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Clickety Clack
During the pandemic, women turn to press-on nails for their manicures.
Half Time
At 20, Chanel’s J12 timepiece transcends time.
Painting Faces
How the innovative makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench approached the creation of Byredo’s new cosmetics line with brand founder Ben Gorham.
Thinking Of Pizza, During A Plague
As restaurants across Singapore try their best to stay afloat, brave new ones emerge — despite the risks. Lucali BYGB, an offshoot of the famed pizza joint in Brooklyn, is one of them.
Shaping A Couturier
The Chinese haute couturier Yiqing Yin makes her mark in Vacheron Constantin’s “One of Not Many” campaign.
Snakes And Leathers
Streetwear and jewellery designer Yoon Ahn slides into new territory in her latest collaboration with Bulgari.
Game Changing
Known for its esoteric pursuits, watchmaker richard mille is becoming more inclusive than one would expect.
Beyond Cashmere
Behind Italian brand Loro Piana’s legendary focus on exquisite wool fabrics is a longstanding commitment to artisanal workmanship and the ethical sourcing of materials.
Coming Up - Maisie
As a child, Maisie Williams grew up on television sets and in the public eye. Now we witness the Pasha de Cartier ambassador transition into the next chapter of her life story, both onscreen and off
BRIGHT SPARK
Lili Reinhart has emerged not just as an actor of formidable talent, but also as an outspoken voice of her generation.
The Vanguard
As technology and social media drive a new generation’s incubator model, young artists reinvent the rules of their professions to inspire the world anew.
Power Couple
Of all the collaborations out there, the one between Ermenegildo Zegna and Fear of God is perhaps the most compelling. We spoke with designers Alessandro Sartori and Jerry Lorenzo to find out more about their common vision.
Shower Serenity
Liquid soaps, gels and shower oils turn bath time into a sensory experience.
The Endless Desert
For years, travellers claimed to hear voices in the sand as they made the gruelling trek — past towering mountain ranges and ancient cities now lost to time — across China’s western frontier. Centuries later, you can hear them still.
Blink Of An Eye
Visual artist Chen Man’s personal aesthetic is one steeped in traditional Chinese culture, yet thoroughly modern in execution.
This Is Our Youth
The spotlight on Singapore’s models has, although dimmed, never gone out — especially for these new faces who continue to put the nation on fashion’s map.
The Haunted Place
Once the cradle of ancient civilisations, Central Asia was also home to several bustling trade cities. Today, travelling through them reawakens a distant, though not forgotten, past — and reveals a land still coming to terms with its own dazzling history.
Still Painting His Masterpieces
Conversations with Bob Dylan after the release of his newest album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”
No Time Like The Present
Examining the symbiotic relationship between watches and film.
MASK OFF
Maskne is the new acne, and here’s what is causing it.
Ones To Watch
In what was supposed to be presented in the highly exclusive, rarefied confines of watch fairs, watch brands have adapted seamlessly by showcasing their new releases through virtual events or behind Zoom windows. Here are the 10 best watches of the year to connect with.
Walking On Air
Cross-brand collaborations are a dime a dozen, but few demonstrate the astute awareness of Kim Jones. The designer’s ability to make the biggest trends in fashion work for him can be seen in his Air Dior capsule released as part of the Fall ’20 menswear collection.
A Single Thread
Silk was introduced along Georgia’s ancient trade routes centuries ago. Today, the people working to preserve silk-making are defending not only a traditional craft but the country’s history as well.
The Meadows Bloom
For a decade, the master gardener Dan Pearson has been creating a landscape that blurs the lines between the natural and the man-made, and which celebrates the English countryside.
The Artist Eternal
Frank Stella’s Minimalist abstractions helped change the direction of painting at the start of his career. Now at the end of it, the 83-year-old artist looks back to his beginnings.
All The World's A Stage
For the actress NiNi, one’s true self and role in society are constructed — and reconstructed — in a perpetual process of performance and presentation.
The Fashion Gangs
Clothing design is often perceived as the work of a solitary and singular talent, of an outsider looking in. But as Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, Maria Cornejo, Gucci’s Alessandro Michele and Telfar Clemens prove, making clothes is in fact the ultimate act of collaboration. Introduction by Alice Newell-Hanson
This Is Not The End Of Fashion
After the disruption of the industry on a global scale, it is the experience of fashion that will pull us back in.
The Artist Of Everyday Things
The artist Leow Wei Li paints pictures using ordinary household materials and ingredients, navigating the intersections of art and the Singaporean identity in the process.
THE ARTISTS
For decades, the art world ignored artists of colour — an institutional neglect it’s now trying to correct. But in the 1960s and ’70s, in Los Angeles and New York, three galleries led the way in showing the work of black artists, many of whom are now among the most influential of our time.