WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ASIAN? THAT QUESTION IS SO LARGE, SO VAST, THAT ANSWERING IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

(AND SOME OF THE ASIAN MODELS WHO COMMANDED THE SEASON’S RUNWAYS)

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Leather bomber jacker, Hermes

A DIVERSITY REPORT ON THE FALL/WINTER 2020 RUNWAY SEASON BY THE FASHION SPOT – DRAWN FROM 194 SHOWS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE FOUR MAJOR FASHION WEEK CITIES – FOUND THAT 40.6 PER CENT OF MODELS CAST WERE PEOPLE OF COLOUR.

FOR THE MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENCES THAT WE OUGHT TO RECOGNISE AND EMBRACE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ASIAN WOMEN IN GENERAL SHARE IN COMMON WHEN IT COMES TO DISCUSSING MATTERS OF THE SKIN.

THE RECENTLY REVEALED UPDATE OF ROLEX’S OYSTER PERPETUAL 36 CAN BE CONSIDERED WORKS OF ART FOR AT LEAST TWO REASONS.

YEAH, YEAH, NETFLIX’S REDUX OF SINGAPORE TV SHOWS FROM THE ’90S IS MAKING US NOSTALGIC FOR THE ERA’S BRAND OF “POWER” DRESSING.

BACK IN 1932, GABRIELLE CHANEL CREATED BIJOUX DE DIAMANTS, HER FIRST AND ONLY HIGH JEWELLERY COLLECTION, CELEBRATING DIAMONDS AT A TIME OF RECESSION BECAUSE “THEY REPRESENT THE GREATEST VALUE IN THE SMALLEST VOLUME”. THIS MONTH, CHANEL OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES A SERIES OF NOVEL AND OFTEN TRANSFORMABLE DESIGNS INSPIRED BY IT, EACH CELEBRATING AN ICON THAT – HOWEVER SIMPLE – REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF THE HOUSE SHE BUILT. HERE, THE STORIES BEHIND FOUR OF THEM.

LOCAL LABEL BEYOND THE VINES HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE ITS INCEPTION FIVE YEARS AGO.

FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA IS REMAKING KENZO FOR A MODERN AGE, TAPPING AS MUCH INTO THE ARCHIVES AS ITS FOUNDING JAPANESE DESIGNER’S ETHOS OF CULTURAL CURIOSITY FOR HIS DEBUT THIS SEASON. GORDON NG REPORTS ON HOW HE’S CONTINUING KENZO TAKADA’S LEGACY.

FROM AN IRANIAN MILLINER CRAFTING FANTASTICAL HATS THAT RESEMBLE SCULPTURE TO A GENDER-FLUID HONG KONG LABEL CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL NOTIONS OF MASCULINITY, THE SEVEN EMERGING BRANDS FEATURED HERE SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON: FOUNDERS WITH ROOTS IN ASIA – AND BOLD IDEAS THAT THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. KENG YANG SHUEN REPORTS.

THE ARTISTS TAN YA AND KARA INEZ.

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IN THIS MADCAP WORLD, FALL/WINTER 2020’S LADYLIKE DRESSES AND SECRETARIAL CHIC SEPARATES WITH A LYNCHIAN FLAIR ONLY ADD CHARACTER.

IF THE WORLD OF FASHION – AND CONTENT CREATION IN GENERAL – IS FINALLY WAKING UP TO THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF ANIMATION, WELL HERE ARE SEVEN NAMES TO KNOW: BASED IN SINGAPORE, THEY WORK ACROSS A DIVERSE RANGE OF STYLES – 2-D, 3-D, MOTION GRAPHICS AND MORE. BY KENG YANG SHUEN.

SO WHAT IF TRAVEL’S STILL RESTRICTED? LENDING A FUN AND FEEL-GOOD DIMENSION TO ARCHIVE STYLES FROM HIS GENDER-FLUID NAMESAKE LABEL – WITH MONCLER’S SIGNATURE LIGHTWEIGHT PUFFER FABRIC – JW ANDERSON REMINDS US THAT, SOMETIMES, ALL ONE NEEDS TO ESCAPE IS A LITTLE IMAGINATION. FEMALE AND THE LUXURY SKIWEAR BRAND GO ON AN ADVENTURE WITH HIS DEBUT 1 MONCLER JW ANDERSON COLLECTION FOR THE LATTER’S GENIUS PROJECT.

FROM MODELS SWANNING ABOUT ELEGANTLY – NUMBER TAG IN HAND, MERE INCHES FROM GUESTS IN PACKED-OUT STORES AND SALONS – IN THE ’50S TO CHRISTY, NAOMI, CINDY AND LINDA STRUTTING WITH THEIR ARMS LINKED DOWN THE VERSACE RUNWAY TO THE TUNE OF GEORGE MICHAEL’S FREEDOM IN 1991, THE WAY ONE MOVES WHEN WEARING A GARMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT, IF UNDERRATED, PART OF FASHION PRESENTATION. NOW, A NEW LEAGUE OF CHOREOGRAPHY HAS RISEN, AND CREATIVES ARE INCREASINGLY ELEVATING THE TASK OF BRINGING CLOTHES TO LIFE INTO AN ART FORM. GORDON NG REPORTS.

A YOUNG CHRISTIAN DIOR LIVED IN A POSTCARD-PERFECT PINK HOUSE OVERLOOKING THE SEA IN GRANVILLE, FRANCE.

AS WE SPEND MORE TIME AT HOME, HOW BEAUTIFUL ONE’S MAKEUP AND SKINCARE PRODUCTS LOOK ON THE VANITY TABLE MATTERS AS MUCH AS HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY MAKE ONE LOOK. AILEEN LALOR GETS INTO THE AESTHETICS BUSINESS OF A DIFFERENT SORT.

THE PANDEMIC MIGHT HAVE CANCELLED MOST OF 2020, BUT IT SHOULDN’T WIPE OUT OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPORTANT CAUSES.

