CATEGORIES

AN ELECTRIC FUTURE

Polestar, the minimalist electric Swedish car brand, turns the voltage up on its competition.

NEXT UP....ZARAN VACHHA

As Co-founder of the events and talent agency Collective Minds and Managing Director of the Mandala Masters, Zaran Vachha is definitely not new to the culture scene, but he's certainly shaping what comes next.

WHAT I'VE LEARNED...

I DON’T WEAR SOCKS except in January.

The Body Is a Language

A bad handshake is such a turnoff; we feel irked when someone rolls their eyes at us; we can't stop pacing when we're nervous-ever wondered how certain body language has the power to change how we feel instantly? We explore why.

LIKE NO OTHER

With its horological triumphs, Hermès has truly come into its own as a watchmaking maison. In this exclusive interview with Esquire Singapore, CEO of Hermès Horloger, Laurent Dordet sheds some light on his timepieces' rising stardom and the importance of being different.

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Simplicity and style go hand in hand with the Patek Philippe Calatrava.

JUST IN CASE

Rimowa marks the official return of its cult and insider-favourite Original Pilot Case with a breathtaking film by Director Albert Moya.

LOW-KEY LUSTRE

Looking for a subtle way to wear jewellery? Black rhodium is your new go-to.

FIVE MINUTES WITH...Yihao Shi, Co-founder and Managing Director of HoteLux.

HoteLux is a membership-based luxury hotel reservation app with instant booking confirmation.

MUSE

An ode to the sexy, brilliant and talented women who inspire us. This month, meet beauty influencer and entrepreneur Sahur Saleim.

MAN DOES

What's on, what to play and where to go.

HEALTH ME OUT

What's hot in health this month.

TECH IT OR LEAVE IT

It might be trending right now, but would you Tech It or Leave It?

JUST EAT IT

Following a sold-out (and extended) eponymous residency at Mandala Club, Chef Gaggan Anand has finally decided to plant roots in Singapore.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Uncovered

Jake Gyllenhaal has a natural instinct for roles and objects borne of authenticity and creative tension. No wonder he wears a Cartier Santos.

Consider The Sandwich

More precisely, the Milanese paninaro subculture that inspires 2 Moncler 1952 creative director Sergio Zambon.

Vroom, Vroom...BMW Gets Electric!

The new all-electric BMW flagship limo puts the emphasis on an interior fit for the tycoons of the near-future.

The Men Who Sell The World

Behold the male self-help guru. He's proud, he's loud, and he's here to change your life, for the price of a few dollars and a big chunk of your consciousness. Alchemising their outsize personalities and the door-kicking affordances of the Internet, these self-styled paragons of betterment have come to dominate the discourse around contemporary masculinity and desirability in recent years. There's a method to their madness and it seems to be working. The question is, why? By Indran Paramasivam.

Objects Of Desire Open And Shut Case

The Swiss Army Knife's design hasn't changed much in its long history. Why mess with perfection?

Why Men Can Wallow In Their Nostalgia (Without Being Toxic)

There's no harm in regressing back to our happy places, as long as we don't end up looking like Norman Bates in Psycho, according to Neil Humphreys.

Tech It Or Leave It

It might be hot right now, but would you Tech It or Leave It? We break down what's trending in tech this month, kicking off with embracing the unknown.

Meat Me At The Raffles

The 'chef's table' is an exercise in indulgence and passivity, but some tweaking is required. An Executive Chef at Raffles Hotel has his head on the block, and a 'short back and sides' is not on the menu. Andrew Leci hates himself for not loving everything.

FIVE MINUTES WITH...

Rishi Naleendra, chef-owner of Michelin-starred Cloudstreet, Sri Lankan restaurant Kotuwa and wine bar Fool.

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Emotional, poignant, moving – words to describe Virgil Abloh’s final collection for Louis Vuitton, re-staged in a spin-off show earlier this year in Thailand. Abloh’s recurring notes of youth, imagination, wonder and possibility coalesced in a swansong for one of fashion’s greatest and most dearly-missed game changers. Gordon Ng reviews from Bangkok.

To the beat of his own drum

Multi-hyphenate Mark Tuan is stepping into his own spotlight, on his own terms.

Explain It To Me: Cropped Tops

You may want to sit up straight and tighten your core, as Asri Jasman breaks down the cropped top trend for men and how to embrace it.

The Inimitable Volodymyr Zelenskyy

On 24 February 2022 at 3.40am (GMT+2), the Russian Federation launched a full-scale war against Ukraine.

THE UNCONVENTIONAL CHEF? GAGGAN ANAND DOESN'T THINK SO.

From rockstar creative to opinionated culinary mogul to being labelled as the bad-boy rebel of Indian cuisine, Gaggan Anand has never been one to shy away from the limelight. With his recent self-titled pop-up in Singapore sending foodie-fans into a frenzy, Anand is busy relishing the local buzz and hop-skipping between Singapore, Bangkok and the rest of the world. Amongst all the adrenaline and flights, he sat down with Rahat Kapur for a candid chat on how he's committing to what's next, whilst staying the same.

The car's the star

If you're gonna travel, might as well go weird.

THAT '70S WATCH

No conversation on the greatest sporty-chic timepieces in watchmaking history shall be complete without Vacheron Constantin's legendary Ref. 222.