Your favourite childhood game is interpreted on an SG60 scarf

In a playful riff off Snakes & Ladders, the SHANGHAI TANG SG60 collection presents the powered-up Dragons & Arrows motif on a silk scarf featuring Chinese philosophical symbols referencing duality, longevity, and empowerment.

Celebrating our nation’s 60th birthday, this capsule range named Drift & Reign translates Chinese Canadian artist NaWei’s hybrid ink brushstrokes into limited-edition scarves and ready-to-wear outfits. Based in Singapore, she is a 24-year-old emerging talent known for emotionally raw compositions that blur the boundaries between traditional Chinese ink painting and Western abstraction.

Through sweeping gestures and symbolic layers, her art confronts questions of identity, heritage, and belonging — themes that resonate deeply with SHANGHAI TANG’s cross-cultural design ethos. And this collaboration marks her first foray into fashion.

And beyond the mythical beast, the equestrian spirit also takes pride of place as a central motif in the collection. Aligning with the progress of Singapore, horsemanship represents rhythm, grace, and forward motion — expressed through Na Wei’s striking visual language.

Highlights are the 100-piece limited-edition Tang Independence Equestrian silk scarf; Tang Independence Polo cotton tops with the brand’s classic mandarin collar and an embroidered equestrian motif representing strength and good feng shui; and Tang Independence cotton tees portraying polo players (yes, the sport originating in ancient Persia was also popular during the Tang dynasty) in bold, fluid strokes.

This SG60 capsule is available at all Singapore boutiques and online at shanghaitang.com.