As always, thank you to every single one of you for making me feel special.

Daddy and mummy (At 22, they called me princess. My parents are too cute), Jialing, Maurice, Benedict, Doreen, Jamie, David, Yee Yew, Alvin Yew, Shawal, Jason Teo, Tommy Wong, Chuhui, Chin Hong, Elaine Chong, Bang Hao, Huiyi, Thomas, Denise, Tansy, Rachel, Dawn Kim, Joanne Siu, Carol, Alison Hill, Natalie, Suzanna, Jarrett, Christina, Kathryn, Melissa Fu, Weixun, Tiongpeng, Yuzhe, Alvin Au, Jim, Jacquelyn, Felicia, Koonhin, Yiliang, Patrick, Han Hui, June, Shahida, Eleanor, Powen, Youxu, Jason Seng, Winy, Priveena, Aurina, Edmund, Rosemary, Janice, Natasha, Merzon, Sarah Ong, Kelly, Elva, Sharon, Puisee, Gladys, Maryani, Grala, Eugene, Kjerstin, Yeow Tong, Ms. Chan, Ms. Ng, Carren, Weilun, Jonathan Wong, Jasmine, Aaron, Joanne Ho, Jeanette, Soon Heng, Yijun, Elaine Tham, Navneet, Lilan, Dylan, Cousin Anna, Cousin Vincent, Preetha, Felix, Audrey Ooi, Ewen, Melvrick, Junxiang, Zona, Ron, Mikael, Venessa, Emily Piercell, Michelle Yap, Boon Ee, Evelyn Yap, Eva, Don, Liz, Ayda, Allison Long, James Song, Tia, Mega, Nora, Mark, Szeloong, Maripaz, Angelia, Kathleen Cheung, Jessica, Gwendolyn, Tamara, Harrison, Maria, Kate Duncan, Kate Stevenson, Michael Strathmore, Millie, Kathryn Westoll, Andrea, Samantha Clark, Jenny, David York, Becca, Vanessa, Yoanita and KP.

I am in so much pain right now, curse you time of the month.

I have three other major projects at hand.

Taupe Tip: Already Famous

Fun times with the gang! With the five of us together, we had a very sumptuous feast as always. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Keep feasting your way into the New Year! ♥

After months of dedication put into making this dream come alive, we made it. It did seem like forever, after all we did start as soon as the semester started, but I must say I'm really proud of ourselves.

The wardrobe team were pretty ahead of schedule, so we all managed to take a little breather and we decided to have a little potluck before Opening to celebrate all the hard work. Minutes before the show began, we were all very thrilled. It was the moment of truth - the first time our designs would be presented to an audience. As first-time designers, it meant a great deal to us. To me, it wasn't so much about whether or not the audience approved of my designs. Rather, it was whether they enjoyed it visually and what they thought about how the costumes works with the choreography itself. After all, each person would have a different interpretation. Either way, it was still as nerve-wrecking. On closing night, I had my brothers and close friends come to the show, and it was pretty exciting on my end.

Here's a tribute to the people who made this journey so special to me:

Val, the loveliest choreographer, and Brendan, who assisted when Val wasn't around, together with the team of seventeen wonderful dancers. These were the people who made this process such an amazing one for me because they were constantly so supportive of every decision I made. As a designer, my main concern was whether the dancers were comfortable in what they were wearing. Especially with this piece where Val had stressed a lot on the dancers being themselves, it made it even more important for the dancers to like what I put them in. The good news is, they were all very pleased and it makes me happy to know that they are happy.

Lastly, I can't thank the wardrobe team enough! They made the long hours in wardrobe so much fun, and working with them have been a joy for me. I'm extremely glad to have been a part of this process and this team. Through this process, I have learnt a lot about designing in theatre and dance, and I know I still do have more to learn about. Either way, I couldn't have asked for a better call this semester.

With all that said, I do have a little rant coming up soon. That aside, photos will be up on Facebook in the coming week. Till next time, it's been a wonderful few months and let's keep it that way!

Now that finals was done and over with, it was time to make watercolours on paper come alive. The first I had to do was go fabric shopping in order to build their tops. With the measly budget I had to dress the seventeen dancers, we had to plan things out carefully. Thankfully, Val did not ask for any sort of fancy fabric and that made things slightly easier.

Choosing colours was by far the toughest choice I had to make. While hunting for the cheapest fabric around, it was hard to keep the colours within the same shade. As much as I had like a shade of purple which costs around $14/yrd, I had to go with a different shade that would save me a ton of money at $7/yrd. In the end, I bought fabrics in purple, coral, lime and cream for the base. At the same time, I had a burgundy, light blue and couple shades of green fabric which we found from the basement. While all these fabric shopping were happening, Gwen and Danielle began drafting patterns based on my designs. They were a huge part of making this come alive! After they were done with the first pattern draft, they built a mock-up and I had to see what worked and what didn't. They then modified the patterns and the tops were ready to be built!

Within two days, we managed to build all the ladies tops with the edges unfinished, just in time for fittings! In fittings, we adjusted the clothes and pinned them to where it should sit on the dancer. All that was left after was building the men's tops and working on the alterations - we progressed slowly but surely over the past couple of weeks.

And here, I proudly present you my rack for Intricate Freedom.