It's the biggest fashion bonanza in Singapore yet.

Right on the heels of Fashion Season @ Orchard, the Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX) is coming right up from April 28 to May 9. Set to make waves as the event that will make Singapore the fashion hub of Asia, the AFX will be bringing together a lot of local, as well as regional talent, who will be hobnobbing with high-profile international buyers who are keen to lap up the new faces in Asian fashion.

Diva brings you the people and the parties - besides the fashion - from AFX.

	Fashion extravaganza Asia Fashion Exchange set to turn Singapore into a vibrant fashion hub With four major events going on - Audi Fashion Festival, Blueprint, Asia Fashion Summit and Star Creation, this is an ambitious project to bring the best and brightest in international and local fashion together.
	Fashion extravaganza Asia Fashion Exchange set to turn Singapore into a vibrant fashion hub - Part 2 Audi Fashion Festival, one of the main components of this event, will cost $2 million to stage.
	Confusion caused by previous attempts at organising fashion events - Part 3 Previous shows accused of being too elitist, not doing enough to market local designers.
	Local and regional fashion talent sorely needs cultivating - Part 4 Visitors to Singapore spent $3.5 billion on shopping in 2008, of which 38 per cent or $1.3 billion was on fashion and accessories.
	Blueprint lauded for its inclusive, one-stop shopping experience for fashion buyers - Part 5 The upcoming fashion trade show will be a one-stop meeting place for Singapore and Asian designers.
	The woman who wants to make Singapore a fashion capital Tjin Lee had a vision of placing Singapore on the world fashion map since six years ago.
	The sponsor who invested in a fashion festival during an economic slump When other carmakers were shying away from investing, Audi Singapore decided to plonk in the money on - of all things - a fashion festival.
	Discovering new talent at the Asia Fashion Exchange Singapore's answer to Lim or Wang could be discovered in two weeks' time, thanks to the event organised by the Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore.
	New talent: The siblings Joel and Jolene make a unique tag team in the glamorous world of fashion styling and photography.
	New talent: The maestro Asia Fashion Exchange organisers have appointed him to produce six shows for the festival, such as those for high-end boutique label Marchesa.
	New talent: The self-taught student Sufian draws inspiration from his own insecurities and a medical condition called scoliosis, in which a person's spine is curved sideways for his collection.
	New talent: The rule breaker Theone Yan, a Temasek Design School graduate, notched up a three-month internship with Alexander McQueen, where she worked with the label's womenswear designers.
	New talent: Making the sporty chic Fashion design student from Temasek Polytechnic was inspired by mountain biking to create a six piece women's collection.
	Edgy boutique owner was once told to "tone down her outfits" Ann Kositchotitana decided to open Front Row Boutique four years ago when the human resource department of the management consultancy she was with told her to tone down her outfits.
	Wooed in New York, but she prefers to debut in Singapore This graduate from New York's Parsons The New School of Design has already attracted the attention of many overseas buyers.
	High-end local couturier presents at Asia Fashion Exchange for the first time Veteran local designer has been around for 20 years in the local couture scene, but decided to only make his debut at the revamped Asia Fashion Exchange this year.
	5 things to look forward to at the AFX Provocative Italian label Dsquared will be opening for the AFF and Italian powerhouse Roberto Cavalli will close the show.