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Born In The USA

Before Stuart Vevers, Coach was just a trusty leather goods brand. Now, it’s a fashion monolith whose clothes every cool girl wants to be seen in. But how does he do the same for one of the most taken-for granted products in any luxury label’s stable: a fragrance? Noelle Loh gets the exclusive in New York.

Face Time

The Swedish clothing giant changed the garment industry with its wallet-friendly collections that pack a serious fashion punch. Now, it’s turning its eye towards beauty.

Unlock and Load

A French skincare giant’s Asian-exclusive puts the spotlight on the cultural differences towards prepping skin.

A Couture Attitude

It’s said that the clothes you wear can have an effect on the way you stand, pose and behave. Noelle Loh celebrates Fall’s embrace of couture shapes in the everyday wardrobe.

Lynn Ban

The glamorous Singapore-born, New York-based jeweller to stars like Rihanna and Beyonce shares her fashion and cultural obsessions of the moment.

Jason Wu

The New York-based designer, who headlined the latest edition of Singapore Fashion Week, shares his cultural and design inspirations.

New Rules

What we know of fashion just seems to keep on changing. Who are the new influencers? What are the new staples? Do seasons and gender matter? The designers behind three labels to watch now give their take.

Chroma Heart

WHAT EVERY TIMEPIECE HERE HAS IN COMMON: A CONSIDERABLE ELEMENT OF CERAMIC (AND, NO, WE AIN’T TALKING STONEWARE) THAT IS NOT IN BLACK OR WHITE. IMRAN JALAL REPORTS ON WHY THIS NEXT MOST COLOURFUL TREND IN HOROLOGY SHOULD GET YOU ALL PSYCHED UP.

Leandra Medine

The feminist author, designer and founder of the irreverent New York-based fashion website, Man Repeller, shares the things and places she’s into.

Keep Cool And Carry On

Two soothing must-haves for the hottest months of the year: lightweight, refreshing scents and hydrating facial mists. Moh Shuying singles out the latest.

Skin Rescuers

Target problems with specialised treatments.

Let's Talk About It

Multi-hyphenate and face of Longchamp Alexa Chung is undeniably one of the millennium’s original It girls, but what happens when she grows up? Imran Jalal reports.

Good Spirits

This fall, gucci’s alessandro michele finds an unlikely creative partner in an artist who dauntlessly repurposes the brand’s monogram to give new life to trash. Trevor andrew aka gucci ghost lets noelle loh into his new york studio for an exclusive chat on his unorthodox rise to fashion fame.

King of the Misfits

Demna gvasalia’s debut as balenciaga’s artistic director is hands down the season’s most talked about collection. Noelle loh looks at how it could just make him today’s greatest fashion provocateur.

All Hall The Establishment

It’s the french luxury maison that gave us some of the most important pieces in a woman’s wardrobe, and it continues to march to its own beat, no matter the trend or fashion movement.So where does chanel stand in this era of flux? Noelle loh gets the exclusive in paris.

Not Just A Pretty Face

A NON-FACIAL BEAUTY HIT LIST (AKA WHAT TO USE NOW TO IMPROVE THE LOOK AND HEALTH OF YOUR HAIR, NECK, HANDS AND BODY)

Top-To-Toe Beauty

Celebrate Chinese New Year on a glowing note with Astique The Aesthetic Clinic’s wide range of face and body treatments that’ll help you look and feel amazing.

The Lensman

Getting intimate with strangers is a skill documentary filmmaker Reiner Holzemer has perfected. In an exclusive interview, he speaks to Imran Jalal about the art of being invisible and bringing out the human in everyone, including the reclusive Dries Van Noten, who’s headed to the screens here soon.

You Are Welcome

For all its ritzy Art Deco interiors and gin bar that’s become the hangout-of-choice for the fashionable set, Parkview Square is also trying to democratise contemporary art with possibly the first free museum in a commercial building in Singapore.

Water Bar

Anyone geared up for that mid-year summer getaway should also gear up on the latest trends to know about keeping skin quenched. Not a hard thing to do, considering it’s also when brands tend to have their biggest hydrating launches – and you’ve folks like us to do all the legwork.

New Balance

Two new ranges claim to tackle the most demanding skincare issue of the 20 something millennial set: a complexion that looks picture-perfect but isn’t. Goh Yee Huay reports.

Lucky Blue

Might Chanel have struck gold in its quest to prolong youthful, healthy skin, all thanks to studies carried out on the world’s 100-year-olds?

Dream Girls

Call them part of the Kylie Jenner generation – women whose social media followings rival that of street-style stars, thanks to their good looks, come-hither routfi ts and sexy photographs. Keng Yang Shuen meets three such agent provocateurs, here for a deeper expose.

Modern Talking

Most high-street-meets-high-fashion collabs tap into the star designer’s archives, but Erdem’s H&M collection reflects what’s in now – all while staying true to its romantic spirit. In an exclusive interview ahead of the Nov 2 launch, designer Erdem Moralioglu tells Keng Yang Shuen how.

Good Better Breast

Side boob, underboob, and now full boob. Isabel Ong uncovers how the beauty industry is keeping abreast of the boob-baring looks popping up all over Fall/Winter 2017’s runways.

The Design Mob

Besides possessing the same eye for design (quirky, contemporary furniture by the likes of Antoine Lesur and Faye Toogood), the arts, and food (they share a Whatsapp chat group called “Hokkien Mee Posse”), these guys bond over their wardrobe tastes. It’s apparent in the way they turn up at industry events like the ultimate creative pack, often dressed in brands such as Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto – and lots of black and white. Each, however, comes from a different discipline. 

The Comedy Starlets

It’s no secret that Nair is one of the most exciting and infectiously likeable local Youtube personalities of the moment.

8 Years And Beyond

Ion Orchard Turns Eight, and It’s Celebrating With a Birthday Bash Befitting of the Best Luxury Shopping Centre. For a Start, It’ll Last a Full Eight Months!

The Accessories Issue With Bagaholic Boy

Bagaholicboy (real name: Alvin Cher, insider nickname and what we call him throughout this 42-page section: BB) is not your average blogger.

business of fashion

when it comes to wardrobe essentials, uniqlo’s an industry titan.but now, the japanese retailer wants in on the style game too. isabel ong heads to tokyo to fi nd out how it’s doing so in s/s ’17.