In the Vitrine

Five years and 99 episodes later, Dani and Nadya reflect upon the journey of In the Vitrine. They reminisce while scrolling through the Instagram posts that document each recording, recalling the scripting of early chats, and observing a few themes that have re-emerged. They think about the value of talking with each other regularly, especially through the pandemic, and how their time in the vitri...

Dani and Nadya ask ChatGPT for "help" to record this episode, and ruminate on the advantages and potential pitfalls of using artificial intelligence in thinking through, talking about and working in fashion. They discuss the use of data to artificially—but effectively—drive virality. They also consider the continued, even heightened value of human intelligence to navigate artificial intelligence.

Dani and Nadya talk about their recent exercise routines, and what they have worn over the years to move their bodies. From shorts to leggings, and from cotton to polyester, they look at the various options available to facilitate — and encourage — movement. They also look at athleisure offerings from smaller, niche businesses in Singapore, such as GLOWco (@glowco.shop), with the tagline "modesty...

Daniela and Nadya reunite in the vitrine, and realise it has been a full two months since the previous episode. Here, they speak about Daniela taking part in PRESSPLAY with the National Library Board and Nadya working during Singapore Art Week. They ponder future identities, and Daniela introduces the idea that the future is already here; the futurists tell us that we only have to look for signals...

Daniela and Nadya chat about all the things they have been to and seen in the past couple of weeks, which turned out to be quite a lot! They include Next in Vogue in Singapore (@voguesingapore), 'Gaba Kebaya' by @kebaya.societe, ACM (@acm_sg) Conversations: Fashion as Business, the PHx Fashion Conference (@phxfashiongroup) in Manila, and the 'Madame Song: A Life in Art and Fashion' at M+ (@mplusmu...

Dani and Nadya reunite to talk about a few regional fashion brands that they enjoy. They reflect on how their love for fashion, especially for niche brands, brings them to cool places/neighbourhoods when they travel. They also discuss the differences between shopping online and in physical stores. Dani wears @ngaiofficial and Nadya wears @whimsigirldsgn.

Nadya recently read 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯 by British Vogue editor Edward Eninnful, and Daniela has been reading 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 by Amy Odell, about American Vogue editor Anna Wintour. They discuss the texts, including the impact that an individual can have on the fashion system. In addition, Nadya has binge-watched 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 on Apple TV. She shares her takeaways, centred on enduring friendships...

It’s been two months since our last episode! We talk about how we wrapped up the summer, and started the new semester, including exhibitions we visited! We chat about ‘Andrew Gn: Fashioning Singapore and the World’ at the Asian Civilisations Museum (@acm_sg) to ‘Her Kebaya’ at the Peranakan Museum (@peranakanmuseum), and ‘along the lines of—‘ by Berny Tan (@bernytlm), curated by Kirti Upadhyaya (@...

Dani talks about developing concepts for the costumes for A Closed System, an animated short film by Ken Kwek. She shares the process, from research to concept board, and her thoughts on the role that costumes can play in driving the plot forward. Nadya reflects on participating in the first Singapore Independent Media Fair, where FAM Marketplace was launched.

Dani talks about visiting The Original, an exhibition at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo. Together with Nadya, they talk about the subtle nuances among terms that describe being “influenced” by the original, based on thought-provoking wall text at the show, from referencing to paying homage, and from reproducing to copying.

Dani and Nadya chat about two fashion shows they recently attended in Singapore. The first is Tirados 01 - ANINO by Josh Tirados (@__tirados) supported by @An_Asylum at Figment (@figment.live) Club House. The second is Transition, the first in-person fashion show featuring the work of graduating students from the School of Fashion (@1mcnallyfashion) BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Textiles programme, wh...

Dani and Nadya chat about what they have been working on and inspired by. There was Women in Design: A Global Conversation and Showcase at Middlesex University, and the inaugural Women in Design Week in March, which ITV launched in the previous episode. Dani talked about attending a talk by Carla Fernández as part of Printing Fashion Festival organised by M.A. Fashion Studies of Parsons Paris. Dan...

Happy International Women's Day! Dani and Nadya talk about Women in Design Week 2023 – Voices for a Creative Future, presented by Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, from 13 to 17 March 2023. Find out about the talks, workshops and other activities that are taking place, where female creatives will share and discuss their creative journeys and pursuits. Click the link in our Instagram...

