Ready, set, pucker up with these 5 new lipstick collections. “I have too many lipsticks” – said no beauty addict ever. There’s always room for more lipsticks in our makeup collection, and if there really isn’t, we’ll make room for…
Sep 19, 2017
London Fashion Week SS18: Versus Versace reimagines ’90s fashion for post-millennials
Donatella puts together a collection reminiscent of ’90s trends like flared pants and mesh vests, but with a fresh take for the new generation in which the brand resonates with. What happens when cowboys and cowgirls get a makeover for…
Sep 18, 2017
London Fashion Week SS18: Burberry’s quintessential British pride
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 has…
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…