic prints as well as boxy shapes were overlaid with see-through veils extending from the neckline to upper arms. Paired with dangling earrings with sphere shapes, the Prada girl shows that more is more for the layered on showing including stripes, plaid and florals. The beauty look is as bold as the clothing.

Models sport gold lipstick with slicked back hair save for a few tresses stuck to the forehead.

Sadly, Miuccia Prada was not able to make it to the spring 2016 presentation of the Prada collection at Milan Fashion Week, due to the passing of her aunt. However, her aesthetic was fully present in the collection, to which design director Fabio Zambernardi referred to as "subverting traditional classics" backstage. Here are the collection of Prada’s Spring 2016 collection.

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RIZMAN RUZAINI THE COLLABORATION OF TWO GENTLEMEN

BY: NOR ATIKAH BINTI AKMAL atikah@fabzmalaysia.com 11

Rizman and Ruzaini are two young and talented fashion designer who has start to involve themselves in this fashion industry in the year 2005.. Rizaman and Ruzaini first met during their study in UITM Seri Iskandar Perak. Wan Mohd Ruzaini Wan Jamil, 32 and Rizman Nordin, 32 were best friend since they were classmate in UITM Seri Iskandar, Perak. They then continue their degree in UITM Shah Alam in BA Hons in Fashion Design. Ruzaini’s early planning is not to be a fashion designer.

After graduating, he wants to become a lecturer. He never imagine himself as someone popular due to his lack of confidence. As opposed to Rizman, it was his dream since he was small to become a fashion designer. Due to the compatibility of the work shown by Rizman and Ruzaini, people around them suggested they to join and form a fashion brand. After consideration and discussion, they both agreed to join under the brand Rizman Ruzaini.

Models donning Rizman Ruzaini creations.

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Fazura in Rizman Ruzaini’s bridals collection

They start their carrier in the year 2005.

That was when they were still doing their final year study. Their first project was to create a clothing for Ziana Zain for an award ceremony. They feel so happy and glad because Ziana Zain, one of Malaysian diva, dare to take risks and put her trust in theme they are not recognized by anyone at that time.

Starting from there, people start to notice them. In fact, not long after that Dato Siti Nurhaliza through her manager called them to design clothing for her.

The Rizman Ruzaini is now one of Malaysia famous fashion designer in the local industry. They even won ‘Anugerah Pereka Popular’ award three years straight. Thanks to the determination and honesty practiced in the context of their work, the name Rizman Ruzaini today able to stand tall.

Their customers are also no ordinary people. Divas such as Dato Siti Nurhaliza, Ziana Zain, Erra Fazira, Ning Baizura, Kris Dayanti, Fazura and many other Malaysian artist had experience dressed in their stunning creation. Not only Malaysian artist, they also received many demand from many VVIP’s and royalties from Selangor, Terengganu and Pahang.

Working as a duo, of course, there will be a lot of misunderstanding. Rizman and Ruzaini had it all under control. 11 years of working together, they never had any big quarrel or fight when it comes to decision making. Apart from the division of work, Rizman and Ruzaini also agree on conducting the business of the boutique, customers and celebrities. When there is a photography session with artists and special occasions, Rizman play his role to bring clothes and arrange all the preparations artist. Ruzaini is more to the.

the interview, when they boutique During and employees arrangement.

Similarly, the meeting with the client.

Both of them have their own clients but each dress is designed to be guided by the guidelines of Rizman Ruzaini brand During the interview, when were asked about their success secret, Rizman answer it by saying “be sincere in whatever you do”. They said that their early steps in being who they are now was tough. One of their biggest challenge at that time was to produce a dress for Dato Siti Nurhaliza with only RM150 which was given by Ruzaini’s late father.

Be sincere in whatever you do” – Rizman

Rizman Ruzaini

Rizman Ruzaini Rizman Ruzaini

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After all the hard work, here they are being one of Malaysian favorite and famous fashion designer. Their brands is now equally popular as other brands in the nation.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN:

BY RIZMAN RUZAINI FEATURING FAZURA .

Besides being Rizman’s best friend, Fazura is also known as one of Malaysian artist who will be wearing Rizman Ruzaini creations whenever she attended any special occasion. Besides that, Fazura also is the official model for ‘Rizamn Ruzaini bridal 2016’ and act as Marilyn in my week with Marilyn by Rizman Ruzaini

BY: NOR ATIKAH BINTI AKMAL atikah@fabzmalaysia.com

My week with Marilyn Fashion Show

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FASHIONVALET THE HOTTEST ONLINE FASHION STORE BY: NABILAH BINTI SHAMSURI nabilah@fabzmalaysia.com

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FashionValet is one of the earliest and popular online fashion stores in Malaysia founded by our one and only married couple, Fadza Anuar and Vivy Yusof back then in 2010! This online fashion store has gathered a variety of fashion brands that can offer to us several ready-to-wear for women, accessories, and handbags with a lot of different styles. There are hundreds of famous fashion brands that are currently making collaboration with them and some of the famous fashion brands are CalaQisya, Noona, Mimpikita and much more, of course!