The Peranakan Museum reopened after four years, and Nadya and Dani were in attendance to take in the beautiful displays and festivities. In this episode, they talk about the artefacts that caught their eye, especially on the third floor, which is dedicated to fashion and decorative textiles. They also discuss the curatorial choices that captured their imagination.

Nadya and Dani welcomed 2023 by plunging headlong into the whirlwind that was Singapore Art Week 2023. In this episode, they focus on ‘The Salesgirl who Became Boss’, a video installation and window display by Dani for ‘Pictures in the Mind’ with DECK, and Nadya’s participation in the UBS ‘Silent Insights’ series at ART SG. Wishing everyone a 🐰appy Year of the Rabbit, with good health and an abun...

For the final ITV episode of 2022, Dani and Nadya first talk about their weekends. Dani was at the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair with Magazine for Young Girls, and Nadya was at the ANCER (Asia Pacific Network for Cultural Education and Research) conference at LASALLE College of the Arts, then the talk with Doug Aitken, co-organised by MACK and STPI. They wrap up their chat by discussing what 2022 has...

Bodybuilding conjures up images of well-defined muscles slick with oil. We talk first about why it’s been on our mind, from Dani seeing models in a Shushu/Tong photo story to Nadya watching Killer Sally on Netflix. Nadya reflects on exercise culture in the 1980s and thinking about how hard bodies can be echoed in the artificial forms of mannequins.

Dani has worked with Josiah Chua on CAPSULE 2009, an exhibition of garments and other materials from Singaporean designers and brands in the 2000s, who launched their labels at or around the time of the fashion incubator Parco Next Next. Nadya reflects on the key takeaways from the accompanying talk between Dani and Josiah, moderated by Weiqi Yap at Fashion on Display, and how the project as a who...

Watch Nadya try to articulate her observations from people-watching at Art Jakarta and Frieze Seoul! And Daniela talks about incorporating somatic practices into the design process with her students. Hear about both the visual and the haptic in our first episode since the new academic year begun.

Dani and Nadya reveal a new photo taken at Sajeev Photo Studio to commemorate 80 episodes of In the Vitrine! They then talk about three exhibitions they visited together: 'The World is Flat After All' at Supper House, as well as '#SGFASHIONNOW' and 'Batik Kita' at the Asian Civilisations Museum. What did they discover at these shows, and how did they make them think about fashion and curation? Wat...

Nadya and Dani talk about two exhibitions they visited recently which they had looked forward to, and made them think. Nadya went to ‘Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection’ at the National Gallery Victoria in Melbourne, where she learnt a lot from looking at the exhibits in multiple mediums, including dress, and reading the rich accompanying texts. And Dani unpacks her experience of ‘Fashioning M...

Dani talks about her Creative Residency with the National Library in Singapore. Together with Stephanie Jane Burt for A Stubborn Bloom, they explored teenhood and its various tropes in Singapore in the 1990s through their own experiences, complemented by materials at the library. They will soon be releasing a video titled 'Elizabeth's Diary', their creative response to the research, serving up Y2K...

Dani and Nadya discuss Fashion on Display (@fashionondisplay), a new, pioneering “independent fashion curation studio and experimental gallery dedicated to exhibiting dress” in Singapore, created by Weiqi Yap (@coqillage). They talk about their anticipation of the intimate space, and taking in its first exhibition ‘Dressing for the Dream Space’, which displays outfits of four museum-goers and othe...

Dani and Nadya discuss Fashion on Display, a new, pioneering “independent fashion curation studio and Nadya discusses “Unravelling Threads: Tracing and Transforming Violence and Trauma through Fashion”, a two-day online conference organised by Dr Rebecca Arnold and Dr Lucy Moyse Ferreira in a collaboration between The Courtauld Institute of Art and London College of Fashion. She discusses with Dan...

Dani talks about her first encounters with Fashion Revolution (@fash_rev), and volunteering with the global initiative in this year's edition, which is themed 'Money Fashion Power'. Fashion Revolution Week Singapore (@fash_rev_sg), taking place from 18 to 24 April has a line-up of events online and in person. Nadya and Dani talk about a panel discussion titled “Who Owns Culture?” organised by Anis...