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

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From Sweden to China: fashion powerhouse H&M heads East with its collaboration featuring young Chinese designer Angel Chen.

There’s no better time or place for yacht makers to unveil their latest creations than at the world’s most prestigious events on water at the Côte d’Azur this autumn. Here, we preview just a few of the head-turners at Cannes Yachting Festival (Sept 10-15) and Monaco Yacht Show (Sept 25-28).

Behind the scenes of a four-hands collaboration between Julien Royer and Kenichi Takatsu.

MANDEEP CHOPRA, FOUNDER OF LIMITED EDT, SINGAPORE’S FIRST DEDICATED SNEAKER BOUTIQUE, IS ON A MISSION TO CEMENT SINGAPORE’S STATUS AS A STREET CULTURE CAPITAL.

As designer athleisure takes off, is it any wonder that sneakers have joined the ranks of fine wine and high-end watches as covetable items?

The first Singapore jeweller to collaborate with household names such as Disney and Singapore Airlines is also organising bigger and better Keepers events.

Loewe brings back its much lauded collaboration with the iconic ’70s shop, Paula’s Ibiza. The result? A collection brimming with positivity, bright colours and the promise of summer lovin’.

Now that we’ve all figured out what athleisure is (read: gym clothes that look okay beyond the gym), a new trend blurs the line between sportswear and fashion further. Christabel Teo breaks down the pseudo “I’m an athlete/fitness fanatic” look.

IN 1970, A JAPANESE DESIGNER NAMED KENZO TAKADA OPENED JUNGLE JAP, A BOUTIQUE IN PARIS THAT SOLD CLOTHES WITH AN ETHNIC VIBE. FAST FORWARD 46 YEARS LATER, KENZO IS NOW HELMED BY CAROL LIM AND HUMBERTO LEON, AND IS THE LATEST BRAND TO COLLABORATE WITH H&M. TALKING TO HARPER’S BAZAAR, THE DUO DISCUSS HONOURING DIVERSITY WITH THIS COLLECTION.

Everyone wants a cool job, as inane as that sounds. But what does it really mean to be working in today’s hipster tech environments, complete with sleeping pods and pantries calculated to expand your waistline? We’re of the opinion that a pretty office does not a cool job make. There’s so much more to it – culture, colleagues, and the work they do – but these firms we visited are pretty awesome, if we may say so.