F.ART: Where Fashion Meets Art

If you've got time to spare this week, you ought to head over to F.ART at Bangsar Village. Before you make any fast ones, I'll clarify that F.ART is an exhibition that features Dude & The Duchess' Goes To Italy collection and fashion-inspired works by six local artists.

Dude & The Duchess Launch

We interviewed Dude & The Duchess mastermind Richard Tsen back in May when it first opened, and the store officially launched last week.

Dude & The Duchess

Here’s the truth about Malaysians; we avoid Malaysian-made products like a woman scorned. We splurge on expensive international magazines, fight for foreign faces to parade in local advertisements, buy anything sold by an European dude with a Jamaican accent… Heck, most of the women I know are dyed blonde and tickled pink by the fact that they are unable to differentiate the Malaysian flag from the American flag.

Now meet Richard Tsen, the design mastermind behind Dude & The Duchess. Richard is an established local designer who made his name in the Singapore fashion industry, and a truly impeccable personality to spend an hour with. When asked about the brand, a collaboration with Benjamin Yong and Benedict Read of the Delicious Group, he exhaled slowly… and proceeded to indulge me in the whirlwind concept that is Dude & The Duchess.