https://www.scmp.com/rss/321719/feed Fashion shoots, latest trends, shopping in Hong Kong, style tips and interviews with fashion insiders, beauty products en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Kate Whitehead Kate Whitehead My father began his career as a soldier. By the time I was born in Beijing in 1967, he was an officer at a state-owned corporation. My mother was a kindergarten teacher. My dad had only one day off every two weeks and my mother also worked long hours, so until I went to school I stayed with my grandmother. I saw my parents when they had a weekend off. My grandmother lived in a big siheyuan (courtyard house). She had good relations with the neighbours and all of us kids played together in the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3278871/fashion-star-guo-pei-her-upcoming-m-show-and-unexpected-request-rihanna?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3278871/fashion-star-guo-pei-her-upcoming-m-show-and-unexpected-request-rihanna?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:15:09 +0000 Jason Wordie Jason Wordie Among the few old-fashioned clothing items habitually worn in the modern world is the men’s necktie. Proudly archaic Hong Kong remains one place where neckties are de rigueur in a wide array of social and professional contexts. For most men, ties remain an unwelcome nuisance – especially in humid summer weather. In The Road (1959), author Austin Coates describes an incident many men have experienced – the sudden requirement to wear a tie when social circumstances demand a more formal appearance... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277804/are-ties-officially-over-not-old-fashioned-hong-kong-where-gentlemans-unwelcome-nuisance-still-worn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277804/are-ties-officially-over-not-old-fashioned-hong-kong-where-gentlemans-unwelcome-nuisance-still-worn?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:15:08 +0000 I hold my hand up to shoehorning one of my favourite podcasts, often about physics and philosophy, into this week’s fashion theme. Stay with me because the recommended episode is relevant. But first, why does Sean Carroll’s Mindscape often appear on lists of “desert island” pods? I don’t listen to it as often as some other favourite shows but it’s dependably enthralling when I do and I can imagine mining the 250-plus episodes, each averaging about 80 minutes, as I forage for food, water and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277763/want-fashion-lesson-menswear-guy-podcast-episode-sean-carrolls-mindscape-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277763/want-fashion-lesson-menswear-guy-podcast-episode-sean-carrolls-mindscape-you?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:45:08 +0000 “What Hong Kong needs is a good department store, says David Tang, cigar importer and creator of the China Club,” in the June 16, 1994, edition of the South China Morning Post. “His concept is an old-fashioned store, drawing down on the international fascination with all things Chinese, but with the sort of modern hardline brand-naming which has made Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Marks and Spencer and the Hard Rock Cafe internationally famous. “Mr Tang reports that he has US$20 million of backing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277729/what-hong-kong-needs-good-department-store-how-shanghai-tang-was-born-1994?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277729/what-hong-kong-needs-good-department-store-how-shanghai-tang-was-born-1994?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:45:08 +0000 Since her landmark Anglomania collection for autumn/winter 1993, in which Vivienne Westwood melded the 18th century French craze for English tailoring with clashing clan tartans, this distinctive Scottish fabric has made frequent appearances in her collections. Tartans and tweeds, the designer once said, “tell a heroic tale of crags and glens, mists and lochs, sea and sun on the heather”. This season, Westwood’s brand continues the late designer’s legacy with vibrant kilt-like skirts and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277305/how-scotlands-traditional-tartan-patterns-conquered-fashion-vivienne-westwoods-punk-looks-burberry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277305/how-scotlands-traditional-tartan-patterns-conquered-fashion-vivienne-westwoods-punk-looks-burberry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:45:07 +0000 A lot of people who grew up in Hong Kong can relate to waking up at 5am, trying to get onto the school bus and going to a school where you’re not gifted at maths or history or anything. I went to La Salle College, in Kowloon Tong, and they only emphasise the academically or athletically gifted. I’m neither of those. So it was always a bit of a struggle for me to feel welcomed, like I could have a future. Me picking fashion to discover my identity and what I’m passionate about has become some... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277450/fashion-designer-robert-wun-his-own-words-growing-hong-kong-dressing-adele?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277450/fashion-designer-robert-wun-his-own-words-growing-hong-kong-dressing-adele?