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An Indoor Garden

Van Ceef & Arpels taps on french artist Alexandre Benjamin Navet to evoke an eternal spring in its boutiques

The Many Faces Of Fendi

Silvia Venturini Fendi embraces realism over manicured perfection for FW’20

Dream A Little Dream Of Her

Actress, model, mother and businesswoman sheila sim discusses the art of living in the present and embracing the limitless path of self-discovery

Halima Aden Has A Higher Purpose

From a Kenyan refugee camp to america and representing, Hijabi Muslim women on runways, campaigns and covers, somali-american model and activist Halima Aden is now everywhere

Icons, Renewed

In celebration of its 160th anniversary, TAG Heuer revisits its classic Carrera

Rami Malek Talks About His Role As The Villain In 'No Time To Die'

Confined in London, multi-award-winning actor Rami Malek makes some time for a video chat, telling us about his role as the villain in the upcoming James Bond movie, No Time To Die, as well as how he feels about joining the Pasha De Cartier community as an ambassador

Deep Blue Sea

An iconic reiteration of a divers’ watch from the ’50s in a legendary colour with an anniversary strap — the new black bay fifty-eight navy blue packs a punch in more ways than one

Woman With A Vision

Sophie Delafontaine, artistic director at Longchamp, talks about the crux of collaborations, why brand experiences are cardinal and the importance of fashion adapting to the needs of women

A Considerable Magic

The Alhambra from Van Cleef & Arpels has long been the brand’s very own lucky charm, captivating the hearts of fans around the world since it first appeared decades ago

Between The Seams

What does it take to become a fashion designer in Singapore? We sit down with fashion lecturer dinu bodiciu and fashion design graduate samuel xun to peel back the layers surrounding the issues of creativity versus commercialism, fashion school versus the real world, as well as all the pressures and expectations confronting a contemporary designer

The Kinetic Actor

Known for his chameleonic range across genres from period films to action dramas, South Korean actor Ji Chang wook discusses the evolution of his mindset over a decade-long career, the emotional journey of success and why great acting is never a solo undertaking

Christopher John Rogers

From picturing the outfits of storybook characters to designing the award show ensembles of Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X, Christopher John Rogers is fashion’s rising star of note

French Girl Factor

To be French is to be effortless, and who can help us master that vibe better than Chanel?

Interlude: Getting Dressed Yesterday And Tomorrow

When the FWf20 collections were conceived, designers couldn’t have predicted that they would hit the market at a time when masks and sweats prevail over bubble hems and capes. Elle singapore speaks to three industry insiders on fw’20’s commerciality, and venture what we might glimpse in the ss’21 collections — fashion’s first in a new normal

The Changing Faces Of Beauty

As Demand For Snappy, Unpretentious Content Grows, Beauty Industry Is Changing Too To Reflect Consumer Desire For Pared-down, Ready-to-wear Make-up

Chen Peng

As chinese designers slowly but surely take up a larger space in the global fashion scene, the spotlight is focussing on Peng Chen, who is shaking things up by challenging the traditional notions of feminine beauty

Holy Mole-Y!

A dermatologist explains why we see more moles pop up as we get older

Fashioning Time

Whether it’s fashion, beauty or watches, the creativity and knowhow that drive chanel forward as a brand is one and the same. Here, arnaud chastaingt, director of chanel watches creation studio explains the similarities he sees between haute horlogerie and haute couture

The Democratic Dresser

Disregarding rules or limitations, Tod’s FW’20 collection is built upon the brand’s bedrock of artisanal craftsmanship and leatherwork, but leaves the rest open-ended

The Enduring Creative

Lucinda Chambers, former fashion director at british vogue and co-founder of fashion label colville and e-commerce service collagerie, talks about her career and life lessons, her collaboration with weekend max mara and why fashion should always be an experiment

A Classic, Revisited

Little has changed with regard to the iconic fendi peekaboo, but a lot more is about to be shared. Meet the new Peekaboo iseeu

A Link In The Chain

Hermès offers up a fresh, contemporary update to the classic Chaîne D’ancre Motif with its new réponse line

Sweet Honey Bee

As Chaumet’s Bee My Love collection expands, the french jeweller’s ambassador Korean actress Song Hye-Kyo returns to front the campaign and talk about her relationship with the 240-year-old maison

The Female Conductors Of Fashion

Kiko Kostadinov’s laura and Deanna Fanning, and creative director of her namesake label Alexa Chung, on designing with the female gaze and coming into their own

Dujuan Is Fearless

One of the first few Asian faces to appear on the cover of an International magazine, front global advertising campaigns and dominate the catwalks in the pre-social media era, model-actress du juan has shown time and again that she is all grit, and no fear

Balli Kaur Jaswal : Making Space For Others

Known for underscoring the complexities of identity in her novels, the Singapore author shares more of her thoughts on race, culture and womanhood as well as her personal experiences

Two Crafts

Couture designer and vacheron constantin’s talent Yiqing Yin on finding common ground between haute couture and haute horlogerie

Get Fresh

This local beauty brand is steeped in the research of formulating preservative-free ingredients into effective skincare

Screen Time

While horology and cinema might be worlds apart, rolex has always supported excellence in filmmaking. Here, four legendary directors and rolex testimonees talk about mentorship and the passing on of valuable knowledge

Growing Pains

What they don’t tell you about puberty is that even after the zits resolve, the issues don’t. The elle team deep dives into our struggles with body image, identity and ambition, as we confront the fact that adulthood doesn’t magically give you all the answers