Harper's Bazaar (Singapore)

Red, White and Cool

Afte er several seasons of faashion shows that felt more art installation than everyday chic, designers across the board needed that one word that made sense globally: clarity. Not just quiet-luxury minimalism or another beige-themed Pinterest board,...

Of Treasures and Pleasures

It’s no secret—Singapore is home to many discerning watch collectors. One thing many have in common is keeping their hobby in the dark, but Christina Lim has found light in showcasing her vintage timepieces online. “In July, I started documenting my...

Lingling Kwong lifts the veil on stardom

Face the Future

When is comes to beauty, artif icial intelligence is rewriting the playbook. What began with in-store diagnostics and digital consultations has evolved into systems that assess skin with clinical precision, and increasingly, anticipate what it might...

FORCES of NATURE

Heart Evangelista Manny Jacinto Faye Peraya Fourth Nattawat

The Power List

CRYSTAL LIM-LANGE, IN HER 40S Founder, ForestWolf Power, to Crystal Lim-Lange, is personal. It’s less about titles or dominance, and more about having the clarity, comfort, and courage to effect change on your own terms. And it’s exactly this kind of...

Late Night Feelings

It begins with a guitar and a love song. That was the scene every night in the Dinata household: Lullaboy’s— also known as Bernard Dinata when he’s not on stage—father playing ballads before bed, serenading his wife and unknowingly imprinting his young...

Small Nation, Big Style

There was a time when “local fashion” in Singapore conjured silent memories of blogshops peddling polyblend separates, or ambitiously conceptual designers adored by critics but unknown to your average shopper. The #SupportLocal movement—popularised in...

Yang & Restless

It’s hard not to root for Yang Yan. Even when he’s clearly not feeling his best—slumped quietly in the makeup room of the photo studio on a rainy Friday—there’s a kind of determined glow about him. At 24, the Singaporean actor is still a relative...

Unbridled JoyJ

Here’s an end that we’d be glad to dance to. After two long years, quiet luxury has f inally been laid to rest. Well, for now anyway. And cause of death? A seeming shift that’s happening on a cultural level back to fashion that incites emotion, drives...

When Quirk Works

The spring/summer 2025 runway offerings, especially boho, are ready to make their way into our everyday ensembles—all thanks to Chloé’s Chemena Kamali, Isabel Marant, and even Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. To integrate these fun unconventional...

An Extraordinary Man

Park Jeong-min—director, actor, author and publisher—is the South Korean multi-hyphenate to watch.

James of all Trades

In2024, and after over a decade of acting, James Seah finally received his flowers when he won his Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes laurel at the Star Awards. It’s funny to imagine that this moment almost didn’t happen, because at one point in his...

Most Stylish Women 2024

Meet 10 women who epitomise the meaning of having personal style.

Lights, Camera, Fashion

Why TV and film are influencing the way we dress now more than ever.

Bagging For An Expression

Art meets a new canvas with the rise of one-of-a-kind bags.

FEARLESS

Nychaa Nuttanicha takes charge in Saint Laurent

The Power List

As a recently divorced mother of three trying to get back in the dating pool, Minna Lim turned to dating apps, and in doing so, she realised how lacking these apps were in cultivating lasting relationships. So rather than remain resigned and...

Game, Chic, Match

As soon as she stepped out at the 2024 Women’s National Basketball (WNBA) draft in April, Caitlyn Clark got people talking. As draft hopefuls like Clark began arriving at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the buzz wasn’t on how Clark was the first to be...