I’d like to share something that I’ve been looking forward to these past couple of months.
I’ve been invited to participate in a charity auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, in Singapore. The Make-A-Wish Foundation works actively to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.
The simple wishes of these children moved me, such as owning a pet puppy, having an adjustable bed for a better’ night’s sleep, write and publish a book, and “be an adult to do things like making coffee, clubbing and stay up late” – the main reason why I agreed to be involved.
Other participants include Rebecca Tan, Daniel Boey, Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Pamelyn Chee, Tracy Tan and Rozz from 98.7FM. For more information, here’s another article.
I will be designing a bag which will be up for bidding at the charity auction. Proceeds will be directed to funds for the foundation.
If you’d like to be involved, there is a public submissions category where you can submit your ideal bag design. Designs from finalists will be showcased at the end of the year, prizes include cash of up to S$1,000 with the winning design included in Sembonia’s collection. Designs will be judged by fashion director Daniel Boey, director of Sembonia Daniel Chiang and editor of Nuyou Grace Lee. More details can be found here.
I’m halfway through a book, The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb – but strangely, I find myself very attracted to another work of the same title.
The Black Swan is fronted by Natalie Portman, who plays a ballerina on the rise in the Darren Aronofsky thriller ‘Black Swan’. The film opens the Venice Film Festival on September 1. I’m psyched as I’ve been a huge fan of Aronofsky. Not so much from his famed ‘The Wrestler’ – but from his exploration of drugs in ‘Requiem of A Dream’, a longstanding favourite of mine.
It should be interesting to watch Portman in a film which centres around ballet – actresses with background in dancing, like Audrey Hepburn and Claire Danes, have been a joy to watch. I’m sure Portman will bring equal joy to the screen.
Portman’s current squeeze, Benjamin Millepied, is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. He’s also the main choreographer and has an acting part in the feature film.
Another, perhaps lesser-known fact about the movie, is that the Mulleavy sisters have designed the costumes for the film. It’s no wonder - they’ve participated in a round-up of the Top 10 list of films for the prestigious Criterion Collection. It’s wonderful that the costumes for the ballet feature will be from Rodarte, it just adds on to my excitement.
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