WHAT THESE FASHION COLLABORATIONS LAUNCHING THIS MONTH HAVE IN COMMON? THEIR GUEST PARTNERS ARE ALL WELL-LOVED FICTIONAL CHARACTERS WITH THEIR OWN ANIMATED SHOW (OR SHOWS), AND THE RESULTS ARE LIMITED EDITION AND MAKE SUCH PLAYFUL ADDITIONS TO THE EVERYDAY WARDROBE, ONE REALLY OUGHT TO CATCH ’EM ALL.

FALL/WINTER 2020’S MOST UNEXPECTED ACCESSORIES THAT BLUR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN FASHION AND PLAY THING.

INTO HIS THIRD WOMEN'S RUNWAY COLLECTION AS BOTTEGA VENETA'S PHENOM OF A CREATIVE DIRECTOR,' NIEL LEE CONTINUES FASHIONING UP ONE DESIRABLE, DESTINED-TO-SELL-OUT ACCESSOR ANOTHER; EACH AS SENSUOUS AS IT IS INTELLIGENTLY DESIGNED. HERE, THE MUST-KNOW STYLES FROM FALL/WINTER 2020, INFLUENCED BY HIS LIFELONG OBSESSION WITH DANCE.

STEP RIGHT UP AND TAKE A PEEP AT THE MOST ALLURING ACCESSORIES FROM SAINT LAURENT'S BOURGEOISE-MADE-KINKY FALL/WINTER 2020 COLLECTION, AS PRESENTED BY FEMALE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PARISIAN FASHION HOUSE.

A RELAXED TAKE ON THE DISTINCTIVELY STRUCTURED ANTIGONA BAG, WHICH DEBUTED 10 YEARS AGO TO INSTANT IT-DOM, GIVENCHY'S ANTIGONA SOFT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF BAG FOR THE TIMES: PRAGMATICALLY SIZED, VERSATILE AND CHIC, WITH THE MASCJUNE EDGE OF THE OG. FEMALE AND THE MAISON SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THIS EVERYDAY HEROINE.

THE SHOE MOST SYNONYMOUS WITH CHANEL MIGHT BE ITS BLACK-AND-BEIGE SANDALS, BUT THIS SEASON, THERE’S ANOTHER TWO-TONED STYLE TO KNOW.

VIRTUAL MODELS AND INFLUENCERS – 3-D CREATIONS THAT EXIST ONLY IN IMAGES AND SOFTWARE – HAVE BEGUN TO OBSCURE THE LINES OF FICTION AND REALITY. GORDON NG REPORTS ON WHAT IS QUITE POSSIBLY FASHION’S NEXT FRONTIER.

FOR OVER A CENTURY, LOUIS VUITTON’S MONOGRAM HAS BEEN LIKE A COAT OF ARMS FOR THE MAISON: AN INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE EMBLEM OF ITS HISTORY AND DEDICATION TO CRAFTSMANSHIP (ITS FLORAL MOTIFS ARE REPORTEDLY INSPIRED BY ART NOUVEAU).

COSPLAY AND FASHION MAY NOT APPEAR, AT FIRST GLANCE, TO BE NATURAL BEDFELLOWS.

THE REALMS OF FILM, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT HAVE LONG EMBRACED THE DIVERSE MEDIUM THAT IS ANIMATION AND – GOING BY ITS RECENT RASH OF CGI-LED CONTENT AND FORAYS INTO GAMING (YES, GAMING) – FASHION IS RAISING ITS STAKES IN THE SCENE TOO. THE MILLION (MAKE THAT BILLION) DOLLAR QUESTION: IS THIS SIMPLY A TREND OR WILL IT LEAD TO NEW HORIZONS? AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ALL OF US? KENG YANG SHUEN REPORTS.

That was the question that kept coming up as I started spending more time than I should on social media since we entered WFH-mode, falling mindlessly into a wormhole of largely same-same content (it’s for research, okay?).

THIS MONTH, FENDI UNVEILS THE FENDI POWER, A VISUAL ESSAY-CUM-FILM FEATURING THE AMERICAN DANCER-TURNED-TOP MODEL ALTON MASON AND CHINESE STYLIST/INFLUENCER/MODEL MIA KONG SHIMMYING EXUBERANTLY ACROSS THE ROOFTOP OF MIAMI’S ICONIC MUSEUM GARAGE.

SINGAPORE-BASED BLOGGER BAGAHOLICBOY, WHO'S BEEN EDUCATING PEOPLE ON HOW TO SHOP AND CHRONICLING "OUR NEVER-ENDING QUEST" FOR THE BEST DESIGNER BAGS AND "LIFE'S LITTLE LUXURIES" ON HIS EPONYMOUS WEBSITE SINCE 2007, GIVES HIS TAKE.

AS WITH NEARLY EVERYTHING ELSE, THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS UNDERGOING A RECKONING AND PLENTY OF SELF-QUESTIONING AT THE MOMENT.

THE WINDS OF CHANGE PUSH AND PULL, NUDGE AND COERCE, ALLOWING FOR THE COEXISTENCE OF TURMOIL AND GROWTH.

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AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE ART-MEETS-STREETWEAR LABEL MASH-UP, CO-HOST OF THE FASHION-FOCUSED PODCAST ‘IN THE VITRINE’, RESEARCHER, CURATOR AND FASHION LECTURER AT LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS DANIELA MONASTERIOS TAN OFFERS SOME WISE WORDS.

AN UNOFFICIAL MANIFESTO BY 23-YEAR-OLD SINGAPORE WRITER XINGYUN SHEN, WHO RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION AND IS BEHIND THE REFRESHINGLY THOUGHTFUL AND INTELLIGENT INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT @NOORDINARYPROTEST, ON WHICH SHE ANALYSES ISSUES THAT SEE FASHION AND SUSTAINABILITY INTERSECT

WITH AN ARTFUL EYE, A PENCHANT FOR SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES AND AN UNAPOLOGETIC FLAMBOYANCE, RECENT FASHION GRADUATE SAMUEL XUN HAS BEEN LAUDED AS BEING AMONG THE MOST PROMISING NAMES IN HIS COHORT. HERE’S WHAT THE 25-YEAR-OLD WANTS THOSE ASPIRING TO JOIN THE BUSINESS – OR WHO SIMPLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE SINGAPORE FASHION SCENE – TO KNOW.

