T Singapore: The New York Times Style Magazine - January 2021

In this issue

Our cover subject, Chinese actress Liu Shishi, is highly regarded in the Chinese film and television industry and recently made her return to acting in 2020. Read about how she approaches her roles and why she may be ready to act in another period drama in our cover story. Elsewhere in this issue, we look at the career of French-Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili who has recently been named a Cartier ambassador. Read about how Buniatishvili combines her passions — providing for underprivileged youth and classical music — through her activism. For French actress Vanessa Paradis, getting dressed for a big event takes on a deeper meaning when she reflects on the craft, ingenuity and work that goes into the haute couture outfits she has worn over the years, pieces created by the house of Chanel.

Notes On The Culture

Supermama's interpretation of Singapore Porcelain

9 mins

Songs In The Keys Of Life

The French-Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili is a larger-than-life figure brimming with talent, ideas and a sense of urgency to introduce the next generation to classical music today.

8 mins

The Sacrifice

In ‘cancelling’ cultural figures whose actions we’ve deemed irredeemable, are we exacting citizen justice — or just doing the dirty work for the institutions and overlords who actually run the show?

10+ mins

Eating Culture

This Singaporean photographer is reimagining local cuisine, one dish at a time.

4 mins

GLASS HOUSES

In a six-story building in the centre of Munich, Michael and Petra Mayer run — and reside in — one of the world’s oldest and most celebrated architectural glass and mosaic ateliers.

6 mins

The Perfect Fit

How the actress Vanessa Paradis experienced the couture process with Chanel for her jury appearance at the Deauville American Film Festival.

5 mins

State Of Grace

For the Chinese actress Liu Shishi, acting is a career that requires a lot of discipline, even though she makes it look easy.

5 mins

Always In Control

Since her breakout in the 1960s as a girl from Brooklyn, Barbra Streisand has remained singularly influential not by chasing trends but by knowing from the beginning that the only way to change the world around her was by convincing people to listen.

10+ mins

Working Girl

Throughout our country’s history, there’s never been an artist who has captured America’s particular mythology — its dreams, its disappointments, its diversity of experiences — as completely as Dolly Parton. Now, more than 50 years into her legendary career, she’s proving there’s still something left to learn about her — and about ourselves.

10+ mins

The Custom Of The Country

On 1,200 acres in Chianti, Italy, a 15thcentury monastery is now home to the Venetian shoe designer René Caovilla and his family, who have made the history and traditions of an ancient region their own.

5 mins

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T Singapore: The New York Times Style Magazine Description:

As one of the most influential style and culture magazines in the world, T, The New York Times Style Magazine, illuminates the many facets of style - fashion, beauty and the finer things in life - with incisive commentary and artistic vision. With its Singapore edition now, T Singapore aims to interpret what is current, shedding light on popular culture and offering new and interesting ways to perceive. It is a guide to the cultural conversation through stories that are smart, sharp, exclusive and entertaining, with a distinct point of view.