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Το Have And Το Hold

From timelessly glamorous solitaire engagement rings to sophisticated his-and-her wedding bands with a modern geometric bent, the British jeweller Graff has all the pieces that one needs to commemorate that special union. In partnership with the luxury house, Female offers a close-up look at some of these symbols of love.

GOLD STORAGE

Crafty and generously sized, this season's array of designer carry-alls raises the bar on bring-your-own-bag chic.

Gaming - A Space For Imagination, Reinvention And Escapism

Even before talk about the metaverse became vogue and brands ranging from Louis Vuitton to OPI (yeah, the nail polish company) and Netflix started getting into the arena, gaming has always offered a space for imagination, reinvention and escapism. Keng Yang Shuen meets five from the fashion and design scene here who might or might not fit your stereotype of a gamer, and gets them to share how the pursuit makes them feel utterly alive.

Cosmic Dancer

With their latest album Glitch Princess, the Singapore-born musician-slash-cyber entity Yeule takes a quantum leap into the next phase of not only their artistry, but also person and way of thinking. Keng Yang Shuen gets up close (through Zoom) to find out how they’re learning to break from their old identities and boundaries and, in doing so, transcend the mundane realm.

What The World Needs Now

Resilience, dependability, sustainability and health, or so says Peter Philips – the creative and image director of makeup at Dior Beauty. Gordon Ng speaks with the beauty expert on how he’s channelled all that to make the brand’s popular Dior Forever range of foundations even better.

Over The Rainbow

Videos By Some Of Singapore’s Most Daring And Stylish Young Imagemakers Including Filmmaker Joy Song And Photographer Zalindrome. A Site-specific Installation By The Pop Culture-obsessed Mixed Media Artist Eduardo Enrique. An Immersive Audiovisual Experience Featuring Psychedelic Motion Graphics By Reza Hasni (See Right) And A Soundtrack By Electronic Musician Kin Leonn And More. Without Doubt, One Of The Buzziest Shows At Singapore Art Week This Month Will Be Happy House Curated By Tulika Ahuja And Eileen Chan. The Former Is The Independent Art Consultant On Everyone’s Lips For Her Playful And Thoughtprovoking Interactive Shows. The Other Is The Beloved Dj Who Revolutionised Our Nightlife Scene With Her Underground Techno Parties And Laid The Foundation For The Project After Leaving What Was Formerly Her Happy House. Here, The Latter Talks To Noelle Loh About The Death Of Clubs, Locals’ Troubling Relationship With Happiness, And How She Reclaimed The Joy She Found On The Dance Floor Through Art.

Portrait Of A Lady

Even before the red carpet had become a fashion arena, Chanel was already deeply enmeshed in cinema – Coco Chanel herself was known to design costumes for french and Hollywood film stars. It’s a relationship that the house has continued with its fashion and jewellery pieces appearing in modern productions. The latest: the princess diana biopic spencer, which opens here in february and features brand muse kristen stewart in the lead role. Gordon Ng gets an exclusive with her and costume designer jacqueline durran on the three archival chanel looks that were specially remade for the film.

The New Masters Of Art

Like Traditional Curators, The Folks On The Next 15 Pages Put Together Shows And Function As Conduits Between Artists And Audiences. What Distinguishes This New Generation: They Are Reshaping What Makes A Show, How Artists Should Be Treated And Who Makes A Curator In The First Place, Giving Form To One Of The Most Exciting Times In Singapore Art. Keng Yang Shuen Spotlights Five Emerging Tastemakers In Art Here And Gets Them To Share Their Picks Of Names To Watch.

The New Cult Bags From Balenciaga Are A Real “Supermarket Steal”

The new cult bags from Balenciaga are a real “supermarket steal”.

Rolex Deepens Its Ties With The World Of Cinema

Swiss watchmaker Rolex deepens its ties with the world of cinema with the opening of a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to all aspects of moviemaking. And the award for best supporting actor goes to...

A Cut Above

The house of Bvlgari ups the boldness and beauty of its Divas’ Dream collection.

