EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 4 | Page 28

RAFFLES LUMINARIES
While studying for a degree in Fashion Design at
Raffles College of Higher Education, Singapore,
Joe Chia was already impressing many judges.
The young designer won the Best Collection Award
at a Raffles Graduation Fashion Show, and also
emerged 2nd runner-up at the Stylo Mercedez-Benz
Young Designer Award in 2009.
Raffles Luminaries featuring
Joe Chia

From winning Esquire’s “Brilliant Malaysian”
award, Newman’s“Best Menswear Designer” title,
to the recent “Top 40 under 40 for Young Achiever
Award 2013” by Prestige, the media has clamoured to interview Joe. Magazines such as StyleMen, Prestige Malaysia, Spotlight, Citabella and
Marie-Claire Malaysia, have raced to place him on

Joe says:

their feature page. The avant-garde designer has

“I’m thankful to Raffles
Singapore for opening the door
of opportunity for me. Back then,
I was a participant of an annual
charity fashion show organised
by Raffles when I met the fashion
guru Daniel Boey. From there, he
introduced me to Coda. Co and
I started to retail my collection at
a fashion boutique.”

also collaborated with several international brands
like Shu Uemura, Sony, Chivas, UNIQLO and most
recently, G-SHOCK.