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Sep 2024 02:45:08 +0000 Something clicked when New York-based Linda Cui Zhang, Nordstrom’s associate fashion director and one of the best dressed people I know, first glimpsed The Row’s now infamous comb necklace, which the American label debuted in 2023. Like many pieces by The Row, the palm-sized silver-coated brass comb, rendered into a pendant with the help of some black nappa leather cord, is out of many a shopper’s price range (a reseller on Vestiaire Collective is asking for almost HK$50,000). Instead, Zhang... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277177/how-it-became-hip-wear-everyday-objects-accessories-jewellery-designers-bridging-art-and-homeware?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3277177/how-it-became-hip-wear-everyday-objects-accessories-jewellery-designers-bridging-art-and-homeware?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:45:12 +0000 Hong Kong’s fashion scene is set for its biggest event of the year as the ninth edition of Centrestage begins on September 4, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The four-day fair features the latest and greatest movers and shakers of the fashion industry, both in Hong Kong and across Asia. Headlining the event is the first-ever fashion show to be held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, by locally born, London-based fashion designer Robert Wun, one of the most promising home-grown... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3275671/hong-kongs-biggest-fashion-event-year-centrestage-gathers-regions-brightest-designers-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3275671/hong-kongs-biggest-fashion-event-year-centrestage-gathers-regions-brightest-designers-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:45:09 +0000 Kate Whitehead Kate Whitehead I was born in Hong Kong in 1961 to an Austrian mother and a Chinese father. My father worked in the family business, part of the Shaw Studios, on the distribution side. In those days, respectable women didn’t work and from what I understand my mother wasn’t allowed to work. She would say she was “only” a housewife, but what an incredible job that is. When I was a little girl and people asked me what I wanted to be, I’d always say “A cook and a mummy”. Today, I am a mother to three, grandmother... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3275153/run-run-shaws-grandniece-claudia-shaw-growing-kowloon-girl-working-celine-and-chanel-and-becoming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3275153/run-run-shaws-grandniece-claudia-shaw-growing-kowloon-girl-working-celine-and-chanel-and-becoming?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:00:10 +0000 At the recent Paris Fashion Week, haute couture from the planet’s most renowned fashion houses was paraded and admired. Not for the first time, collections and designs nodded to past trends, but this year, Vivienne Westwood’s always eclectic label (designed by Andreas Kronthaler) took direct inspiration from the courts of pre-revolutionary France. Models sashayed as always, but the keen-eyed would have spotted on one outfit an 18th century accoutrement – the “stomacher”, a triangular panel made... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3272727/napoleon-vivienne-westwood-how-18th-century-court-fashion-still-inspires-paris-fashion-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3272727/napoleon-vivienne-westwood-how-18th-century-court-fashion-still-inspires-paris-fashion-week?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:45:08 +0000 Lisa Lim Lisa Lim The design, production, trade and use of denim span the globe, but the name, as with many fabrics, originates in the place it was once made. From the 16th century, the northwest Italian port city of Genoa crafted a type of twilled cloth, notable for yarns of cotton instead of linen, hemp or wool, and indigo-dyed warp. This durable, relatively inexpensive textile, which could withstand the damp, was used to make ships’ sails, cargo covers and trousers for sailors and the Genoese navy. By the 17th... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3260788/where-jeans-and-denim-come-clues-are-names?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3260788/where-jeans-and-denim-come-clues-are-names?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:45:15 +0000 “A $20,000 scholarship to study fashion in New York is the prize in a contest proposed by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce to the Ready-to-wear Fashion Festival Committee,” reported the South China Morning Post on December 12, 1968. “Mr J.B. Kite, Chamber Secretary and a Festival Committee member, said the competition would be open to all residents. The winner of the contest would receive a two-year course in fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. “The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255801/when-hong-kong-teenager-went-study-fashion-new-york-and-came-back-criticise-chinese-citys-lack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255801/when-hong-kong-teenager-went-study-fashion-new-york-and-came-back-criticise-chinese-citys-lack?