“We all have different tastes, but the underlying impulse is the same: to express ourselves through what we wear and find what makes us feel alive, inspired, and empowered.”

-Nelissa Hilman (The Star Media Group)

With a decade in the fashion industry, The Nelissa Hilman brand has grown from a local Malaysian shoe brand to a widely acknowledged company designing women’s apparel and accessories for daily wear and the runway.

In terms of fashion, Italy has been known to produce some of the most high-quality designs known to date. Along with Paris, New York, and London, the city of Milan is considered one of the nation’s most influential fashion capitals. 

One resounding idea around couture-level fashion is that it’s only for the rich and only worn on the runway. These styles exude an extremity far beyond the simplicities of what many consider comfortably familiar. The term haute couture, however, adds layers of complexity to the designer as well as their creations. The sheer essence of haute couture is to emote expression in the form of a garment.