Meanwhile, there are tons fashion brands collaborating with FashionValet for the shoes category and the accessories category. They have offered to us several styles of shoes such as heels, flats, wedges, boots, and slip ons and just like the garments, the shoes also came with a variety of price ranges, sizes, height for the heels, and colours. On top of all of these, FashionValet also has offered to us so many types of necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and much more so that we can make ourselves stand out more than the others every time we wear the accessories from them.

(FashionValet :Garments) There are 66 fashion brands working with FashionValet just for the women’s ready-towear garments! All these brands came out with different styles of tops, outerwear, kurungs, and much more! With a suitable price range, a variety of sizes, and so many colours that we can choose from, we can say that all of the garments from FashionValet are really for everyone. Every year, FashionValet will have garments that are specially produced for the ‘Hari Raya season’. It is so cool, isn’t it?

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(FashionValet :Accessories) Sometimes, great sales will be offered to all of the FashionValet’s beloved customers!

Other than all that, FashionValet themselves also have their own products, which are the Duck scarves, Sofina handbags, and also Duck stationeries. Just like any other products in FashionValet, these three items also came with affordable price ranges for everyone to buy it for themselves. Not to forget, they also came with different styles, sizes, and all It is easy for us to keep up with FashionValet’s latest fashion trend nowadays basically, all that we need to do is just to make a visit to their official website or if we have any further question regarding fashion, we can just simply e-mail our question to their customer service team.

Lastly, let’s start shopping at FashionValet now! Hurray!

SHOES REPRESENT

WOMEN? BY: NADIEA SYAHIERA BINTI CHE AZHAR nadiea@fabzmalaysia.com

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Is it true that shoe represent women? As for me, yes. Shoe represent the personality and attitude of a person. People don’t simply wear a pair of flip flops to a formal dinner and vice versa didn’t they? Because no matter how good or pretty or elegant your clothes are but if you wear a wrong shoe, your whole look will be affected.

So, today let’s get to know a very famous and well known person who has a large impact and influential among the VIPs and celebrities local and international. Oh yes, he has gone international. His name is Jimmy Choo and I bet everyone ever came across his name at least few times.

After learning from his father about the craft of shoemaking, Choo made his way to England in the early 1980s to study at the Cordwainers Technical College in Hackney, where he graduated with honors in 1983.

Building reputation Jimmy Choo chooses to remain in England and opened his first shop in Hackney in 1986 in an old hospital building. It didn't take long for his reputation to build. Within two years of opening his shop, his shoes were featured in an eightpage spread in Vogue magazine.

"When I first started, my father wouldn't let me make a shoe. Instead, he said: "Sit and watch, sit and watch." For months and months, I did that." - Jimmy Not long after that, he became the darling of the celebrity world, in particular Princess Diana, who donned his footwear seemingly everywhere she went.

But it was his relationship with Vogue that would prove to be instrumental in the rise of the Jimmy Choo brand. Despite the rise of his popularity, Choo was still a small operation, making just 20 hand-made pairs shoes a week. But Tamara Yeardye.

Jimmy Choo

Early age Jimmy Choo or his full name, Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat born in 1961 in Penang, Malaysia. He is the son of a shoe cobbler, he was exposed to the world of shoemaking from an early age. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and by age 11 Choo had made his first pair of shoes.

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Mellon, an accessories editor at Vogue, who often hired Choo to make shoes for fashion shoots, sensed a larger market for Choo's creations. She ask him whether he wanted to collaborate for a ready-to-wear footwear.

Together, Choo and Mellon quickly grew the business, keeping the focus on creating high-end footwear, but no longer relying on the idea that every single pair had to be made by Choo himself.

They contracted with Italian factories and opened their first boutique shop in London.

In what would become one of the more fascinating rifts in the fashion industry, Choo didn't think bigger was better. He questioned the quality of the shoes the company was making, and seemed to long for the days when he was back at his shop in Hackney making a small number of pieces of footwear for specific clients.

In 2001, Choo sold his half of the company to Robert Bensoussan of Equinox Luxury Holdings for $30 million.

An Illustration for Jimmy’s shoes

By the late 1990s, Choo had stores in Los Angeles and New York and lineup of adoring Hollywood celebrities that included Julia Roberts and Renee Zellweger.

Standing on his own feet After some time, Jimmy Choo was a global brand name, with high-end retail clients that included Harrods and Saks Fifth Avenue carrying Choo footwear. The Choo brand had also expanded to handbags and other accessories.

But in the background, all was not well. Choo and Mellon were at odds about the direction of the company.

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Jimmy Choo

Today, Jimmy Choo has returned to his roots at a small shop he opened in London, which serves as the headquarters for the exclusive Jimmy Choo Couture line. It's here that Choo crafts a small number of pairs of shoes each week and trains a select group of students on how to make highend footwear.

As for today, Choo’s latest collection that is in the market is themed for spring season.

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