Is this S'pore's national costume or 'rojak'?

• QX179R

  10 Sep 11, 11:59

  

  Miss Singapore World 2011 Valerie Lim's costume shows a mix of cultural influences from Singapore's different ethnic groups. The result is a rather confused mix of styles -- some have even said it looks like a carpet.
  
  Contestants for Miss World 2011, including Miss Lim, are currently in Sao Paolo for the Miss World pageant, which will be held on Sep 12 this year.
  
  STOMPer Shizzle wrote:
  
  "Singaporeans -- does this costume represent you?
  
  "This outfit deliberately combines different styles into a mish-mash of styles and cultures, but I can't help but feel that it's all been forced together somehow.
  
  "The colours and styles all end up looking 'rojak' to me, like someone just tried his or her best to blend it all together.
  
  "Some people have even said it looked like a carpet or curtain. Unfortunately, though I am behind Valerie a hundred percent, I have to agree.
  
  "Perhaps local designers really need to decide if it is necessary to force the idea of a multi-cultural society across. After all, we are many things, not just a country defined by ethnic groups -- that's just so outdated."

   

   

  http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/757342/is_this_spores_national_costume_or_rojak.html

• Darkness_hacker99

  10 Sep 11, 12:02

  It gives me the impression that it's made in China, and further processed in India~

• Dalforce 25

  10 Sep 11, 12:04

  You mix all the styles together you end up with rubbish already wah. 

  For example you teach bilingualism in school, you get singlish.

  Trained in mandarin school, get mandarin.

  Trained in malay school, get malay.

  Trained in tamil school, get tamil.

  Trained in english school get english.

  Trained in english, mandarin, tamil, malay school, you get rubbish.

  This is a wrong policy. It is not a correct policy. 

• FireIce

  10 Sep 11, 12:11

  no diff lah

  she wun win anyway

   

   

   

  got which yr de pageant ppl no have comments one?

• Dalforce 25

  10 Sep 11, 12:19

  I rather they send in a traditional malay, tamil, indian, chinese or peranakan costume.

  Better then this freak show that represents no one. 

   

  

  This is nonsense. Why the people no brain one huh?

   

• likeyou

  10 Sep 11, 16:44

  Why not have a purple orchid pattern in cheongsum?

• NG QIBO AARON AUBREY

  10 Sep 11, 20:44

  chio i lub it

• Toiletries

  10 Sep 11, 20:58

  
  
  It's smart, it's fun and it represents Singapore's choice best!

• Fcukpap

  10 Sep 11, 21:06

  looks like security guards uniform...lol

• Leogirldreamer

  10 Sep 11, 21:06

  the dress like indian sari with oriental print, if nobody say Singapore national costume, i thought from a province of India.  Also a bit like those ancient China dynasty pattern.

  no originality and creativitiy.  Boring.........

• mancha

  10 Sep 11, 22:57

  Represent Singapore?

  How long has that dress been in Singapore?

  How long will it be Singapore for the future?

  Its just like your neighbourhood, it will be gone.

• GHoST_18

  11 Sep 11, 00:23

  i didnt know we have a national costume

  

• mrwonderful

  11 Sep 11, 02:45

  she looks like one half of a curtain.

• Loor

  12 Sep 11, 10:54

  Originally posted by Toiletries:

  
  
  It's smart, it's fun and it represents Singapore's choice best!

  lol...nice one.

  i think the 'carpet' is an attempt by some designer who thought of mixing all the cultures into one piece of clothing.....result? = carpet. Like FireIce said, won't win anyway, but the costume will make it even more confirm.

• Rock^Star

  12 Sep 11, 11:02

  She should just wear a distinctly chinese costume with a bit of malay and indian influence. This one looks too confused.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  12 Sep 11, 11:08

  Originally posted by GHoST_18:

  i didnt know we have a national costume

  

  
  i second that

  how to find a costume to represent us when we are a multi racial nation?

• Dalforce 25

  12 Sep 11, 11:15

  Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

  
  i second that

  how to find a costume to represent us when we are a multi racial nation?

  There is no such thing as a Singapore national costume. It doesn't exist. To invent one will be stupid.

   

• Dalforce 25

  12 Sep 11, 11:17

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  She should just wear a distinctly chinese costume with a bit of malay and indian influence. This one looks too confused.

  I don't think there is even a need to have any malay or indian influence. If you are chinese just wear chinese costume. Malay just wear malay costume. Indian just wear indian, peranakan just wear peranakan.

   

• Siliconchip

  12 Sep 11, 12:03

  Looks like a rug from Arab Street.

• mancha

  12 Sep 11, 12:59

  Originally posted by Dalforce 25:

  I don't think there is even a need to have any malay or indian influence. If you are chinese just wear chinese costume. Malay just wear malay costume. Indian just wear indian, peranakan just wear peranakan.

   

  Agree, just wear according to your ethnicity.

• Siliconchip

  12 Sep 11, 13:06

  Originally posted by Dalforce 25:

  There is no such thing as a Singapore national costume. It doesn't exist. To invent one will be stupid.

   

  unless u wear a merlion costume

• Dalforce 25

  12 Sep 11, 13:11

  Originally posted by mancha:

  Agree, just wear according to your ethnicity.

  

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  12 Sep 11, 14:10

  Originally posted by Siliconchip:

  unless u wear a merlion costume

  
  

  

• Loor

  12 Sep 11, 14:14

  first merlion, now carpet....what next?

• the Bear

  12 Sep 11, 14:40

  well, ours is a carpet.. 

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