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:15:17 +0000 People love avocados for their creamy and nutritious green flesh. But Kinyan Lam sees them in a different light. He’s drawn to the fruit’s tough and rough skin that, when boiled, can produce varied shades of pink. Lam is a Hong Kong-based fashion designer who runs his eponymous label, as well as Genau Studio in Sai Kung, which specialises in natural dyes. Craftsmanship lies at the core of both brands. So does sustainability, a critical issue in the second-most polluting industry in the world –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255737/fish-skin-leather-onion-peel-dyes-sustainable-fashion-designers-hong-kong-put-their-own-spin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255737/fish-skin-leather-onion-peel-dyes-sustainable-fashion-designers-hong-kong-put-their-own-spin?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:45:09 +0000 The small, tan taxi hurtles down a Florentine side street too narrow for baton twirling. My driver slices over the Arno River on one of the city’s short stone bridges, arriving quickly below the Fortezza da Basso – a 14th century fortress built into the city walls and now looming over the opposite bank like a hibernating bear blocking the road. Above the tall Gothic arch at the entrance, a large Italian flag pirouettes in the winter breeze. An oversized, white-faced clock within says PITTI in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3255462/things-do-florence-and-where-stay-see-art-uffizi-gallery-michelangelos-david-and-ferragamos-shoes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3255462/things-do-florence-and-where-stay-see-art-uffizi-gallery-michelangelos-david-and-ferragamos-shoes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:15:08 +0000 Under the porticoes of the British Museum in September 2023, Erdem Moralioglu presented a fashion collection inspired by the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, custodian of the great Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, in the English Midlands. Among the exquisite chintz, tulle and organza 1950s-style dresses Moralioglu sent out were a couple of coats that spliced repurposed vintage curtain material from Chatsworth with Barbour waxed cotton. The looks were inspired by famous photographs of the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255373/kate-middleton-favoured-coats-downton-abbey-esque-outfits-british-country-clothing-takes-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255373/kate-middleton-favoured-coats-downton-abbey-esque-outfits-british-country-clothing-takes-over?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:15:11 +0000 I was born in New York and grew up in a close-knit family in Manhattan. We have a house on Long Island, which is where my parents, younger sister and I spent weekends and summers. My mom was in advertising, focusing on beauty brands, and my dad was in the fragrance business. As a child, I gravitated towards things that my parents were interested in, which is when the seeds of an interest in fashion were sown. My mom was a role model in terms of being able to have a career and a family. She had... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3255491/fashion-meant-self-expression-new-yorker-alison-loehnis-growing-it-became-her-career-when-she-moved?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3255491/fashion-meant-self-expression-new-yorker-alison-loehnis-growing-it-became-her-career-when-she-moved?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:15:09 +0000 T-shirts are Hong Kong’s most commonplace garment. English words or Chinese characters printed on them can be unintentionally hilarious – especially when observed out of context. One elderly European friend – a fluent Cantonese speaker – enjoys a collection of brightly coloured T-shirts, each printed with artistically rendered Chinese characters which (in translation) state: “Please speak slowly. I’m still learning …” When random people in markets and bus queues decipher the message, broad... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255466/how-hong-kong-amusing-t-shirt-slogan-could-land-you-hot-water-todays-easily-offended-climate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255466/how-hong-kong-amusing-t-shirt-slogan-could-land-you-hot-water-todays-easily-offended-climate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:45:09 +0000 The Saks Potts autumn/winter 2024 show, which rounded out the first day of Copenhagen Fashion Week, in late January, was unusual for several reasons. In a sharp departure from the brand’s 4,000-strong guest lists of seasons past, it took place in the back of the Danish label’s boutique, with some 50 editors, buyers and influencers huddling around its perimeter as models promenaded to the centre, posed and exited. Secondly, it had a waiting list; there were keen teens and friends of attendees... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255189/grunge-meets-bohemian-theme-autumn/winter-24-collection-saks-potts-arbiters-scandi-cool-whose?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3255189/grunge-meets-bohemian-theme-autumn/winter-24-collection-saks-potts-arbiters-scandi-cool-whose?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:15:12 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/series/3255239/2024-fashion-issue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/series/3255239/2024-fashion-issue?