ASMIRA HARYATI, 27
Styleadvisor&designer
What made you fall in love with fashion?
I’m an avid gamer and an anime lover. When I was younger, my mum would buy games for me. I got all my inspiration from games and anime. Look at ’90s Sailor Moon for example—that look will never get old. I’m also into Final Fantasy and EldenRing; even if the characters are wearing armour, they incorporate an element of fashion. Whenever I get to customise what the characters wear, I take the longest time ever because I really want to see how I can play around with it. That really shaped a lot of who I am today.
Who are the designers you love, and why?
When I was younger, I loved Alexander Wang because I loved how he played around with black. I was in an emo phase then but I also wanted to look interesting and not just emo, and I thought he did that well. Later, I moved more towards a Simone Rocha aesthetic. She’s feminine, but also not ultra-feminine. And the way she uses gathering on her pieces—it feels really poetic to me. I would say that my style today is a balance of both aesthetics. If I were to wear a structured Alexander Wang, I would pair it with something sweeter that’s more Simone Rocha.