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Modern Magic

The secret to the nine-year success of music consulting and partnerships agency, Secret Signals lies in their human touch to the business.

Ming Yew Is On His Grind

Like the 2009 American Skateboarding film directed by Chris Zamoscianyk, local skateboarder Ming Yew is on his grind in our big city.

Lather & Pave

Two visual artists come together to explore the transitional states of cleaning, nature of rest and everyday resistance.

Lucky Number 4

Luck is a fickle friend but can be a made a familiar one with any of Martell Cognac’s Martell Vintage Collection.

Colouring The World

Artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s collection, Virgil Abloh continues his vision of surging — rising up, uprising and progressing — with the spring/ summer ’21 collection.

Bang Chan - Rising Up With A Bang

Bang Chan, leader of K-pop group Stray Kids, shares the meaning behind the group’s name, his favourite food as well as his responsibilities as a leader.

The Importance Of Wearing Clothes

The new Bottega Veneta spring/summer ’21 collection — code-named salon 01 — brings back a time before digital technology.

Advancing Equality

Three women working in industries dominated by men share their reality of fair treatment together with Ermenegildo Zegna as the italian house renews their vision of #WHATMAKESAMAN through the lens of a loved one.

Engineering Tomorrow

Yes, the story title is a poorly disguised pun and yes, Charmaine Thio, the Southeast Asia brand ambassador of Hendrick’s Gin definitely knows a thing or two about gin.

Innovative Solutions To Make Our Planet Better Than It Was Yesterday

These watchmakers are conscious of environmental issues and provide innovative solutions to make our planet better than it was yesterday.

Setting The Tone

Multi-hyphenate Henry Lau sets the tone for the year ahead.

The Good Fight

The team at volunteer group ReadAble shares the same sentiment as former UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed in 2015 — “the future starts with the alphabet”.

The Lens Of Youth

Men’s Folio Designer Of The Year 2020, Latika Balachander and Men’s Folio Model Of The Year 2020, Wang Dingwei dream about their professional futures as they envision the hopes of their industries.

On The Road

Storied Scottish whisky house Glenfiddich reinterprets its iconic stag to bring good cheer this Lunar New Year.

Sweet Youth Of Yours

The House of Dior has once again bottled the secret of eternal youth with the eternally blossoming longoza flower.

No More Blues

Fresh’s latest Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence protects one’s skin against a rising form of pollution— digital light.

As Tough As Nails

Japanese artist Takashi Hara aims to be as oppositional as the proverbial Japanese saying and to be “the nail who puts a dent in the hammer”.

love is

The high octane glamour of the TOM FORD BEAUTY Limited Edition Rose Prick Collection is a great look on Jon Chua JX and Amanda Chaang.

HAUTE BOX

Full-good, feel-good and most importantly, fuss-free microwaveable meals are now making the ding in trending.

GOOD VIBRATIONS

According to Jeff Chang of Crystal Light, there is some self-healing magic to the crystal movement.

Drip In Ice Like Yung Raja

Singaporean hip hop artiste

Smell Suave In Any Situation

There is one succinct reason why men aspire to look like Tom Ford models (or even Mr Ford himself) and why the heartbeat of a woman increases when presented with the iconic black and gold box: Tom Ford has nailed down what consumers hanker for — attainable glamour.

Fall In Love With Burgundy

Radiating a shade of dark red-brown or red-purple, burgundy takes its name from the colour of wine that originates from the French region of Burgundy.

Do Hardcore Jewellery The Softboy Way

2020 for a lot of people is a year of missed opportunities given the whole pandemic

Put The Man In Manicure

It might be the post-Circuit Breaker boredom when men became more experimental with their grooming routines (DIY bleached hair, stick and poke tattoos) and manicures have become a core part of one’s individual style.

Be Gentlemanly Like Tissot & Jason

JASON GODFREY (@bigsmilenoteeth) Actor

Throw Back On Starting Origins

KHRIS AIDEN (@khrisaiden) & NATHANIEL FONG (@nathanielfong)

Wear

SKITTLES ON THE WRIST

Champion Sustainability LIKE LONGINES & LENNARD

LENNARD YEONG (@lennardy) Chef

Bring Out THE “I” IN ALCOHOL CONNOISSEUR

Welcome to December, the month where the festivities are in full swing and also, where “shots! shots! shots!” is generally frowned upon (when in doubt, drink like cast member of Mad Men — purposefully). While cocktails are perfectly serviceable dinner party drinks, the best ones do not need finicking — impress by pronouncing its name accurately, pour it into a glass, maybe plop an ice cube in and be done with it.