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:25:16 +0000 Lisa Lim Lisa Lim Much has been (glitter-gel-) penned about Taylor Swift’s wardrobe over her various album eras, and about her language, including her changing accent, and her lyrics’ symbolism and imagery. There is also a lot going on where fashion and language intersect. “NOT A LOT GOING ON AT THE MOMENT” was the language conveyed on Swift’s sequinned top worn in her “22” music video’s opening scene, the work of British-based designer Ashish Gupta. In her current Eras tour performance of “22”, she updates that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255320/wizard-oz-taylor-swift-graphic-t-shirts-have-been-around-while-and-can-pack-political-or-social?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3255320/wizard-oz-taylor-swift-graphic-t-shirts-have-been-around-while-and-can-pack-political-or-social?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:45:19 +0000 Paithani, Patola, Kanjeevaram, Chanderi, Banarasi, Jamdani, Gadwal, Sambalpuri … whatever the style, India’s love affair with the sari is unwavering and dates back centuries. The unstitched garment, made of woven fabric between six and nine metres in length, is worn draped over a woman’s body and is ubiquitous across the country, especially during weddings. One in four of the world’s weddings takes place in India, according to Timothy Chi, CEO of The Knot Worldwide, which runs the tech platform... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3249313/mysore-varanasi-aurangabad-kanchipuram-patan-sari-clusters-where-indias-brides-spend-big?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3249313/mysore-varanasi-aurangabad-kanchipuram-patan-sari-clusters-where-indias-brides-spend-big?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jan 2024 03:15:10 +0000 Storm clouds gathered overhead as Angel Chang arrived. Cooks were slaughtering a chicken when a sudden blackout enshrouded the guest house in darkness. From the kitchen, the crescendo of wind and rain met with the unsettling sounds of the screeching bird. “I was in a horror film,” Chang, a vegetarian, says. In that shadowed hall, the silhouette of the young fashion designer from New York could be seen hunched over an iPhone, a beacon connecting her from the rural idyll of Dimen in China to the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3247293/how-us-fashion-designer-teamed-chinese-ethnic-minorities-recreate-their-traditional-clothing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3247293/how-us-fashion-designer-teamed-chinese-ethnic-minorities-recreate-their-traditional-clothing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jan 2024 05:15:09 +0000 When Van Cleef & Arpels established L’École, School of Jewelry Arts, in Paris, in 2012, the French jeweller wanted to create a space that both the public and connoisseurs could visit to learn more about jewellery. While other decorative arts are quite accessible, jewellery has always felt a bit intimidating to those outside the field, as Olivier Segura, director of L’École Asia-Pacific, explains in an interview in Hong Kong, where the school opened its first location outside Paris, in 2019. “As... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3246618/jade-gemstones-history-jewellery-shanghai-van-cleef-arpels-lecole-china-opens-fans-indulge-their?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3246618/jade-gemstones-history-jewellery-shanghai-van-cleef-arpels-lecole-china-opens-fans-indulge-their?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2023 05:15:52 +0000 Spunky 29-year-old designer Hu Ruixian, who launched Studio HHFZ in Singapore five years ago, is passionate about cheongsams and wants to make the traditional Chinese dress something that women can wear every day. How did you become interested in cheongsams? “When I was young, I was into fashion and I liked to dress up. So I told myself I wanted to be a fashion designer. “It didn’t occur to me that I wanted to do cheongsams until I got a job as a designer in a company making cheongsams right... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3246342/you-dont-have-be-skinny-wear-cheongsam-studio-hhfz-founder-and-designer-normalising-traditional?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3246342/you-dont-have-be-skinny-wear-cheongsam-studio-hhfz-founder-and-designer-normalising-traditional?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:36:15 +0000 After years of creating bridal gowns and bespoke pieces with her signature sculptural flair, fashion designer Vivian Luk is stepping into new territory. How did you first fall in love with design? “I drew a lot when I was young, and like all Asian parents, my mum wanted me to go to a private school. I didn’t get into the schools that were academically based, but I got into art school. “Seeing my dad as an interior designer, it was more natural for me to think about a career in the arts. I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3243205/vera-wang-called-her-barney-cheng-said-do-your-own-thing-hong-kong-fashion-designer-vivian-luk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3243205/vera-wang-called-her-barney-cheng-said-do-your-own-thing-hong-kong-fashion-designer-vivian-luk?