The Write Stuff, Aurora
Pens create powerful emotions. When I visited the Hero pen factory in Shanghai recently (the plant is now mostly artists’ studios) many China friends told me how they had craved the writing instrument when...
Neo Xiaobin wins Icon de Martell Cordon Bleu photography award
Neo Xiaobin Straits Times photojournalist Neo Xiaobin has won Singapore's most coveted photography award, the Icon de Martell Cordon Bleu 2014. The 30-year-old, who has worked at The Straits Times since...
The Martell Trunk by Pinel & Pinel is a masterpiece of fine craftsmanship
The Martell Trunk packs thrills for lovers of exquisite eau de vie and spectacular craftsmanship. Daniel Jeffreys reports. The lilting overture that begins the second act of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is so...
Karl Lagerfeld’s reign at Chanel is entering its forth decade and he continues to reign supreme
When Karl Lagerfeld took over at Chanel thirty years ago the iconic fashion house was struggling, the economy was in crisis and the brand’s owner said his expectations were low. Three decades later and...
Organising the perfect wedding takes courage, patience and a great photographer
Emanuela Santi is an event producer for Tuff Consult, which has created spectacular occasions for Amfar in Cannes and luxury brands throughout Hong Kong and China. When asked to take charge of her brother’s...
The best fashion people to follow on Instagram
Call us voyeurs but we love nothing more than a glimpse into the lives of our favourite fashion folk, and this is exactly what Instagram affords us. Here, we bring you our favourites to follow (in no...
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN OPENS ITS FIRST OUTLET BOUTIQUE IN ASIA
Alexander McQueen, the uber-cool and always fascinating British design house, has become the latest label to join the list of top class brands at Value Retail's Yi Ou Lai Suzhou shopping tourism...
Luxury grandmaster Jean-Marc Lacave takes charge of Moët Hennessy in Asia Pacific
Christophe Navarre, CEO of Moët Hennessy, announced today (Friday July 25th) that Jean-Marc Lacave is to become President and Regional Managing Director of Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific. Jean-Marc Lacave,...
A book celebrating 100 years of photography at Condé Nast is a masterpiece of the visual arts
What is the mark of a truly great fashion photograph? When it makes you shiver, says Sarah Mower. A new book shows the most sublime from the past 100 years. Vogue always did stand for people’s lives....
Ferran Adrià creates a new recipe for global food
Ferran Adrià’s ‘techno-emotional’ cooking changed food forever. But with his famed restaurant no more, the mad scientist of fine dining tells Stuart Husband he has a new plan: to change the world...