It may be Fall/Winter season on the fashion calendar, but that is no reason to give colours a miss. Armed with our trusty instant photography phone app, we have prowled the shops to bring you the latest in brightly hued goodness. Indulge the colour chameleon in you with one-of-a-kind kimono print handbags, pop coloured French clothing or a pair of hot pink leather sneakers!

Kokon Tozai
Made from beautiful kimono fabric, each piece at Kokon Tozai is completely unique. Offering a wide range of products, from apparel to bags and accessories, lovers of the intricately oriental kimono prints will be pleased with the selection. Filled with small pretty things, this is a great place to pick out something nice for a special someone.

Top Pick: Green kimono handbag, SGD69

Kokon Tozai is located at #03-29, Mandarin Gallery

Déjà Fan
Stocked at No. Fifty, a delightfully cheery shop on the 3rd floor of Mandarin Gallery, Déjà Fan is a fun, girlie and very cute French label that is curiously flying under-the-radar on the local retail scene. With a happy-shiny, retro-ish aesthetic, you can expect to find adorable scallop-hemmed shorts, sweet baby-doll dresses and pretty knit separates on the racks. The best part: most pieces (including dresses) go for under SGD250. What is there not to love?

Top Pick: Red & white polka dotted shorts, SGD99

No. Fifty is located at #03-08, Mandarin Gallery

JNBY
Hangzhou, China may not be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of fashion, but with brands like JNBY, it is definitely putting itself on the map. With over 500 stores in China, Japan, Russia and New York City, JNBY is a modern street wear label that designs with the young and mobile urbanite in mind. Often architectural and always minimalist, these are clothes that can be mixed, matched and layered to great effect.

Top Pick: Pink leather sneakers, SGD199

JNBY is located at #03-07, Mandarin Gallery

The made-in-China tag is almost synonymous with low prices and unfortunately, low quality as well. China may not be the world’s most reputable design hub (no thanks to the flourishing counterfeit market), but if Hanzhou-based street chic label, JNBY, is an indication of what this manufacturing behemoth is capable of design-wise, then there is light at the end of the tunnel.

With a modern, conceptual aesthetic that is conceived with the fashion forward urbanite in mind, JNBY is inspired by the individual’s interpretation of trends and relates to the contemporary lifestyle. With 500 stores worldwide, this particular Chinese brand appears to be doing splendidly. JNBY’s design philosophy focuses heavily on architectural shapes, asymmetrical cuts, soft drapes and creative deconstructionism.

The brand features a breed of sportswear-inspired street wear that is casual, cool and often androgynous. Its forte rests in the clever manipulation of cotton jersey to bring out interesting contours when worn on the human body. Knitwear is another one of its strong suits; look out for the close-knit pieces that fall in luscious sculptural folds. For A/W10, JNBY presented a collection that is based on four main themes, namely Model, Future, Exotic Travel and Elegant Rock. Under Model, you will find comfortable wardrobe staples like oversized draped jersey tops, ribbed knit sweaters (with counter-grain detailing) and a scrunched-front black tank dress.

Things take a sleek turn in Future and Exotic Travel with futuristic skinny jodhpurs, quirky glove appliqué and a beautiful graphic pattern (mixing black, navy and grey). Finally, Elegant Rock is the discerning rock chick sartorial haven with dark graphic t-shirts, leather-sleeved blazers and tastefully distressed denim. If you need help picking out the best pieces from the collection, check out this series of videos, JNBY has invited prominent trendsetters to put together looks with their favourite pieces from the JNBY flagstore in Soho, New York.

JNBY is located at #03-07, Mandarin Gallery