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:15:18 +0000 During Paris Fashion Week, we discovered Homolog, a couture label founded by Emily Cheong, who counts French actress Isabelle Huppert as a fan of her ethereal creations. Have you always wanted to be a designer? “I was passionate about fashion and haute couture from a very early age – The Devil Wears Prada is the movie I’ve seen the most times. “After a master’s degree in business administration and a doctorate in psychology, I started the Homolog adventure with one idea in mind: to show beauty... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3241637/elon-musks-mother-and-isabelle-huppert-are-fans-couture-label-homolog-and-its-elegant-feminine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3241637/elon-musks-mother-and-isabelle-huppert-are-fans-couture-label-homolog-and-its-elegant-feminine?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Nov 2023 05:15:09 +0000 Ruth Lee, founder of traditional Chinese medicine clinic Master Ruth, tells Vincenzo La Torre about using ancient techniques such as acupuncture to help her clients improve their well-being. How would you describe facial acupuncture? “Facial acupuncture is one of my specialities. It is based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine and uses fine, disposable needles to stimulate specific points on the face to improve circulation, reduce wrinkles, and promote overall skin health. “It is a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3239966/how-facial-acupuncture-natural-alternative-botox-how-retinol-reduces-wrinkles-and-secret-skin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3239966/how-facial-acupuncture-natural-alternative-botox-how-retinol-reduces-wrinkles-and-secret-skin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:15:16 +0000 Launched by Hong Kong native Claire Robertson-Macleod in 2019, Tank Air has cultivated a fervent following among young women thanks to its sultry sculpting separates that recall 1990s and Y2K fashion while feeling modern and irreverent. Bella Hadid and Olivia Rodrigo are among the Los Angeles-based brand’s famous patrons. Thai-English Robertson-Macleod grew up sourcing fabrics in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, for her aunt’s Thai fashion label. After studying in London and the United States, she moved... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3239294/tank-air-worn-bella-hadid-and-olivia-rodrigo-story-behind-brand-and-its-sultry-sculpting-separates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3239294/tank-air-worn-bella-hadid-and-olivia-rodrigo-story-behind-brand-and-its-sultry-sculpting-separates?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Oct 2023 23:45:08 +0000 Founded in 2019, Nomel is a Taiwanese skincare brand that recently launched at online retailer Sephora Hong Kong. Its line of vegan products champions radiant skin, and includes cleansers, serums, moisturisers and what Nomel calls its “best-kept secret” – a hybrid face oil. Founder, model and influencer Melinda Wang – who is married to Taiwanese actor Tony Yang You-ning – tells Mabel Lui about Nomel’s philosophy and what it means to create products specifically for Asian skin. You studied... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3238663/taiwanese-vegan-skincare-brand-nomels-founder-tony-yangs-wife-melinda-wang-making-products-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3238663/taiwanese-vegan-skincare-brand-nomels-founder-tony-yangs-wife-melinda-wang-making-products-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Oct 2023 03:15:22 +0000 Launched in 2012 by Shiva Shabani and Calvin Yu, Sons + Daughters is a children’s eyewear brand based in Hong Kong that is guided by the goal of “protecting the vision of the future”. The Canadian duo share how they founded the brand and how an email from Rihanna’s stylist led to a last-minute delivery. How did you two meet? Shiva Shabani: “It’s a cool story – we were very young [and met through work in Vancouver]. We dated for about 6½ years. I was in my early twenties, and Calvin was in his... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3237373/loved-rihanna-how-hong-kong-eyewear-brand-sons-daughters-made-splash-united-states?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3237373/loved-rihanna-how-hong-kong-eyewear-brand-sons-daughters-made-splash-united-states?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:15:10 +0000 In these sadly polarised, hypersensitive times, racial nationalism’s uglier character traits are often stoked by those in power as convenient diversions from real issues such as double-digit youth unemployment, collapsing property markets, bankrupted municipalities and hollowed-out middle-class wealth. The population of an entire nation can seemingly have their feelings wounded at the slightest prod, especially when “foreign forces” are supposedly responsible, and profound cultural sensitivities... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235471/history-cheongsam-why-suzie-wong-and-hong-kong-elite-girls-schools-killed-it-and-politicians-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235471/history-cheongsam-why-suzie-wong-and-hong-kong-elite-girls-schools-killed-it-and-politicians-who?