THAT’S THE QUESTION RECENT LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS FASHION MEDIA AND INDUSTRIES GRADUATE SEAH LIYI SET OUT TO EXPLORE IN HER FINAL-YEAR PROJECT, APPARENTLY, WHICH CATALOGUED THE WARDROBES OF 60 LOCAL WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THE RESULTS – SHOWCASED ON HER VERY OWN WEBSITE APPARENTLY.CARGO.SITE/ – IS UNLIKE ANY STUDY ON STYLE AND IDENTITY WE’VE SEEN HERE IN SINGAPORE.

HOW DOES ONE GATHER HER DEAREST FRIENDS IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING? BUDDING SINGAPORE ARTIST/ PHOTOGRAPHER KIMBERLY KIONG TRIES TO CONNECT THE DOTS.

FRESH OUT OF LOCKDOWN, LUCIA PICA – GLOBAL CREATIVE MAKEUP AND COLOR DESIGNER OF CHANEL – GIVES NOELLE LOH THE EXCLUSIVE ON WHAT NOW (AND NEXT) FOR COSMETICS

THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME GLOSSY LIFE, STYLISH INSTAGRAM CONTENT AND RABID FOLLOWING AS THE LIKES OF MICHELLE PHAN AND HUDA KATTAN, BUT A BAND OF MYTH-BUSTING, INFO-WIELDING SCIENTISTS ARE FAST RAKING UP THE “HEARTS” ON SOCIAL MEDIA PARTICULARLY DURING THESE TROUBLING TIMES. AILEEN LALOR EXPLORES THE RISE OF THESE ALTERNATIVE BEAUTY INFLUENCERS – AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE INDUSTRY.

FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE BRITISH ACTRESS WAS ONE OF TELEVISION’S MOST BELOVED SWORD-WIELDING, BADDIE-SLAYING TEENAGE ANTI-HEROINES. HER NEXT BIG ACT: MUTANT, PRODUCER, CHAMPION FOR UP-AND-COMING CREATIVES AND POSSIBLY THE NEXT MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS. KENG YANG SHUEN GETS AN EXCLUSIVE CLOSE-UP

YOON AHN IS SOMETHING OF A GENERATIONAL DEFINER WITH A FIRM PLACE IN BOTH THE INTENSELY MASCULINE WORLD OF STREETWEAR AS CO-FOUNDER OF THE LABEL AMBUSH AND THE HISTORICALLY BOURGEOIS REALM OF HIGH FASHION AS JEWELLERY DIRECTOR AT DIOR HOMME.

WHEN TIE-UPS AND THREE-YEAR-LONG CREATIVE DIRECTOR STINTS HAVE BECOME THE NORM IN FASHION, MONCLER BUCKS THE TREND BY HIRING THE JIL SANDER/PHOEBE PHILO-TRAINED VERONICA LEONI (OPPOSITE) AS THE WOMEN’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ITS 2 MONCLER 1952 LINE.

IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE WORDS MOST OVERUSED IN RECENT FASHION HISTORY TO HELP SELL A BRAND OR PRODUCT.

SOME MIGHT CALL IT THE ART OF THE PIVOT OR, IN THE WORDS OF MICHELLE O, BECOMING. EARLIER THIS YEAR, TIFFANY & CO. DEBUTED ITS SIGNATURE T1 COLLECTION, A COOLLY ELEGANT RANGE OF JEWELLERY IN LUXURIOUS ROSE GOLD AND DIAMONDS THAT TRANSFORMS THE BRAND’S “T” MOTIF INTO AN ENCLOSED CIRCLE TO REPRESENT STRENGTH AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT. NOW AS ITS WHITE AND YELLOW GOLD RENDITIONS HIT STORES, FEMALE TEAMS UP WITH THE BRAND TO SPOTLIGHT TWO WOMEN WHO’VE TAKEN THE YEAR 2020 SO FAR HEAD-ON – AND WON.

MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI TAPS INTO HER OWN TEENHOOD IN ROME IN THE 170S - WHEN A SECOND WAVE OF FEMINISM SWEPT THROUGH ITALY - AND CREATES A COLLECTION OF KNITS AND TAILORING AS GIRLISHLY COOL AS IT IS PRACTICAL FOR DIOR FALL/WINTER 2020. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LABEL, FEMALE CAPTURES HOW IT LIGHTS UP THE SKY WITH A BADA BING, BADA BOOM.

WHETHER IT’S THE WAY THE BRAND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LUXURY GIANTS TO ANNOUNCE ITS MOVE AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL FASHION CALENDAR FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC OR HOW ITS FALL/WINTER 2020 COLLECTION PUTS A SUBVERSIVE TAKE ON BOURGEOIS STYLE WITH PLENTY OF LATEX, THE ANSWER FROM SAINT LAURENT IS THAT IT’S REALLY UP TO YOU.

THE CHANEL J12 IS THE WATCH THAT’S REDEFINED HOROLOGICAL DESIGN WITH ITS HYPERMODERN SPORTY CURVES AND MONOCHROMATIC CERAMIC FINISH. SO WHAT BETTER WAY FOR FEMALE TO COMMEMORATE THE TIMEPIECE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY – WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE FRENCH LUXURY LABEL – THAN BY KEEPING THINGS ALL NATURAL?

PULL IT BACK, DIAL IT DOWN, STRIP AWAY THE UNNECESSARY – NOT SO MUCH A PORTRAIT OF MINIMALISM, BUT LONDON-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER THERESA MARX’S PROPOSAL FOR MAKING WHAT’S NORMAL AND THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL, WELL, THE NORM.

THE MODEL

WHAT THE FEMALE TEAM IS INTO NOW.

A LOT OF THOUGHT HAS GONE INTO CREATING CARTIER’S RECENTLY DEBUTED MAILLON DE CARTIER WATCH.

