Pairing Fair Isle knits and Burberry’s signature checks with plastic raincoats, fur coats and penny loafers, the collection portrayed a quintessential old meets new British flair. As Britain makes way for Brexit, one of its primary efforts is the amalgamation…
Sep 18, 2017
Getting Ready With: Amanda Chaang
“Less is more,” is the vivacious beauty’s mantra when it comes to doing her own makeup. “You want to still look like yourself.” Amanda Chaang is no stranger to makeup. As the TV host of Astro Supersports, she often…
Sep 15, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Marchesa’s Far East fairytale
The collection draws elements from the travels of eccentric traveller, heiress and author, Aimee Crocker to Japan, as told in her book, “And I’d Do It Again”. After looking to China for inspiration last season, designers Keren Craig and Georgina…
Sep 15, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Michael Kors goes from Manhattan to Malibu
Keypieces of the collection included sarongs, kimonos and pajamas, juxtaposing lightweight chiffon and linen materials with oversized menswear tailoring. Combine Sara Bareilles’ opening light-hearted melodies with the ensuing tropical prints and breezy silhouettes from the Michael Kors Spring 2018 collection…
Sep 13, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Diane von Furstenberg’s modernised 70s nostalgia
Colour-blocking proved a recurring theme, although they stuck to a mainly warm colour palette true to the 70s love for browns and reds. Fashion in the 70s is perhaps the funnest of the decades, with playful crops and ties, breezy…
Sep 13, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Oscar de la Renta’s art show
Pop art was the main inspiration, with paint splatters, abstract shapes and ample colour heavily decorating the collection. Too often we forget that fashion is also a form of art, which could be why Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia chose…
Sep 11, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Alexander Wang’s #WANGFEST (party bus included)
Asymmetry is the key-word, with dresses that ride up on a hip, shoulders that drop on a side and trousers that boast one leg denim and the other completely studded. No one marries street grunge and glam quite like Alexander…
Sep 11, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Victoria Beckham softens down with pastels and ruffles
Beckham showed us that femininity can also be delicate and strong with uncharacteristically lots of pastel, crushed ruffles and plenty of organza. Victoria Beckham’s idea of femininity is evolving. When she first dipped her feet into the designing scene, her…
Sep 08, 2017
New York Fashion Week SS18: Tom Ford brings back the bold shoulder
And with it, fluorescent hues, deep ‘U’s and the no-pants-rule. Making a return to New York Fashion Week after a year of working on the Academy Award-nominated movie, Nocturnal Animals, Tom Ford brings with him the bold shoulder of the…
Sep 05, 2017
Believe it or not, the solution to oily skin is more oil
“If the skin has adequate hydration and moisture, it will produce less sebum. In a nutshell, better hydration equals less oily skin.” If you have oily or acne-prone skin, you might have the presumption that you should avoid anything oily…