Leaving ‘safe path’: IP student who quit JC to study fashion now a cosplay influencer on TikTok
Post Date: 16 Jun 2025
This article from The Straits Times features Elise Lim, a former Integrated Programme student who took the unconventional route of leaving junior college to pursue fashion design at Temasek Polytechnic. Her passion for cosplay has since evolved into a growing online presence, with over 94,000 TikTok followers and a thriving wig and prop commission business. The story highlights her journey of choosing creativity over convention, and the challenges and rewards of turning her hobby into a career.






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