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THERE ARE 217,200 SINGAPOREANS LIVING ABROAD.

SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PRE-FALL COLLECTIONS THAT WILL MAKE YOU A ZOOM STYLE STAR.

EXPLORE THE DEPTHS OF IMAGINATION DURING TIMES OF SOLITUDE WITH PRE-FALL’S FROTHY, COUTURE-INSPIRED VOLUMES.

SOME FASHION SCHOOLS MIGHT HAVE INTRODUCED DIGITAL VERSIONS OF THEIR GRADUATION SHOWS THIS YEAR, BUT LET’S BE HONEST: THEY JUST DON’T HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AND MEANING AS A TRADITIONAL RUNWAY PRESENTATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE DESIGNERS WHO’VE SPENT MONTHS OF LABOUR AND RESEARCH ON THEIR COLLECTIONS (THANKS, MISS RONA).

HAS WORK-FROM-HOME CULTURE TAKEN THE MAGIC OUT OF WOMEN’S MAKEUP ROUTINES (AND THE COSMETICS INDUSTRY IN GENERAL)? BEAUTY BUFF AILEEN LALOR ZOOMS IN ON WHAT COVID HAS MEANT FOR THE LIPSTICK EFFECT.

IT’S THE LITTLE BROWN BOTTLE OF A SERUM THAT WAS REPORTEDLY THE FIRST CREATED TO REPAIR SKIN AS ONE SNOOZES IN BED AT NIGHT.

YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO START PAYING ATTENTION TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR BREASTS – A PROJECT BY FEMALE AND BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION.

THREE SINGAPORE FEMALE ARTISTS SHOW US THEIR INTERPRETATION.

IF YOU’VE EVER MET DOVER STREET MARKET SINGAPORE STAFFER/MUSICIAN/ALL-ROUND COOL GIRL JOANNE CHEAH, YOU’RE LIKELY TO FIND HER TASTE IN FASHION AT ONCE IDIOSYNCRATICALLY COLOURFUL AND EFFORTLESSLY CHARMING.

Among the women most commonly associated with Tiffany & Co (hello Audrey), Italian designer/model Elsa Peretti arguably had the most impact on the jeweller’s design legacy.

LIKE HIS HERO DONALD JUDD, LEONG HON KIT – THE FASHION-LOVING SPATIAL DESIGNER WHOSE FIRM, WYNK COLLABORATIVE, IS BEHIND SOME OF SINGAPORE’S MOST PLAYFUL AND THOUGHTFUL MODERNIST-INFLUENCED INTERIORS (SEEN THE LOBBY AT THE PROJECTOR?) – IS ALL ABOUT SPECIFIC OBJECTS EVEN AT HOME.

IF AN ABODE SHOULD INVIGORATE AND INSPIRE, THEN COCO CHANEL’S HOME AT 31 RUE CAMBON IN PARIS IS A DREAM HOUSE; ITS DECOR AND CONTENTS THE SOURCE OF IDEAS FOR MANY A CHANEL GARMENT OR ACCESSORY.

Glamorous sequinned tulle tops layered over grunge T-shirt dresses printed with the pulp art from the cover of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist. Smart tailoring given a demure touch with multicoloured checks then contrasted with monogrammed moon boots.

PLAYFUL FASHION ACCESSORIES THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS OF SHAPE, COLOUR AND FINISH TAKE ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING IN THE ECLECTIC, TCHOTCHKE-FILLED ABODE OF INDEPENDENT FASHION PR CONSULTANT/“FRENCHAPOREAN AUNTIE” SANDRA CAMERON.

When tastes can last an instant, trends a couple of days and creative directors at fashion houses no more than three years, these designs that have been around for at least a decade and still score on innovation (and double taps on IG) prove that age is indeed just a number.

In the fickle world of fashion, what keeps one repeatedly going back to a particular label through the years or even decades?

Can heritage be sexy? Should we really prioritise staples over new designs post-crisis? Is purchasing that classic luxury watch indeed a wise investment especially now? Pierre Rainero – image, style and heritage director of Cartier, where he’s been working at since 1984 – gives Keng Yang Shuen an exclusive (and sometimes surprising) lesson on economics and the value of time.

French jeweller Chaumet reopens its historical flagship boutique that’s fit for royalty

FEMALE COVER LOOK

WHAT THE FEMALE TEAM IS INTO NOW

Friend of Female Anmari Van Nieuwenhove snaps her “lockdown” diary in Pre-Fall’s feminine staples.

A new multi-purpose concealer touts itself to be The One.

Lucia Pica on why one can never go wrong with the colour red in beauty

Nature thrives forever at French jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels

The last great recession saw the resurgence of minimalism. As we teeter now on the precipice of another, the movement that has become a trendy, Instagrammable lifestyle looks set to resonate even more powerfully. Keng Yang Shuen explains why it’s remained – and should continue to be – a forceful influence not just in fashion, but also all other aspects of reality.

With its mindful, anti-consumerist spirit and focus on well-made pieces that last across time and trends, could the slow movement be fashion’s much-needed salve especially following the great Covid shake-up? Keng Yang Shuen spotlights two young, under-the-radar Singapore labels leading the charge with their naturally beautiful, lovingly handmade clothes and accessories.

A year since his debut as artistic director of Schiaparelli, Daniel Roseberry gives Zaneta Cheng the exclusive on how he’s keeping the irreverently inventive couture house – founded by fashion’s most famous Elsa 93 years ago – magical and modern.

For reigning Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello, the brand’s signature tuxedo is a sacred obsession – and rightly so. Keng Yang Shuen reports on the iconicism and enduring relevance of Le Smoking.

The savoir faire that goes into the making of Hermes’ distinctive silk carres dates back to 1937. This year, to literally add a new and different side to them, the maison’s artisans had to unlearn it all. Here, a close-up look at the brand’s double-faced scarf.

The best part about retro-style sunnies: They never get old.

