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Métiers d'Art

Behind the beauty of Patek Philippe’s rare handcrafts timepieces are centuries of artisanal skills that the Genevan manufacture have successfully preserved

La La Landers

The sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles has recently become one of the epicenters of the US contemporary art world. with its varied landscape of institutions, art centers and commercial galleries – alongside a brand new art fair, Frieze Los Angeles, launching its first edition this month – the southern Californian city is a major pole of attraction for artists and collectors. Los Angeles-born artist Alex Israel and Bettina Korek, executive director of Frieze Los Angeles discuss the city’s attractions and thriving art scene. A selection of shots by photographer Trevor Hernandez captures an alternative picture of LA packed with urban details and industrial ready-mades

May Day

L.A. may be teeming with stylists, models and influencers, but not all of them can boast being the first woman to design a unisex pair of air Jordans like aleali May can. Her killer style effortlessly mixes pieces from her favourite sportswear and luxury brands, long before it was the order of the day. Having applied her styling know-how on the likes of 21 Savage, Jaden Smith and Wiz Khalifa, May is leaving her mark in today’s fashion scene

Bella's Back

Let’s face it – Bella Hadid never left. Not in the eyes of most of the world anyway, who have seen her walking the biggest runway shows and fronting numerous campaigns. Behind the scenes, the pressures of being a supermodel can get to any 22-year-old

City Of Angels

The prolific Jared Leto returns for Gucci Guilty’s next episode and opens up about the new campaign he fronts with Lana Del Rey, as well as his art of life, work and style

Bee Mine

Baby Dior’s Boy Capsule flies to Dior Men’s irresistible KAWS motifs, like bees to honey

Schiele & Basquiat, Art & Life

In principle they have little in common, yet Egon Schiele (1890–1918, Vienna) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–88, New York) both died at age twenty-eight, after having created, in just a decade, an oeuvre as dense as it is prolific and rebellious. Schiele made nearly 300 paintings and several thousand drawings; Basquiat produced more than 1,000 paintings and as many drawings. Two recent exhibitions at the Fondation Louis Vuitton made these dissenting voices resonate. Suzanne Pagé, the artistic director of the foundation, explores them for L’Officiel Singapore

An Italian Journey: Helen Cammock For Max Mara

Established 14 years ago, the Biannual Max Mara Art Prize for Women, organized in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery, has selected the London-based artist Helen Cammock (b. 1970) as the seventh winner of the prize. Cammock spent six months in Italy last year on a residency, creating a new body of work that is being shown in a major solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, before heading to Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy

Immaterial Girl Girl Immaterial

Whatever you may think of virtual influencer Miquela Sousa (AKA @lilmiquela), one thing’s for sure: her star power is very real. With a debut album in the works, the perpetual 19-year-old has widened her purview, going from wearing designer fashion brands to starting her own. She tells L’Officiel Singapore what it means to be a robot girl in a human world

Isle Style

Two words: resort collection. That’s what the surprising collaboration between Weekend Max Mara and American interior designer Anthony Baratta has spawned, albeit for Spring 2019. Brimming with patterns designed by Baratta, the Nantucket-inspired offerings are all you’ll want to pack on your next trip to an island paradise. Below, the “King of East-Coast chic” tell us more about his first foray into fashion

Glorious Guccification

Dress up your interior as you would accessorize a look – this is the challenge of the Italian house that unveils the newest pieces from Gucci Decor

Chau Bui

With film features, an Instagram follower count just shy of a million and her own clothing label shared with her equally fashionable beau, what more could this Vietnamese style icon want? Virgil Abloh’s new mini-bags for Louis Vuitton, among other things.

A League Of Her Own

whether as a model or an actress, Holly Lee Ho-Jung has been on a mission to carve out her own path to success in the K-scene since she was barely 16. Armed with a fearless attitude, a flair for being in front of the camera and a leather jacket (or two), it’s only a matter of time before she is primed for world domination.

Double Dare

Two Bvlgari icons come together in one bold watch for the first time.

Perfect Proportions

Beauty is often ephemeral. Unless it involves a Patek Philippe Golden ellipse, which is still a stunner in its 50th year.

Hopelessly Devoted to…

… the intricate #DGDevotionBag, sealed with the supreme symbol of love: the “sacred heart”

Black Magic Woman

The supernatural name may come from an unpublished book by her husband, Nick Cave, but the supernatural powers of The Vampire’s Wife are all Susie. The former model’s unabashedly romantic frocks have worked their magic on many a woman and will be even harder to resist now that they are available on Net-a-Porter. Here, we uncover the mystery of the alluring dresses through an interview with the vampire’s wife herself

Let Them Eat Cake

Delcie Lam founded her bakery in 2009 with a mission to offer cakes for all to enjoy. Ten years later, Delcie’s Desserts and Cakes’s guilt-free creations sell like hot cakes, palatable for everyone regardless of their diets. Here, we break down the recipe for Delcie’s success

Gou Talk

After Cementing Her Status As Everyone’s Favourite Dj Last Year, Peggy Gou Is Now Calling The Shots With Her Own Music Label And Translating Her Eclectic Style Into Pieces For Her Fashion Brand. It All Begs The Question: Is There Anything She Can’t Do?

Gimme Fever

For her first collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger, Zendaya turned the clock back to 1970 with a collection that celebrates the divas of disco

New Direction

Extending their reach further, jewellery houses yield new treasures for the home

Roma Reloaded

The well-known FF logo gets fun and free in the Selleria Roma/ Amor drop – a special capsule in collaboration with a graffiti friend of Fendi’s

Stuart Vevers Talks China Embracing Americana

Coach lit up Shanghai with its Pre-fall 2019 show. Creative director Stuart Vevers talks China embracing Americana, opening the show unexpectedly with a man, and leaving his beloved Rexy in the good hands of four contemporary Chinese creatives

Make A Name

It’s no mean feat when there are Bottega Veneta’s Customisation Atelier and Holiday collection offerings

Italian Goes British!

Gucci’s Resort 2017 show at London’s 700-year-old church Westminster Abbey, which hosted a fashion runway show for the first time, saw Alessandro Michele delving into Britain’s sartorial archives as he referenced the city’s subcultural tribes and Renaissance silhouettes.

It Takes Two

Every great brand loves a good friend and Bulgari’s is Californian model Lily Aldridge. She talks about her undying passion for Italy, her burning desire for emeralds and what the Roman jeweller’s stunning creations truly mean to her.

Man in the Mirror

Single-handedly, he closed Singapore Fashion Week with an upbeat flourish. We sit down for a chat with Han Chong, the Malaysian designer and founder of London based contemporary label Self-Portrait.

Singular Vision

How did a simple geometrical timepiece become a 21st-century design icon?

Bold Moves

Even as more watchmakers go minimal, Delacour is staying maximal with its trove of tastefully bedazzled tickers. Recently in town, the Geneva label’s CEO Alfred Terzibachian tells us why that formula works.

Unlikely Pairing

Two seemingly different worlds colliding can end up in disaster. But once in a while, magic happens.