The first stand-alone A.P.C. boutique in South East Asia opens on 27th April at the Raffles Hotel Arcade.

The store carries the full range of A.P.C apparels and accessories for men and women.

New debuts: New Petit Standard Stretch and Raw Denim Black.
* Special Edition A.P.C. Tote Bag Given with Purchases Above $500 Per Single Receipt. While Stocks Last.

A.P.C. Singapore
Raffles Hotel Arcade #02-08
328 North Bridge Road

Opening Hours 
Mon-Sat     12 Noon-8pm
Sun            12 Noon-5pm
T: 6224 5501/02
E: apc@frontrowsingapore.com

Notice anything out of the ordinary from this set of runway photos?

Yes, the models here — Hayley, Laura and Gwyneth — are definitely fleshier and rounder than the usual, average model. They are 12 or 14, much “larger” than the stick thin size-8 fembots we are used to seeing on the runwau. Mark Fast, one of London’s fast-est (sorry, couldn’t resist) rising fashion talents, chose to cast them for his SS10 show, re-introducing the sore topic of what is deemed “acceptable models’ weight” in the fashion industry. Fast wanted to show that “normal” sized women can also wear his cob-webby, ingenious knitted designs, as he was previously criticised for designing only for women who, well, possibly don’t eat very much. I say bravo! The “normal” sized women look great: sexy, stylish, and sophisticated. I would however, recommend some underwear to go with that, and an expression with more confidence and conviction.

Every season, one such topic or other will crop up, make its rounds during cocktails/after parties/idling-before-shows-gossip, and then eventually die off when something else happens, like Kanye being a dick again for the 82507 time. Last season we talked about colour — remember that iconic Vogue Italia issue? Then was it two or three seasons ago, when weight/size/BMI was all the rage when model Ali Michael came out to say that she suffered from anorexia and bulimia and had tons of issues, and some casting agents still called her “fat”, had “fat legs” and “fat ankles”. Why does nobody of influence do something about these crucial issues, or is health/eating disorders/racism less of an issue than a dwindling retail climate? I think it’s high time Diane von Furstenburg, or Anna Wintour, or, I don’t know, Andre Leon Talley perhaps, since he bridges these two issues (being honest here), do something about this. Nobody’s asking for fat models or Beth Ditto to be the role model here. We’re just asking for some normalcy. Models these days are way, waaay too skinny.

But in the meantime, let us appreciate looking at beautiful clothes on beautiful women who do not make us want to beat ourselves up for not being a size 8. Mark Fast, thumbs up.