Fit model, runway model, family since 2001. In fashion today, there are few who hold as special – and as long-standing – a position at a brand as Amanda Sanchez at Chanel. Keng Yang Shuen gets up close (virtually) with the effortlessly cool, 40-year-old clotheshorse for this exclusive cover story and discovers the secret to longevity.

THE BUZZY POP CULTURE-INFLUENCED, CANDY COLOUR-LOVING MULTIMEDIA ARTIST ALEX ISRAEL HAS MADE HIS HOMETOWN OF LOS ANGELES BOTH HIS MUSE AND SUBJECT.

WHAT THE FEMALE TEAM IS INTO NOW.

TWELVE CREATIVES – INCLUDING SOME OF FEMALE’S CLOSEST COLLABORATORS – GIVE US THEIR PERSPECTIVE THROUGH NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED WORKS THAT REFLECT THEIR FRAME OF MIND MID-CIRCUIT BREAKER.

A FANTASTICAL VISUAL ESSAY FEATURING PRE-FALL 2020’S GRANDPARENT-GLAM WARDROBE PHOTOGRAPHED, ART DIRECTED, STYLED AND MODELLED BY THE INIMITABLE APRIL LEE, FRONTWOMAN OF SINGAPORE AMBIENT FOLK DUO ASPIDISTRAFLY.

NO TRADITIONAL FASHION SHOOTS ALLOWED? NO PROBLEM.

WHAT’S PRETTY MUCH THE CANCELLATION OF THE MID-YEAR HOLIDAY SEASON MAKES SOME PERSONAL PAMPERING ALL THE MORE NECESSARY.

A DESIGNER BAG EDIT.

ONE’S THE YOUNG DANISH DESIGNER CHARMING INDUSTRY INSIDER TYPES WITH HER PRETTY, ARTISANALLY MADE DRESSES THAT FUSE THE CHILD-LIKE WITH THE CONCEPTUAL.

THE BEST COLLABORATIONS REPRESENT THE ESSENCE OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.

PART OF THE SPANISH LABEL’S LATEST TIE-UP WITH PAULA’S IBIZA, LOEWE’S SMILEY® COLLECTION COULDN’T COME AT A BETTER TIME. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS LAUNCH THIS MONTH, CREATIVE DIRECTOR JW ANDERSON SHARES SOME WISE WORDS ON ESCAPISM AND THE ART OF THE YELLOW SMILEY.

RICHARD QUINN’S FEISTY PROPOSITION ON HOW WOMEN SHOULD WEAR PRINTS – BOLDLY, GLAMOROUSLY AND WITH A HINT OF KINK – HAS MADE HIM ONE OF LONDON’S MOST EXCITING YOUNG TALENTS IN RECENT YEARS.

TEAMING UP WITH A STREET ARTIST HAS BECOME A NEAR FAIL-PROOF WAY FOR A LUXURY FASHION HOUSE TO DRAW PLENTY OF BUZZ AND CUSTOMERS. JOSHUA VIDES HOWEVER IS NOT JUST SOME GRAFFER WHOM FENDI PLUCKED OFF INSTAGRAM AND THE ITALIAN LABEL WANTS A LOT MORE THAN JUST HYPE OUT OF WORKING WITH HIM.

A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK (AND FASHIONABLE) ANSWER TO SOCIAL DISTANCING: SPRING/SUMMER 2020’S RUNWAY PIECES THAT ARE AS MAXIMALIST IN DIMENSIONS AS THEY ARE IN STYLE.

THE NAME OF WRITER/ARCHITECT BERNARD RUDOFSKY’S FAMOUS 1944 EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORED THE MEANING OF FASHION, THE QUESTION ALSO LIES AT THE HEART OF DIOR PRE-FALL 2020.

MAKES IT ALL THE BETTER TO APPRECIATE SOME FINE EVERYDAY SHOES.

SINGAPORE ARTIST HOWIE KIM TRANSLATES FANTASTICAL, ALMOST TRIPPY POP CULTURE-INFLUENCED IMAGERY THROUGH DIGITAL DRAWINGS.

1. Metal earrings with strass and glass pearls, Chanel

REIMAGINING THE OFF-SCREEN MOMENTS ON A MOVIE SET, THE CINEMATIC NEW YORK-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER NAT IRLIN SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON THE UNDERSTATED GLAMOUR OF PRE-FALL'S 'SOS-INFLECTED TRENCH COATS, SHEATH DRESSES AND SKIRT SUITS.

WITHOUT THEM, MODEL LAYLA ONG MIGHT HAVE NEVER WALKED FOR GUCCI; THE CULT LABEL YOUTHS IN BALACLAVA MIGHT NOT LOOK AS COOL; AND, WELL, SOME OF THE STUFF YOU SEE IN THIS MAGAZINE MIGHT NEVER HAVE MATERIALISED.

FOUNDED IN MICHIGAN, CARHARTT IS THE LABEL SERVING THE UNIFORM NEEDS OF THOSE IN VARIOUS BLUE-COLLAR TRADES (FARMERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS – YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO HELP KEEP SOCIETIES FUNCTIONING) SINCE 1889, ONLY TO BE EMBRACED BY RAPPERS LIKE KANYE AND A$AP ROCKY AS OFF-DUTY STAPLES IN RECENT YEARS.

TODAY, FEW FASHION MUSES ARE AS ENDURING AND RELEVANT AS BETTY CATROUX HAS BEEN TO THE HOUSE OF SAINT LAURENT.

WHAT’S EVEN MORE COVETABLE THAN THAT FRONT-ROW SEAT AT FASHION WEEK?

SO WE MIGHT NOT ALL RESEMBLE RUNWAY MODELS OR, LIKE THEM, HAVE A CREW ON HAND TO DOLL US UP, BUT WE CAN GET ONE SECRET TO NAILING THEIR BEAUTY LOOKS.

WITH SUSTAINABILITY NOW PART OF THE MAINSTREAM CONVERSATION, MAKEUP AND SKINCARE BRANDS HAVE INCREASINGLY BEEN SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON THEIR OPERATIONAL PROCESSES THAT WERE ONCE HIDDEN AT “THE BACK END”.