Luxury Bag Trend To Know And Love Now

This is the luxury bag trend to know and love now. Bagaholicboy tells us why.

Luxury Is… Having No Limits

Francesco Ragazzi – Founder/Creative Director Of Palm Angels – Has Always Been A Dreamer, Turning What Was Originally A Photography Project Documenting La’s Skate Scene Into A Cult Designer Streetwear Brand That Reinvents Americana Style And Culture With Signature Italian Wit. In Conjunction With The Recent Launch Of His Latest Collection Under Moncler’s Genius Project, Keng Yang Shuen Gets An Exclusive Interview With The Man On His Imagination, Aspirations And Love For Collaborating.

What The Female Team Really, Really Wants

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The ArtyCapucines Series From Louis Vuitton Is Back

While Only In Its Third Edition, Louis Vuitton's Annual ArtyCapucines Series That Sees Artists Worldwide Putting Their Spin On 'the Maison's Craftsmanship-focused Capucines Handbag Has Become Collectors' Gold (Each Design Is Limited To 200 Pieces Globally). It's Also Become Something Of A Rolodex Of Established And Fast-rising Art-stars-to-know, In Conjunction With This Issue's Theme, Keng Yang Shuen Zooms In On The Two Asian Names In This Year's Line-up Of Collaborators, Whose Creations Hit Selected Boutiques End-october: Huang Yuxing And Zeng Fanzhi.

Individuals Who Reinvent And Influence How We Live Today

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Gucci, a house driven by creativity and craftsmanship. And what better way to celebrate than by meeting people who also give 100 percent effort? These rare individuals not only dare to dream big, they also reinvent and influence how we live today.

Sacai's Chitose Abe On How She Keeps It All Together!

From Designing Haute Couture For Jean Paul Gaultier To Working On A Collection With Dior Men That Launches This Month, Sacai Founder Chitose Abe Has Been Keeping Busy. Gordon NG Speaks With The Japanese Designer To Find Out How She – One Of Fashion’s Most Gifted Collaborators – Keeps It Altogether.

SG Based Women Creatives Tell Us About Their Side Of Asia

The pandemic has kept most of us from travelling out of Singapore. It's also prevented many who've moved here from overseas to visit home. Here, seven women in the creative industry who hail from regional cities tell us a thing or two about their side of Asia.

June Yap Tells Why And How His Pioneering Spirit Remains 100 Per Cent Relevant

From dec 10 to next march, the National Gallery Singapore will stage its latest blockbuster show: Nam June Paik: the future is now – the last stop of a travelling exhibition that also marks the late South Korean artist’s first major retrospective in the region. The man was one of the art world’s earliest global superstars and is often considered the father of video art (tiktokers, eat your hearts out). Exhibition curator June Yap tells Keng Yang Shuen why and how his pioneering spirit remains 100 per cent relevant.

Meet Coolest Asian Models Making Their Marrone International Scene

All recently in Paris for the spring/summer 2022 Fashionovrek season, here are some of the coolest asian models making their marrone international scene.

Up And Coming Stylist Sabrina Elman Tackele Notions Of Malayness

For her graduating project this year, Lasalle College of The Art's fashion media and industries graduate sabrina elman directed, wrote and produced children of the soil a stylised short film that explores notions of Malayness. Malaysian modernist painter Latiff Mohidin was a key inspiration; traditional fabrics like javanese batik and songket feature heavily; ditto audio notes sampled from local malay films from the '60s - making for a stunning and powerful display that establishes the 24-year-old as one to watch. As with some of the most groundbreaking fashion designers and image-makers to emerge in recent years (grace wales bonner, telfar clemens and Kerby Jean-Raymond of pyer moss come to mind), conversations about race, history and identity are central to her work. Here, she tells Keng Yang Shuen why she - and many others will keep talking about them.

