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An Element of Fashion
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n economics major, blogger, businesswoman, fashionista, and once upon a time – a pretty massive Britney Spears fan too – Nabeela Fadzil has achieved an impressive portfolio of personal achievements. Mainly attracted to peoples’ sense of style on social media, by the time she began her Master’s in London she was spoilt for choice as she admired innumerable shoppers and displays, while watching trends come and go. Attending beauty and fashion events opened her eyes yet further to what happens beyond the veil
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Launching a fashion blog as part of her initial foray into kick-starting her LMN label, her online presence was noticed, leading to her being given offers to market brands for commissions. Playing on this to create yet more content it was not until collaboration with Sejalin Enterprise pushed her to launch her brand that things really took off. Working with Maricel Pamintuan of Maricel Couture, who served as a creative advisor for LMN, resulted in the launch of her debut Elements collection. biG: What have you designed recently? NF: LMNeid and Limn was launched in 2019 and 2021 respectively. They’re quite similar in terms of style and
colour palette. I love my sweet pastels. I tend to make sure the pieces are diverse and flexible that you can wear them as a set or as separates with pants, skirts and jeans. I am very much inspired by emotion and wanted to create something that made others feel happy and good, content and special. LMNEid was inspired by my journey as a content creator. My mood board was filled with pictures of things, colours, designs, and structures that inspired me and caught my eye. Limn, on the other hand, means to suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright colour or light. Like finding light at the end of the tunnel during this pandemic and through the tough year I had, I hoped Limn brings people as much joy as I had creating them. Limn was mainly inspired by Dior in the 1920s with the cinched waists.
I collaborated with Rai Ranie, another local designer who bedazzles the looks under the Limn line and elevates them into statement pieces. I like the idea of offering the same design in two ways to cater for different markets. It’s an expansion of the idea of self-expression. biG: Ergonomics or style, comfort or good looks? NF: I’m not going to lie, when I was younger, I picked style over comfort. I’ve worn clothes that made it difficult to breathe, walk, and move my arms. I’ve worn heels for hours in the cold even though it made my feet bleed. Looking back now, I don’t regret it because it was a different kind of satisfaction. At that age, I wasn’t even thinking whether it was comfortable or not. I just wanted to feel good and clothes, to me, have the power to do that. Now, I
