Rina Sawayama is on tour at the moment for her sophomore album, Hold The Girl, which released in September this year. Her shows in the UK and Ireland, as well as her upcoming Australia and New Zealand shows, are sell-outs. This was announced through her social media pages with several crying emoji to express her gratefulness. It doesn’t come as a surprise, though, given Sawayama’s bubbling popularity over the last two years since her self-titled debut album dropped in 2020. She’s been touted as an It girl, a face (and voice) to keep on your radar, and the next Lady Gaga.
“It’s a bit ridiculous,” the 32-year-old tells me candidly when asked about the comparison to the inimitable singer-songwriter. “Incredibly flattering of course, but she is an icon who is incomparable. I was lucky enough to see her show in Las Vegas and meet her. She is magnetic and amazing.”
Her fans, affectionately known as Pixels, take pride in how long they’ve been a stan for. The relationship between Sawayama and her fans are two-way—in 2018, she asked fans with “hard-to-pronounce” names in English to record a short video for her as part of a marketing campaign. Born in Niigata, Japan, and emigrating to London at the age of five, this sheds light on her growing-up years—she was in a place where she wasn’t the majority race, or had a common name.
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As You Like It
Slender new designs to the Tiffany & Co. Lock collection make it a breeze to style and wear. Vogue Singapore's editor-in-chief Desmond Lim takes the jewels for a spin on Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw, Christabel Chua and Lennard Yeong.
In Its Own Way
It’s easy, low-stakes even, to praise a classically beautiful watch. How about trying to appreciate and understand timepieces with aesthetics that challenge?
Fashion's Fresh Slate
As we contend with some of the industry’s biggest shake-ups, fashion experts weigh in on their predictions for the new season.
LAU FEY
After winning her first Grammy, the songbird opens up about her Asian upbringing, body-doubling with her twin sister and how she sends her music through time.
Sasha
With a career spanning several decades, countless runway shows and the record as the longest-serving model for Prada, the Russian supermodel and artist is widely recognised as one of the defining faces of the 2000s. Today, fashion's ultimate muse returns to grace the cover of Vogue Singapore's September issue, channelling the best of '80s kitsch and maximalism amid a flurry of daring silhouettes, striking embellishments and exuberant neon hues.
An Actor PREPARES
Ahead of her new film 7he ustigators, Oscar-nominated actor Hong Chau sits down to talk about her preparation for the role, how her relationship with acting has evolved and what success means to her.
CHYPRE &CHIC
After 71 fragrances in the house's 187-year history, Hermès debuts its first chypre scent. Here's why Barenia, and the whopping 998 tests it took to birth it, matters to perfumer Christine Nagel.
DECORA PLAY
In our local fashion landscape, where style often veers towards the plain and conventional, embracing the kitsch and vibrant world of Decora fashion represents a courageous defiance of the norm. Natasha Aliya Dawson, a local Decora dresser, talks about her journey with this bold style.
On BEAT
H&M Studio's new autumn/winter 2024 collection is an ode to jazz musicians.
A NEW VISION
Daniel Lee's Burberry is at once a profound reflection of the past and a projection into the future. In a photo shoot capturing the essence of the new Burberry, Lee is joined by English supermodel Karen Elson and Thai actor Bright Vachirawit.
