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Fashioning Time

Whether it’s fashion, beauty or watches, the creativity and knowhow that drive chanel forward as a brand is one and the same. Here, arnaud chastaingt, director of chanel watches creation studio explains the similarities he sees between haute horlogerie and haute couture

The Democratic Dresser

Disregarding rules or limitations, Tod’s FW’20 collection is built upon the brand’s bedrock of artisanal craftsmanship and leatherwork, but leaves the rest open-ended

The Enduring Creative

Lucinda Chambers, former fashion director at british vogue and co-founder of fashion label colville and e-commerce service collagerie, talks about her career and life lessons, her collaboration with weekend max mara and why fashion should always be an experiment

A Classic, Revisited

Little has changed with regard to the iconic fendi peekaboo, but a lot more is about to be shared. Meet the new Peekaboo iseeu

A Link In The Chain

Hermès offers up a fresh, contemporary update to the classic Chaîne D’ancre Motif with its new réponse line

Sweet Honey Bee

As Chaumet’s Bee My Love collection expands, the french jeweller’s ambassador Korean actress Song Hye-Kyo returns to front the campaign and talk about her relationship with the 240-year-old maison

The Female Conductors Of Fashion

Kiko Kostadinov’s laura and Deanna Fanning, and creative director of her namesake label Alexa Chung, on designing with the female gaze and coming into their own

Dujuan Is Fearless

One of the first few Asian faces to appear on the cover of an International magazine, front global advertising campaigns and dominate the catwalks in the pre-social media era, model-actress du juan has shown time and again that she is all grit, and no fear

Balli Kaur Jaswal : Making Space For Others

Known for underscoring the complexities of identity in her novels, the Singapore author shares more of her thoughts on race, culture and womanhood as well as her personal experiences

Two Crafts

Couture designer and vacheron constantin’s talent Yiqing Yin on finding common ground between haute couture and haute horlogerie

Get Fresh

This local beauty brand is steeped in the research of formulating preservative-free ingredients into effective skincare

Screen Time

While horology and cinema might be worlds apart, rolex has always supported excellence in filmmaking. Here, four legendary directors and rolex testimonees talk about mentorship and the passing on of valuable knowledge

Growing Pains

What they don’t tell you about puberty is that even after the zits resolve, the issues don’t. The elle team deep dives into our struggles with body image, identity and ambition, as we confront the fact that adulthood doesn’t magically give you all the answers

Rising Stars

Fronting every cult local beauty brand is a knock-out product that we all know of, but behind each label is another that deserves more attention. These products are specially highlighted by the brand founders, and the Elle Singapore team puts them to the test

Gold Standard

Louis Vuitton’s new jewellery collection volt looks no further than its own name for inspiration

Agents Of Change

From advocating for mental health and literacy to providing a social service for the lgbt community to speaking out against racism, misogyny and sexual harassment, meet the local women who are using their voices in service of others and affecting change in their communities

Following Their Footsteps

When a younger generation of entrepreneurs hop into the same niche as their parents, they breathe new life into familiar territory

SHAWNA WU

THIS SINGAPORE-BORN TAIWANESE ARTIST DESIGNER is BUILDING a UNIQUE UNIVERSE IN TANDEM with HER DIAPHANOUS, HANDWOVEN GARMENTS

10 QUESTIONS WITH … OON SHU AN

THERE is LITTLE THAT the BUBBLY SINGAPORE STAGE AND TV ACTRESS IS AFRAID to TRY WHEN IT COMES to BEAUTY — AFTER ALL, SHE’S ALSO THE HOST of WEB SERIES TRIED & TESTED — AND A BEAUTY GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING

Power To Her

A global fashion label with beginnings in a basement. A triumph over anxiety. A career born out of dissatisfaction with life. Three women — a designer, a reiki practitioner and a yoga guru — talk about taking control, and making it all happen for themselves

Rosalía Is Ready

It might seem like the Spanish sensation emerged out of nowhere as a global pop star. But in reality, rosalía has been preparing for this moment for a very long time

20 Icons For 20 Years

Chanel’s j12 is all set for its 20th anniversary this year, with a celebratory edition that pays homage to the brand’s storied history

Through The Looking Glass

It’s a strange time for beauty service freelancers, the most hard-hit of the industry. With unpredictability in the air, a muscled social media presence might perhaps be the key into a new world

Come What May

They say that when life throws you lemons, make lemonade. But with fashion at a global crossroads today, many are asking important questions about the industry and realising that it has to change. Designers and retailers tell elle singapore how they’re coping and adapting, in the face of such uncertainty

Sense And Sensitivity

Overdosing on acids has led our skincare into a whole new direction

Bright Young Thing

Charlie’s Angels actress ella balinska takes another starry turn as one of cartier’s newest ambassadors, wearing a hundred carats’ worth of megawatt diamonds. Here, the 23-year old actress talks about her love of sports, and how her mother inspires her every day

The World According To Alma

While the world takes a momentary break, french star alma jodorowsky talks about her slow life and recalls the latest chanel metiers d’art show where she starred in the video campaign

Eyes Wide Shut

SINCE the LINES BETWEEN WORK and REST TIMES HAVE BLURRED, a TROUBLING NEW PHENOMENON has ARISEN — WORK-FROM-HOME INSOMNIA

THEBE MAGUGU

WINNER of 2019’S LVMH PRIZE, THIS SOUTH AFRICAN DESIGNER’S CREATIONS ARE a WINDOW into CULTURE, CRAFT, HISTORY and HUMAN RIGHTS

Spirited Away

In the wilderness of Ubud, one writer found the best hideaway to slow down for a well-deserved break