Kicks looking too boring or too worn out? How about washing them at a sneaker laundry and spiffing them up with customised art?
To all the kids with the pumped-up kicks: There is nothing like slipping on a pair of fresh, pristine sneakers. Until it rains the first time you’re wearing them out, or some blur person accidentally steps on your shoe (ugh). Or, even if you have successfully avoided those sneaker disasters, your prized Adidas NMDs start showing signs of wear and tear. Before you toss your kicks in their shoebox coffin and hold a fashion funeral, know that there are sneaker cleaning services out there dedicated to saving your sneakers from an early death. We tried out the services at the six-month-old Holystic Sneaker Laundry at Wheelock Place, which offers sneaker cleaning and restoration to its former glory, as well as customisation (like handpainted designs). For those who are too busy to make it down to their kiosk on Orchard Road (it’s right beside Marks & Spencer’s M&S Cafe) or their latest Cluny Court outlet which opened earlier this month, they offer a two-way pickup and dropoff service at a location of your choice for $15. An new outlet is opening next month at Liang Court.
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What a G.E.M.!
Hongkong singer and new Tag Heuer global ambassador G.E.M. TANG, in town recently for F1, has a “guilty indulgence” that will just make you feel more guilty about yours.
The Twins Effect
Is the local showbiz scene big enough for both JAYLEY and HAYLEY WOO to twin and win? We compare and contrast.
Wake-Up Call
Following SHINee frontman JONGHYUN's suicide after a long struggle with depression, fans and celebs are urging the K-pop industry to pay more attention to the well-being of their artistes.
Coming Clean
Chart-topping British band CLEAN BANDIT, in town on Jan 22 for a gig, may be famous for using classical music in their hits, but that won’t stop them from collaborating with Beyoncé, as bassist Jack Patterson tells us over the phone.
Wong Time Right Target
The always-glam FANN WONG goes glum for her first major movie role in three years.
Star Ship Troopers
Space Travel is about to get more exciting. Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, two actors already in Hollywood’s Stratosphere, take off this week for the Sci-Fi Romance Passengers.
Sandra Riley Tang, 25
The Sam Willo ws singer works out because “I really love to eat”. Yes, The Yoga Cofounder’s fad diet days are definitely over.
Comme What May
The man behind the Comme des F***down streetwear, Rusland Karablin, is so Zen (check out the mantra emblazoned on his swag), he doesn’t mind that everyone from Bugis to Bangkok is bootlegging his stuff.
“My Parents Told Me: You're On Your Own Now”
Getting cut off financially by her folks turned Asia’s Next Top Model alum AIMEE CHENG- BRADSHAW into a “super frugal” model. Except when it comes to yoga and shoes.
A Slice Of New York In Singapore
WOLFGANG’S STEAKHOUSE at the new Intercontinental Singapore Robertson Quay offers an authentic NYC steakhouse dining experience. But be prepared to leave with a much emptier wallet and smelling of beef fat.
