SINGAPORE: He’s a fashion consultant, show producer and director and reality TV show judge. Daniel Boey is also known as the “godfather of Singapore fashion” – despite the fact that he is not a fashion designer. With his almost three decades in the fashion industry however, he has fought for recognition for Singaporean designers and models, … Read More →
When you have a daughter, typically around the age of eight or nine, the make-up question looms. And, like most parenting issues I find that not taking an extreme stance is the most workable approach. We all remember the kid who wasn’t allowed to watch TV, who spent playdates jammed up against a screen, any … Read More →
Global members’ club for entrepreneurs Mettā has announced it will run a second cycle of its Fashion Product Lab, aimed at connecting designers with fashion-focused technology companies to launch and and scale their brands. The inaugural Fashion Product Lab was hosted by Mettā in Nairobi, Kenya, last year, with 10 designers – eight Kenyan and two … Read More →
The recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week brought to the fore a new spectacle in the fashion world. Rather than keeping it strictly commercial, a few designers defied conventions by presenting admirable avant-gardism in their shows. Runways are usually flooded with tall and slim models clad in the best of couture with their high heels strutting … Read More →
Amid the ’90s nostalgia of 2017, no designer’s legacy is more pervasive than that of Martin Margiela. Considering that the Belgian nonconformist set out to challenge the fashion system—not just with his designs, but also with his way of conducting business—the industry’s current fixation on him is more than a little ironic. Flashback to the … Read More →
Few people in the world could bring me to Times Square on a Saturday in the middle of a balmy New York summer. Very high up on this shortlist is professionally beautiful woman Kim Kardashian West — and the man tasked with making her professionally beautiful, makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic(or, as he’s known in the social media realm, @makeupbymario). As … Read More →
Sarah Jane Adams dubs it her “cleaning lady moment”. When the 62-year-old antique jewellery dealer and model arrived for her fittings before David Jones’ summer parade this month – Adams’ first catwalk appearance – someone mistook her as part of the cleaning crew. ut rather than get upset or angry, Adams poked fun at herself on Instagram. “Turned … Read More →