Linggo, Mayo 6, 2012
Singapore's Historic Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Fashion Runway
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Singapore's historic Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was bathed in revolving shades of orange, pink and purple lights on Wednesday evening. Just one year after it ended life being an active stop, models sashayed down a makeshift runway to demonstrate the latest clothing from Italian fashion house Valentino and flaunt one of Singapore's architectural gems.
The art deco building close to Singapore's central business district, using its murals in the primary hall and four marble statues on its portico entrance, closed in June this past year as part of an arrangement that saw Malaysia move its rail operations to a different site nearer the border with Singapore.
Malaysia and Singapore were briefly joined in the union after independence, and also the station and also the area alongside the railway tracks were considered Malaysian territory under agreements forged by former British colonial rulers.
Malaysia handed the railway station to Singapore last year, effectively quitting sovereignty over the land to acquire sites in the rest of the city-state and Singapore's aid in developing a great investment zone in southern Malaysia.
The station, which opened in 1932, continues to be named like a national monument.
"We make an effort to do our fashion show in a interesting and different location each year. The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station is historical, it's intriguing and it's never been employed for a fashion show before," Grace Lee, editor of favor magazine NuYou told Reuters.
Nuyou, that is Chinese for girlfriend, organized the show with sister magazine Female.
"We're dealing with RED Valentino, the infant in the Valentino stable, because it expands into Asia," added Female's creative editor Jeanette Ejlersen. Introduced in 2004, RED, which means Romantic Eccentric Dress, provides a more contemporary, casual spin to classical Valentino attire.
The Singapore Land Authority, which owns Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, closed your building to facilitate removing railway track, furniture and equipment. It intends to redevelop the area while preserving the station facade and people and will help it become used for events and activities on application, a spokeswoman said.
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