Fashion is art. This is clearer than ever with The Non Season’s exclusive fashion and lifestyle capsule collections, which sees Singapore-based artists and designers collaborating to bring them to life.

Key capsule collections include the joint effort between contemporary fashion designer Sabrina Goh and artist Ashley Yeo (pictured) as well as artisanal bag brand Cocoonese and Victoria Hertel.

“I loved Victoria’s strong and organic prints,” shared Cocoonese founder Chloe Wang, “I knew when I saw them that I wanted to work with her.” The Cocoonese and Victoria Hertel collaboration features the latter’s vibrant paintings printed across an array of totes, sling bags, handbags, and clutches.

The Design Orchard building is full to the brim with art, starting from the steps towards the entrance to the window displays and pillars and retail space itself.

Step into the building to find Divaagar’s Tropique Exotique (pictured), an installation inspired by the salacious nightlife venues of yesteryears — creating a lovely juxtaposition between the installation’s ’60s glitz and glamour and the minimalist opulence of the newly constructed environment.

Contrasting elements (bordering on irony) is a common theme among the art featured at The Non Season. In one of the window displays sits Marla Bendini’s Where Else Can We Go?, which probes at ideas of belonging, displacement, and reclamation. The text, spelt out in butterflies, is a direct reference to the same question posed by a Filipino domestic worker when inquired why they continue to frequent Lucky Plaza after a fatal accident killed two others in 2020.

Other artists to look out for include Aki Hassan, Ee Shaun, Howie Kim, Kristal Melson, Masuri Mazlan, Mike HJ Chang, Robert Zhao, Sheryo and Urich Lau.

If you find yourself sauntering down the roads of Orchard around sundown, you won’t miss the sight of hundreds and hundreds of Mynah birds flocking to roost, a phenomenon business owners have been trying to (unsuccessfully) stop for years.

Rather than a hindrance, the Singapore Javan Mynah Society founded in the ’80s hoped to turn it into a tourist attraction instead to foster an appreciation of what may be the most symbiotic relationship between urban Singapore and nature.

Paying homage to this group, experience it for yourself with the Mynah Appreciation Society Tours led by photographer and founder of the Institute of Critical Zoologists, Robert Zhao.

Besides the Mynah tours (merch is also available!), heritage enthusiast and photographer Jerome Lim is also hosting Orchard Road Historical Tours, with each one highlighting a different element of days past.

There are also panel discussions revolving around the theme of The Non Season and mending workshops among other activities.