January/February 2025

Vogue Singapore

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Desmond Lim FASHION Fashion Features Editor Maya Menon Senior Stylist Jasmine Ashvinkumar Stylist Nicholas See Fashion Features Writer Bryan Ho WATCHES & JEWELLERY Watches & Jewellery Editor Gordon Ng ART Senior Designer Jason Thien C
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Editor's LETTER
“God is waiting with a banana peel.” It's a phrase I hold close to my heart, particularly when life feels a little too perfect. Call it scepticism, survival instinct or self-protection—it's a belief I've carried since a young age. And truth be told,
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Tiffany Loy
The creative process of 37-year-old Singaporean textile artist Tiffany Loy stems from a natural curiosity and wonder about the way things work. “I'm constantly questioning everything I see and why I see them that way,” she shares. “It can be as simpl
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Timeless RESONANCE
Fashion today feels like it's splintering into infinite directions—more experimental, avant-garde and at times, outlandish. Yet, even in this whirlwind of fresh ideas, there's a subtle yet compelling shift occurring—an almost reverent return to the h
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Dress DOWN
Hair, Ken Hong/Evolve using Goldwell; make-up, Clarence Lee using MAC Cosmetics; manicure, Ann Lim; photographer's assistant, Chong Ng; stylist's assistant, Nurul Firdousee; model, Lina G/Mannequin. IMAGES COURTESY OF PRADA, MCQUEEN, LOUIS VUITTON, T
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The REBIRTH
It's been a whirlwind month and a half for Gaurav Gupta. Vogue Singapore's last meeting with the star couturier took place in October last year at the hallmark Next In Vogue, where hundreds gathered to hear him speak about the brand's trailblazing jo
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A Glowing Light
Qatrisha Zairyah recalls first feeling at home when she joined a dance group in her late teens. Fresh out of school, she auditioned for a voguing troupe called Voguelicious, which fused hip-hop with street dance. What she uncovered at the end of that
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PAINT the TOWN RED
In the cold snap that has descended upon London, reprieve emerges in the form of Chanel's latest enclave. It is a blaze of colour and warmth amid the city's greyscale; an immersive exploration of the tenets that form Chanel Beauty spearheaded by the
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New Classic
Hair and make-up, Melly Nomas; model, Sarah Fochrenbach/ Folkr Studio.■
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GROWTH in GRATITUDE
As an archetypal overthinker, it's safe to say that my mind is prone to perfectionism and racing thoughts. It's little wonder, then, that a myriad of personality tests have unveiled stunning scores across traits like turbulence and neuroticism. Hones
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All Aflutter
Movement and freedom are the tenets at the heart of Plume de Chanel jewellery. It embodies, in part, the ease that Chanel introduced to the wardrobes of women with her unfettered fashion designs. “My jewellery is never detached from the idea of a wom
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Hot Commodities
At the most recent edition of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), often touted as the watch world's awards equivalent of the Oscars, something interesting happened. Of the 20 categories, 16 prize winners were independent brands and makers.
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A GEM of A THING
Sapphire is an incredible thing. At its core, the mineral corundum is made up simply of aluminium and oxygen. The most fortuitous touches of chemical happenstance—trace amounts of iron, titanium or chromium, for example—tints and colours the otherwis
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Love WINS ALL
How far would you go for love? This is the question that defines Cartier's Love bracelet, one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of jewellery in the world today. The Love bracelet is, at its core, a design of two arcs of gold joined by two scr
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WRITTEN in STONES (and Etched in Metal)
“We produce exceptional things when it comes to clothes and bags because we have great artisans—so I thought, why not jewellery?” Matthieu Blazy, the creative director of Bottega Veneta, is in Venice describing his unhurried approach to the house's l
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The WEIGHT of TIME
PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT, SILVIA DE LA ROSA; STYLIST'S ASSISTANT, LAURA ORTEGA; PRODUCER, JULIETA SARTOR; PRODUCER'S ASSISTANTS, MARÍA BELÉN MENDOZA AND STEFAN KHIVU.■
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PAY to PLAY
On 1 February 1929, one of the most storied hotels in history opened its doors on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. Perched on the edge of the Sunset Strip, the glamorous Chateau Marmont offered its clientele tooth-aching luxury and discreet privacy in
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Top SHELF
Tarot by Jessica Hundley, Penny Slinger, Johannes Fiebig and Marcella Kroll The first of five volumes in Taschen's spiritual series, the Library of Esoterica, Tarot traces the history of the 600-year-old practice as passed down through arcane writing
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Shapeshifter
For many critics, Apple TV+'s pulse-racing dystopian corporate drama Severance was a promising sign that television was not yet dead. Slickly designed, tightly plotted and brimming with existential questions, the show struck the right chord between b
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TURNING Of The SEASONS
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), each season corresponds with an element and an organ, guiding the choice of ingredients consumed to support one's health. Spring is associated with wood and the liver, with a focus put on detoxifying and energy-
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A New DAWN
When fashion designer Phillip Lim shared that he was stepping down from his namesake label in midNovember after two decades at the helm as creative director, it marked the end of an era, sending a ripple effect through the industry. In a true reflect
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Stephanie Hsu
“I got into this business in a series of backdoor ways—not by knocking on backdoors myself, but by others taking me through them. It was a nontraditional path, even though it might have appeared conventional on the outside.” Two and a half years have
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Pivot
Hair, Fu Zai; make-up, Beata Xu; art director, Han Lam; producer, Dellis Dai; production, BEE; talents, Ye Riqun and Long.■
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A Whimsical Legacy
When one thinks of the dynamic interlace of art with fashion, one name comes to mind: Louis Vuitton. Time and again, this storied house has brought creativity to life, vibrantly weaving masterpieces into its collections. Each line breathes fresh pers
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The RESOLUTION BUILDER
Director of research and advocacy at Association of Women for Action and Research Whether it's gender stereotyping, sexist comments or even systemic issues like the motherhood penalty encountered in the workplace, being an active bystander means noti

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