Balenciaga brings back the iconic “Motorcycle” City Bag, and this time with sustainable production
Balenciaga first launched their popular Le City bag in 2001, and this month it makes a comeback with the same style, and crafted with Arena lamb leather fitted with Palladium Vibrato hardware. The bags are hand-assembled, and feature a construction of 25 panels that replicate the vintage versions. There’s the familiar braided leather handles, removable […]
Editor’s Picks — The Beauty Buys to get in April 2024 including new launches from Kiehl’s, IT Cosmetics and Supergoop!
Here are the best beauty buys for April 2024. We’ve tried them out and they are excellent. You won’t regret a single one of them. IT COSMETICS BYE BYE UNDER EYE BAGS There are heaps of reviews for this product online and it went viral on TikTok; I avoided looking at any of these features […]
Review: Dyson Airstrait straightener for wet and dry hair
When the Dyson Airstrait straightener was announced, it drew lots of interest with its promise of straightening both wet and dry hair with no hot plates — and hence no heat damage. We got our hands on a unit and tried the new straightener out for ourselves. Above: The dyson Airstrait straightener in the box. […]
The most luxurious Camera Bags to carry with (or without) your actual camera
The brands have spoken; cameras bags are in, and we’re not just referring to bags that you can carry your camera around in. These are bags that look like cameras, or are just large enough to fit a compact camera and your other bits and bobs. Here are the ones that we would splurge on. […]
The Cult of Polène Bags — Here are the styles that everyone’s carrying
The French luxury brand Polène was founded by three siblings in 2016, and over the years, it has grown into a cult label with long queues outside its Tokyo and New York stores, and countless reviews by fans on TikTok. In Singapore, the only way to get your hands on a piece is through Polène’s […]
Meet Saint Laurent’s bag of the month: The Calypso, with an envelope design
This month, Saint Laurent highlights the Calypso, an envelope-style bag that can be worn on the shoulder or cross-body with its chain extended. The large version in fine-grained leather and padded quilting is most practical; it comes in three neutral shades, black, light musk (brown) and blanc vintage (an off-white), and is spacious enough for […]
The Must-Have Accessory from CHANEL’s Spring-Summer 2024 Eyewear Collection
As part of CHANEL’s Spring-Summer 2024 Ready-to-Wear collection, the brand’s Creative Director Virginie Viard drew inspiration from the Villa Noailles in Hyères, a modernist building designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens. The pieces are an ode to freedom and movement, and this is also referenced in the season’s accessories — the striking eyewear, in particular. It’s a […]
The Lady D-Sire bag is a reinterpretation of the iconic Lady Dior’s architectural lines
Dior unveiled the Lady D-Sire bag at their Spring-Summer 2024 Ready-To-Wear show, and it’s all at once familiar, yet new. As its name implies, the bag is an object of desire, and it’s familiar because it draws design inspiration from the iconic Lady Dior bag. The subtle changes see this new model reimagined with a […]
Our Fashion Picks For The Fiercest ‘Year of the Dragon’ Fits This Lunar New Year
How fired up are you for the upcoming Lunar New Year festivities? It’s time for the Dragon babies to rise up, and if you’re feeling all sorts of fierce and fiery for the upcoming holidays too, we’ve rounded up some accessories that do the ‘Year of the Dragon’ proud. The only mythical creature in the […]
The Best Dressed Celebrities at the 2024 Grammys Red Carpet
Music’s biggest stars certainly turned it up for this year’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards, with custom outfits and vintage couture and a surprising number of gilded metallic looks, to honour a glitzy night full of iconic moments — that’s everything from a major Taylor Swift album announcement, to rockin’ performances from Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, […]