JAMIE QQ WU IS THE WITTY SHANGHAI-BORN, SINGAPORE-BASED ACCIDENTAL FASHION INFLUENCER WHO TEAMED UP WITH US LAST YEAR ON A MINI MOCKUMENTARY ABOUT KOL CULTURE.

SOME MIGHT REGARD THE DEPICTION OF GLAMOUR DURING TOUGH TIMES AS FRIVOLOUS AND TONE-DEAF.

DEPENDING ON ONE’S AGE, YOU’RE LIKELY TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER.

SOFIA COPPOLA HAS A LIGHT TOUCH WHEN IT COMES TO CAPTURING YOUNG WOMEN AND ALL THEIR NUANCED NEEDS AND EMOTIONS.

THERE ARE THE LOGO-HEAVY DESIGNER TEES THAT’LL INSTANTLY MAKE ONE LOOK FASHIONABLE.

IN COMPARISION TO ITS SPLASHY DEBUT LAST YEAR (REMEMBER ITS INTERACTIVE POP-UP EXHIBITION AT STPI THAT INCLUDED A JI CHANG-WOOK APPEARANCE ON OPENING NIGHT?), CARTIER’S CLASH DE CARTIER LINE HAS USHERED IN ITS NEWEST ADDITIONS IN A DECIDEDLY QUIET MANNER.

NOT EVEN POSTBREXIT BLUES OR A DEVASTATING STORM COULD RATTLE THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT OF LONDON FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 2020.

SIMPLE YET BOLD WITH GRAPHIC INCISIONS INSPIRED BY THE BRAND’S SIGNATURE QUILTING, CHANEL’S COCO CRUSH LINE OF FINE JEWELLERY HAS ALWAYS MEANT AN EFFORTLESS WAY TO MAKE A PERSONAL STATEMENT.

RAINBOW TIE-DYED BEACHWEAR STAPLES.

WHAT’S A BETTER COMPANION FOR A FASHION FIEND ALL DRESSED UP IN PRE-FALL’S EVERYDAY-MADE-EVENINGAPPROPRIATE WARDROBE THAN HER PERFECT-FOR-SELFIES FLIP PHONE? THE LATTER IN AN UNEXPECTED MIRROR GOLD FINISH THAT LETS IT DOUBLE AS A STATEMENT ACCESSORY.

FROM ITS IMMENSE CARBON FOOTPRINT TO WASTE PRODUCTION, IT’S UNDENIABLE THAT FASHION HAS A SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEM.

WITH ITS DARK YET ROMANTIC, COUNTERCULTURE ROOTS, GOTHIC FASHION HAS LONG OFFERED AN ESCAPIST SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR DESIGNERS.

YOU’VE HEARD OF THE HEMLINE INDEX (ITS THEORY: THE BETTER THE ECONOMY, THE SHORTER THE SKIRTS).

FOR ALL OF FASHION’S FINERY AND GLAMOUR, MENTAL HEALTH ISN’T SOMETHING THAT IT’S NAILED GOING BY THE LUMINARIES IT HAS CLAIMED (THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN’S TRAGIC SUICIDE).

Time and again, the colour has been worn as a symbol of resistance – from the 2018 Golden globes to express solidarity with the time’s up movement to the pro-democracy Protests in Hong Kong.

IF GRETA THUNBERG REPRESENTED A CATEGORY OF PEOPLE, TALIA RYDER WOULD FIT RIGHT INTO IT: A SOPHISTICATED VOICE ON SOCIAL ISSUES SPANNING BULLYING TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALL PACKED INTO A PETITE 17-YEAR-OLD.

HOW DOES A FASHION DESIGNER RECONCILE TODAY’S CONSTANT CHASE FOR THE NOVEL AND NEW WITH THE VALUES OF LONGEVITY AND FUNCTION?

AN OVER-HUNDREDDOLLAR LIPSTICK THAT FEELS AS LUSH AS SUEDE, IS SCENTED AND COMES PACKAGED IN A BRUSHED GOLD METAL TUBE MIGHT SEEM LIKE AN INDULGENCE.

WHAT DOES HEDI SLIMANE KNOW ABOUT WHAT REAL WOMEN WANT? IT’S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS SINCE HE TOOK OVER THE REINS AT CELINE AND IT’S A QUESTION THAT STILL GETS TOSSED UP.

BRITISH DUO PETER PILOTTO’S SATCHELS COME WITH A SLOT AT THE BASE SO THAT ONE CAN SLIDE IN AND ATTACH ONTO THE METAL HANDLE OF ANOTHER.

UNLIKE THE 2019 MATT DAMON SCI-FI SATIRE, THESE “SHRUNKEN” BAGS SHOWCASED ON THE S/S ’20 RUNWAYS DON’T CLAIM TO REDUCE MAN’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OR INCREASE ONE’S WEALTH.

SIX OF THE MOST POPULAR SIGNATURE FINE JEWELLERY COLLECTIONS GET AN UPDATE – YET ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP SPARKLING DAILY.

IN THE OVER THREE DECADES HE’S SPENT AS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF MAX MARA, IAN GRIFFITHS HAS ALWAYS IMBUED HIS COLLECTIONS FOR THE ITALIAN LUXURY LABEL WITH A SENSE OF POSITIVITY.

JOINING THE SHELVES OF CELINE, HERMES AND MORE OF THE WORLD’S MOST WELL-LOVED AND TRENDSETTING LUXURY FASHION HOUSES:

ITALIAN MAISON BVLGARI’S DISTINCTIVE B.ZERO1 COLLECTION DISRUPTED THE WAY LUXURY JEWELLERY SHOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN IT DEBUTED IN 1999 WITH ITS GRAPHIC, GEOMETRICAL CURVES INSPIRED BY THE COLOSSEUM, ALL CREATED WITH THE BRAND’S PROPRIETARY TUBOGAS TECHNIQUE.

TO PARAPHRASE GEORGE ORWELL, IF THERE’S HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, IT PROBABLY LIES WITH THE NEXT GENERATION.

