Pasar Glamour, the charity bazaar for pre-loved fashion founded in 2017 by Singaporean actresses (from left) Petrina Kow, Janice Koh and Pam Oei, is holding its final edition this October. SINGAPORE – All good things must come to an end. Shopaholics and lovers of vintage luxury goods will be crushed to know that charity bazaar Pasar Glamour is back, but holding its final edition on Oct 5 and 6 at Enabling Village.
The annual pop-up bazaar that retails donated, second-hand designer goods was founded by theatre practitioners Janice Koh, 50, and Pam Oei, 52, as well as former radio DJ Petrina Kow, 48, in 2017. It went on hiatus after a 2021 edition held at pre-loved luxury marketplace Huntstreet Singapore. No one is happier about the end of Pasar Glamour than Oei.
Each edition had been “the last one” for her, say partners Koh and Kow drolly. Later, when Kow ruminates on where they can “take this next”, Oei interjects: “No, no, we’re not taking this anywhere. We’re going to be normal friends after this – have meals, play mahjong, go for walks.
” When the laughter subsides, she adds: “Don’t forget we have to run our normal lives when doing this. It doesn’t come to a halt.” Running Pasar Glamour has taken a toll on all three working mothers.
Oei is active in theatre as a director and actress; Kow is a voice coach; and Koh, who co-chairs theatre company Wild Rice and sits on the board of the Singapore International Film Festival, acts and is involved in co.