Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum to Celebrate A Year Of Chinese Art

Following last year’s focus on Southeast Asia, Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) has announced a brand new Season of Chinese Art set to run from June 2019 to mid-2020. A total of three blockbuster exhibitions in collaboration with leading Chinese institutions and artists will spotlight the best of Chinese art, from masterpieces of art, heritage, culture to even fashion from China and Singapore, as ancient Chinese traditions … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum to Celebrate A Year Of Chinese Art

Monaco Grand Prix 2019: F1 Driver To Be Dressed and Suited by Award-Winning Designer At 2019 Amber Lounge Monaco Charity Fashion Show

MONACO – Contemporary Canadian menswear designer Christopher Bates has been selected to dress the Formula 1 drivers as they strut the catwalk for the 12th Amber Lounge Monaco Charity Fashion Show, Friday 24th May. With a long list of industry awards to his name, Christopher will bring his fresh, sophisticated style to the iconic show, held during the Monaco Grand Prix, the only place on the planet to … Continue reading Monaco Grand Prix 2019: F1 Driver To Be Dressed and Suited by Award-Winning Designer At 2019 Amber Lounge Monaco Charity Fashion Show

Preview: Keepers Red Letter Sale 2019

Love local? Your New Year’s resolutions to spend less might have to take a backseat as KEEPERS returns this weekend with the largest Singapore designer sale! Held at the National Design Centre, the KEEPERS Red Letter Sale is bigger and better than ever before, with over 50 local labels offering up to a 90% discount! This second edition will see more offerings from your favourite … Continue reading Preview: Keepers Red Letter Sale 2019

Carrie K. and Paige Parker Launch New Collection In Support of Singapore Committee for UN Women

Homegrown designer and Singapore Fashion Award winner Carrie K. is launching a brand new collection this November! In collaboration with philanthropist, gemmologist, and author Paige Parker, the label launches the Journey collection on 5th November 2018. Inspired by their shared philosophy of “Take the journey but don’t let it lead the way,” the Journey collection is an empowering one, drawing from the strength of Paige Parker’s Guinness World Record road trip across 116 … Continue reading Carrie K. and Paige Parker Launch New Collection In Support of Singapore Committee for UN Women

Design Orchard: TAFF announces fashion and design incubation programmes to encourage startups

  Come early 2019, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and JTC, the Textile and Fashion Federation (TAFF) has announced fashion and design incubation programmes at Design Orchard, located right in the heart of Orchard Road. Says TAFF President Mr Mark Lee: “This is a frontier project for us and there will be many opportunities for us to work with our design community and to work … Continue reading Design Orchard: TAFF announces fashion and design incubation programmes to encourage startups

Fashion for Men: An Interview with Jasper Goh, Founder of The Authority

Jasper Goh looks spiffy yet effortlessly casual when we meet up with him. In a sense, it’s the perfect look that encapsulates the feel of local mens fashion label The Authority, which he founded back in 2015. Since then, the label has only gone on to become a mainstay of the local fashion scene, slowly gaining traction as they continue to put out new shoots, … Continue reading Fashion for Men: An Interview with Jasper Goh, Founder of The Authority

Preview: Keepers Playground of Infinite Happiness

This July, not only will Carolyn Kan of atelier Carrie K. be launching her newest jewelry collection; the founder of local creative collective Keepers will also be curating the second edition of Keepers Playground of Infinite Happiness at the National Design Centre! Held over ten days from 27th July to 5th August, Keepers Playground of Infinite Happiness is an exhibition that will showcase over 100 Singaporean and Singapore-based designers, craftsmen, artists, chefs, mixologists … Continue reading Preview: Keepers Playground of Infinite Happiness

The Changing Star: Carrie K. To Launch Modern Heirloom 2.0 This July

After the debut of their Modern Heirloom collection earlier this year, homegrown design label Carrie K. is set to launch the second instalment of the collection this July. The Modern Heirloom collection was designed with the intent to create long lasting jewellery that would not only be passed down from generation to generation, but also remain fashionable and stylish enough to wear out, instead of … Continue reading The Changing Star: Carrie K. To Launch Modern Heirloom 2.0 This July

Amek Gambar – Taking Pictures at the Peranakan Museum

They say a picture tells a thousand words, and in each and every one of the photos of Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, you’ll find an entire history housed in each subject’s face and their surroundings. Titled Amek Gambar, literally translating to ‘taking pictures’, the exhibition traces over a century and a half of the history of photography in Singapore and Southeast Asia, with many of … Continue reading Amek Gambar – Taking Pictures at the Peranakan Museum

Pasar Glamour: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Theatre practitioners Janice Koh, Pam Oei and Petrina Kow are seated wth us at Tanuki Raw at the National Design Centre for lunch. Neither of the three ladies would ever have imagined themselves as businesswomen in the retail sector, but with the roaring success of charity project Pasar Glamour last year, they’ve decided to make a bold return this Mother’s Day weekend with the pre-loved … Continue reading Pasar Glamour: The Gift That Keeps on Giving