MEET FIONA FUSSI THE FEMME FATALE SPY, BOND-WORTHY BOMBSHELL AND OLD HOLLYWOOD INGENUE ALL ADORNED IN THE LATEST PIECES FROM THE WORLD OF HIGH JEWELLERY.

THERE’S A GROOVY, ZEN-LIKE, BOHEMIAN CHARM TO SPRING/SUMMER 2020’S ECLECTIC ARRAY OF TALISMAN-ESQUE COSTUME JEWELLERY.

FROM SCULPTURAL SANDALS IN HIGH-GLOSS PATENT TO CHIC EVERYDAY CARRIERS GIVEN A BOHO-ROCK MAKEOVER WITH MONOGRAM-STUDDED SUEDE, SAINT LAURENT’S SPRING/SUMMER 2020 ACCESSORIES OFFER A DIFFERENT KIND OF SENSUAL PLEASURE. TOGETHER WITH THE FRENCH MAISON, FEMALE ZOOMS IN ON THEIR “LIGHT TOUCH”.

ELEGANT PRAIRIE DRESSES; MASCULINE TAILORING PAIRED WITH SENSUOUS BLOUSES WITH A TWIST; A PRACTICAL NEW BAG DUBBED THE DARIA THAT STILL MAKES A STATEMENT.

IN AN AGE WHEN WE’RE CONSTANTLY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE NEXT SHINY NEW THING WHILE REPEATEDLY LOOKING TO THE PAST FOR INSPIRATION, COACH HAS FOUND A HAPPY MEDIUM:

TOGETHER COLLABORATIONS IN FASHION HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE , BANAL EVEN, IN TODAY’S ONSLAUGHT OF MARKETING SPIELS (SOCIAL MEDIA BEING ITS PINNAC LE).

THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS: THOSE DRAMATIC WHITE DRESSES THAT BLOOMED ALL OVER THE SPRING/SUMMER 2020 RUNWAYS, EVOKING A CERTAIN SWEET NOSTALGIA.

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A COMPILATION OF ALL THE NEW AND UPDATED BEAUTY PRODUCTS THAT’LL HELP GET ONE V-DAY READY, WHATEVER THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS.

He’s the dapper, theatre artstrained star of one of netflix’s most thought-provoking teenage dramas.

1. Satin and polyester pants, $1,530, Comme des Garcons

Lately, fashion houses have been singing the same tune with the launch of new jewellery lines, be they fine, costume or – in the case of gucci and giorgio armani – haute.

FROM AN EXTRA PLUSH (AND LARGE) TAKE ON HOBO BAGS TO AN ECLECTIC ARRAY OF ’70S ROCK STAR-INSPIRED BOOTS, SPRING/SUMMER 2020’S SPIN ON “FESTIVAL MERCH” IS ANYTHING BUT YOUR COACHELLA/FYRE/FLOWER CROWN-WEARING BASIC B***H AFFAIR.

ONE-OF-A-KIND COMPOSITIONS.

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MEANT TO SYMBOLISE LOVE WITH ITS PINK HUE AND FEMININE SCENT, MISS DIOR IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A MAINSTREAM DESIGNER FRAGRANCE.

THIS MONTH’S BLOCKBUSTER SKINCARE RELEASES ALL CENTRE AROUNd THE QUEST FOR ETERNAL YOUTH. CHIA YING NA DISTILS THE BEAUTY AND SCIENCE BEHIND EACH ONE.

One of the most existentialist questions in fashion: How many times can a signature handbag truly serve as a blank canvas for creativity?

PHOTOGRAPHER OLIVIA BEE MAY NOT SEEM LIKE AN OBVIOUS CHOICE TO SHOOT FOR THE HOUSE OF VAN CLEEF & ARPELS.

From a sculptor who makes disquieting pieces out of hair and skin-like silicone to a fashion veteran turned abstract painter, Keng Yang Shuen spotlights five emerging Singapore-based artists who’ve captured our imagination in recent times.

A clear, glowing complexion is the best canvas for the latest festive makeup colours, while a toned, shapely figure will help you stand out in all those glamorous party frocks. Here’s how LUSH Aesthetics can help you achieve both.

Boost your skin’s radiance and youthfulness with products from BEAUTÉSCIENCE.

Put your best face forward with this imperfection-reducing treatment from Beaute Hub.

Make a statement with this range of unique fragrances from Ange Gardien Paris.

Whether you are looking for presents for your millennial pals or want to impress your guests at your year-end parties, be sure to check out the eclectic fashion, beauty and gift range at multi-label store NomadX.

A tale of how understanding the emotional strengths and needs of women helped an Italian titan transform its iconic serpent-inspired timepiece into an everyday-friendly watch with some bite – as told to Imran Jalal by Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bvlgari’s senior director of watch design, in Shanghai

Unassuming, steely cool yet Sentimental, the artistic Director of chanel brings a hip And inspiring human touch to The french luxury maison.

THE CABOTIN (this page): The structured, handheld bag with a contoured top that modern-day fans tend to liken to a vintage lunchbox is in fact inspired by the trunks that Moynat has been specialising in from day one (did you know that it invented a waterproof trunk as early as 1854?). Cue its dual metallic closures, designed to recall the locks that the brand was known for and patented in the 1900s.

Nope, this isn’t a story about going makeup free or some new Goop-y, all-natural skincare craze.

This Christmas, treat yourself to tighter, plumper and youthful-looking skin with Thermage FLX Skin Tightening treatment.

THE WORD “PERPETUAL” HAS LONG BEEN USED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ONE OF ROLEX’S MOST FAMOUS LINES, BUT NOW IT TAKES ON A NEW MEANING FOR THE WATCHMAKER.

BEFORE GINETTE CHITTICK BECAME THE FASHION-FORWARD INDIE QUEEN OF THE LOCAL CREATIVE SCENE WITH HER PLAYFUL TEXTILE ART WORKS, BRITPOP DJ NIGHTS AND SHOEGAZE BAND ASTREAL, SHE WAS PART OF SINGAPORE’S FIRST ALL-GIRL PUNK BAND PSYCHO SONIQUE.