The Pursuit Of Happiness

With a one-of-a-kind voice and the grit to tackle social, cultural and personal issues on her own terms, joy crookes is a singer-songwriter queen who exudes power, warmth and sensitivity all at once. Keng Yang Shuen gets up-close with the half-Bangladeshi, half-irish superstar-in-the-making, ahead of the recent launch of her debut album.

Legends Of Tomorrow

Whether it's the award-winning Sri Lankan designer empowering his local community or the malaysian streetwear label blowing up on social media with its rave-ready pieces, the nine emerging brands here share two things in common. One: they all hail from the region. Two: they all present alternative ways of seeing and understanding identity through their clothes. .

FULL LEATHER ALCHEMISTS

THE FOURTH AND LATEST EDITION OF T FACTORY – A SERIES OF COLLABORATIVE CAPSULES BY TOD’S – IS A CURIOUS CHANGE OF PACE. INSTEAD OF ROPING IN FASHION DESIGNERS LIKE BEFORE, THE ITALIAN LUXURY HOUSE HAS PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER NAME KNOWN FOR ITS ARTISANAL LEATHER ACCESSORIES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE: THE CULT JAPANESE LABEL HENDER SCHEME. THE LATTER’S FOUNDER RYO KASHIWAZAKI GIVES GORDON NG THE EXCLUSIVE ON THIS EAST-MEETS-WEST UNION OF CRAFT, NOW OUT AT THE TOD’S PARAGON BOUTIQUE AND DOVER STREET MARKET SINGAPORE.

How Hermes Is Elevating This Often Underrated Makeup Staple

After lipsticks and blushes, Hermes is adding elegant hand and nail products – inspired by the art of enamelling and the artisan’s hand – to its beauty collection. Gordon Ng reports on how it’s elevating this often underrated makeup staple.

The New Look Of Couture

Among couturiers, Cristobal Balenciaga was the master whose tailoring wizardry and radically modern silhouettes redefined elegance up till the late ’60s when he closed his namesake atelier. Now the man at the helm of his rebooted maison, Demna Gvasalia, continues his legacy of haute dressmaking with a collection that marks his debut foray into couture and the brand’s first in 53 years – albeit with modified gowns, jeans and parkas. Gordon Ng reports.

Five Photographers Who Represent A Diverse Generation Of Cultural Tastemakers

In the century since Cartier first launched the Tank in 1917, the watch has been continually adopted as the horological uniform of choice by GOATs across fashion, design and art. Andy Warhol, Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford – you get the idea. And why not? Its elegantly geometric case was a deliberate rejection of the organic shapes favoured at the time of its debut and remains instantly recognisable. Its combination of clean lines and old-school Roman numerals also made for an equally prescient, gender-neutral aesthetic, picking up fans among creative and stylish women spanning the late Princess Di to Patti Smith. Here in an exclusive showcase, five photographers who represent a diverse generation of cultural tastemakers capture their own love affair with the timepiece through intimate self-portraits.

5 Women Creatives Give Us A Sneak Peak Into Their New Realities

The pandemic has no doubt affected everybody, altering lifestyles and reminding us that often, what was once considered ordinary cannot be taken for granted. From a hyper-stylish content creator to a botanical designer who just uprooted to Europe, five women creatives give Keng Yang Shuen a peek into their routines to show us how they live now.

Oyster Perpetual Explorer By Rolex Enters A New Generation

One of the most iconic designs in horology, the Oyster Perpetual Explorer by Rolex enters a new generation with a whole lot of cool and elegance. Gordon Ng reports.

Alek Wek On Finding Style And Beauty In One's Self And Everyday Life

If there’s anyone who can tell us about being comfortable in one’s own skin, it’s Alek Wek: South Sudanese refugee-turned-supermodel who broke boundaries as one of the few women-of-colour in fashion in the ’90s. Besides remaining a runway icon, the 45-year-old is a best-selling author, artist, activist and now designer with A.W.orld by Alek Wek, her capsule collaboration with Weekend Max Mara. Gordon Ng gets the exclusive from Wek on finding style and beauty in one’s self and everyday life.