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Photographer Davy Linggar forays into fashion with ‘NOW’
Photographer-artist Davy Linggar unveils his first fashion collection, NOW, created in collaboration with POPULO Batik.
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Elemental: The ‘NOW’ collection features monochromatic pieces embellished with subtle patterns. (Zilingo/BCW Global)
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hotography, fine art and now fashion design. Davy Linggar recently joined forces with POPULO Batik to create an environmentally friendly fashion collection, NOW.
The collection, which marks POPULO’s 25th anniversary, consists of monochromatic pieces divided into two categories: White on White and Black on Black. Davy created eight pieces of the latter category, drawing inspiration from one of his photography collections titled Water Series. Davy said water captures the fluidity of the collection’s unisex design approach.
Behind its simple designs and tones, NOW carries a strong message on diversity. POPULO founder Joseph Lim conveys his concern that people tended to choose a side. He believes that now is the time for the people to break down barriers and embrace diversity.
“When you look more closely at the garments, you will see that there’s not only black and not only white, there are shapes of different colors and motifs inside, which you might only see at second glance,” says Joseph, who also serves as the brand’s creative director.
“The collection is about letting borders vanish, breaking down boundaries and being more diverse.”
POPULO and Davy strived to make the collection sustainable. They used resin-based paint to draw pattens on organic lyocell and lyocell-cotton fabrics and dyed them in pH-neutral water.