THE SEPTUAGENARIAN, (STILL) PLATINUM-HAIRED PROGENITOR OF PUNK CHIC DEBBIE HARRY RELEASES A MEMOIR RECOUNTING HER “VERY FULL” LIFE AS A CULTURAL TRAILBLAZER THIS MONTH.

FACT: BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE WORLD, WITH ONE WOMAN DIAGNOSED EVERY 15 SECONDS, ACCORDING TO THE GLOBAL CANCER OBSERVATORY SET UP BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.

PERHAPS IT’S A REACTION AGAINST THE TURBULENT TIMES THAT WE’RE LIVING IN (OR WE’RE JUST SECRETLY HANKERING FOR THE RETURN OF ALT-CHIC CIRCA THE 1990S).

FROM GLOSSY COMBAT-STYLE KICKS TO CHELSEA/GO-GO HYBRIDS THAT COMPLETE ANY NEW YORK DOLL, F/W ’19 OFFERS UP AN ARRAY OF TOUGH GIRL BOOTS THAT WERE MADE FOR GLAM-ROCKING.

A SWEEPING KIMONO COAT AND A COCOON-SHAPED TAKE ON PUFFERS.

THE BEST OF STREET STYLE BOILS DOWN TO INDIVIDUALITY, AND WITH PUNK ELEMENTS LIKE SEW-ON PATCHES AND DESIGN DETAILS THAT LET ONE CUSTOMISE ONE’S LOOK, THE LATEST INSTALMENT OF 2 MONCLER 1952 HAS US COVERED.

BECAUSE THIS SEASON, REAL (FASHION) HEROES DO WEAR CAPES.

EVOKING FASHION NOSTALGIA IN ITS MOST INTOXICATING FORM: SAINT LAURENT F/W ’19, WHICH DRAWS FROM THE SOPHISTICATED SENSUALITY OF BIANCA JAGGER, BETTY CATROUX AND CATHERINE DENEUVE, THEN LENSES IT ALL THROUGH SOME HIGH-POWERED ’80S GLAMOUR.

CALL THEM FASHION’S NEW ACTIVISTS: YOUNG CONCEPTUAL LABELS SIDE-STEPPING GENRES, GENDERS AND OTHER SOCIAL NORMS TO USHER IN A BRAND NEW ERA OF CONSCIOUS DRESSING.

HOW DOES ONE TR ANSFORM A JAPANESE LABEL BEST KNOWN FOR ITS RETRO - INSPIRED SNEAKERS INTO A FULL FLEDGED FASHION HOUSE THAT GETS THE NEXT GENERATION ALL HYPED? FOR ONITSUKA TIGER CREATIVE DIRECTOR ANDREA POMPILIO, IT STARTS WITH STAYING REAL.

FROM ITS GENDERNEUTRAL ORIGINAL DESIGN TO ITS DIVERSE RANGE OF STYLES AND SIZES, CHANEL’S J12 WATCH HAS BEEN ENCAPSULATING PRESENT-DAY VALUES SINCE THE YEAR 2000.

If fortune indeed favours the bold, bottega veneta looks set to flourish under the helm of its young and thoughtfully reckless new creative director daniel lee. Helm of its young and thoughtfully reckless new creative director daniel lee.

It’s the italian luxury label that millennials can’t get enough of, and that might have something to do with its pan-generational, omnidirectional creative director’s fashion philosophy: that identity is a personal construct, and clothes and accessories indeed maketh the man. imran jalal previews gucci’s f/w ’19 collection in bangkok and singles out the pieces with the biggest personality.

HOW BEST TO DESCRIBE THE FALL/WINTER 2019 RUNWAY TRENDS SINGLED OUT OVER THE NEXT 12 PAGES AND THE SINGAPORE PHOTOGRAPHERS WE GOT TO LENS THEM: FRESH, PUNCHY, BETTER KNOW THEM NOW.

With a steady stream of personal and collaborative projects and an active, 218K-strong instagram account with Virgil Abloh as an ardent follower, the New York-based graffiti artist has not only outlived most of his contemporaries, but would also easily outshine any Gen Z in hypebeast-ness – without even trying. Who better to school us on the evolution of street art and its intersection with fashion? Keng Yang Shuen reports.

Besides that it’s huge in this season.

The mark of a truly iconic watch: when its design remains distinct and looks right, be it past, present or future – even after its maker hits the refresh button on it.

Nicolas Ghesquiere knows that truly Inspirational Street style came before Instagram happened.

Ripping off designs = Diet Prada alert. Being self-referential and recontextualising one’s own past works to create something new? Plain clever – and nobody does it better than Miuccia Prada.

FORGET DAD OR MUM STYLE.

Underground, misfit, weird, and 100 per cent wonderful that way. Way before such attributes became Gen Z buzzwords, the DJ/boutique owner/nightlife impresario was steadily living and dressing up by them.

WHAT THE FEMALE TEAM IS INTO NOW

Returning to save every day this Fall/Winter 2019 with a wardrobe that brings back ’70s-era no-nonsense, ladylike chic.

The romance of a woman in a tailored suit or mannish separates, captured A La Helmut Newton, never dies.

You know and love them. Now, they’ve been updated, or added a new family member. Karen Tee singles out the iconic beauty bestsellers that have gotten a refresh in the past six months.

Having just turned 28, Zouk is the undisputed OG of clubs in Singapore, but has the Institution of Electronic Music still got its groove? Its latest independently minded, drum and bass-mad head of marketing Audrey Choy sits down with Tracy Phillips – the cultural connoisseur who held her very position at the nightspot a decade before – to talk about its relevance, direction, and what’s going to make everyone lose themselves to dance again.

The Monogram Giant Jungle – when Louis Vuitton goes Madonna on its iconic logo.

The enigmatic, surrealist oeuvre of French photographer/beauty guru Serge Lutens makes the perfect inspiration for Pre-fall’s ’80s-inflected makeup colours and fashion accessories.