Although it has been many a year since the Duxton enclave has been gentrified with trendy cafés, upmarket restaurants, cool concept stores and creative agencies recently joined by luxurious new neighbour Six Senses Duxton boutique hotel designed by acclaimed British designer Anouska Hempel, memories of its seedy past still linger.
SINGAPORE (Oct 22): Naming your new fashion brand after a former red light district may not seem like a good idea. Thankfully, however, expat couple Dustin Ramos and Iris Sangalang were able to see through a fresh lens uncoloured by this slice of Singapore history. They had no qualms naming their menswear line after a vice-ridden neighbourhood notoriously known for opium and gambling dens back in the day.
Named after Duxton Road in Tanjong Pagar, their label Duxton evolved organically from the couple’s experiences with their first business, Monument Lifestyle, a café-cum-multibrand menswear retail store, which they set up on the same street in 2016.
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