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:45:07 +0000 London is well-established as one the fashion capitals of the world. But it was not until I relocated to Hong Kong, in the 1990s, that I started to take an interest. I began to move in brand-wearing circles and was sucked in. When working in London in my 20s, I couldn’t afford designer clothes. I also lacked the inclination and instincts to become a trendsetter. I sometimes turned up to work in a safari suit! My early days in Mui Wo were similar. Old pictures show me in scruffy T-shirts and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235424/my-hong-kong-luxury-brand-clothes-are-almost-worthless-uk-countryside-not-much-point-getting-dressed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235424/my-hong-kong-luxury-brand-clothes-are-almost-worthless-uk-countryside-not-much-point-getting-dressed?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Sep 2023 06:15:09 +0000 For the past couple of years, I have watched as Gen Z had a field day with my era. Let them flash their taut abs, as they flit between festivals in their Y2K crop tops and low-slung jeans. Slip dresses and slogan tees? Enjoy. They say if you wore it the first time around, you should give it a wide berth on all subsequent resurrections. Who are “they”? I mean, I am happy to oblige with anything low-rise – even if you have been diligently doing Pilates for the past two decades, there are more... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3235172/1990s-are-back-fashion-and-heres-why-we-should-all-be-grateful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3235172/1990s-are-back-fashion-and-heres-why-we-should-all-be-grateful?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:15:13 +0000 I recently received a “designer” wallet as a gift. I use the qualifier reluctantly because I fail to identify any element of good design, aesthetic or functional, in an unremarkable wallet with the brand’s logo embossed on every conceivable surface. It is too small to be of any use to me because I still carry large quantities of banknotes and coins, along with cards, shop receipts that promise future discounts, a postage stamp or two, and a lai see packet containing US$100 for any emergency that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235322/chinas-society-goes-cashless-how-did-ancient-chinese-carry-their-money-around?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235322/chinas-society-goes-cashless-how-did-ancient-chinese-carry-their-money-around?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:45:09 +0000 There are few things more satisfying than watching an item of clothing you have shamefacedly refused to give up become fashionable again. For me, that happened earlier this year when ballet shoes – long derided by fashionistas as slightly forgettable and a bit dull – triumphantly stepped back into the spotlight. In fact, this summer, ballet flats – also known as podiatrists’ most hated shoes – were the footwear of choice for the stylish everywhere. As someone who doesn’t like open-toe sandals... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3235151/perfect-footwear-busy-woman-ballet-flats-were-shoe-summer-2023-seen-gigi-and-bella-hadid-zoe-kravitz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3235151/perfect-footwear-busy-woman-ballet-flats-were-shoe-summer-2023-seen-gigi-and-bella-hadid-zoe-kravitz?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:15:13 +0000 As a boy, Nils Hauser loved camping trips with his family, getting close to nature in Germany’s forests and lakes. Over time, the outings became less regular. “After a certain age, you just don’t want to go camping with your family,” says Hauser, with a laugh, in a video call from the city of Düsseldorf, where he is a student at the Fashion Design Institute. The tent was relegated to the basement of his parents’ home, until Hauser, whose fashion dream is shaped by sustainability, had a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235332/fashion-student-upcycles-his-parents-tent-and-wins-worlds-largest-sustainable-fashion-design?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235332/fashion-student-upcycles-his-parents-tent-and-wins-worlds-largest-sustainable-fashion-design?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:15:09 +0000 “Fashion extravaganzas are pretty much a thing of the past in Hongkong,” reported the South China Morning Post on September 21, 1986. “Not since the mid-seventies have there been regular gala events where couturiers showed off their seasonal sensations and where local ladies could show off their sensational ensembles while purchasing more of the same with some pretty sensational cheques. “But later this month there is the chance to bring out both the chequebooks and the couture clothes and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235288/when-top-australian-designers-george-gross-and-harry-watt-came-hong-kong-launch-their-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3235288/when-top-australian-designers-george-gross-and-harry-watt-came-hong-kong-launch-their-new?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:15:18 +0000 My grandfather had four siblings. They were close-knit and lived in a four-storey house on Forfar Road, in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, near the family’s factory. The family business is in metal manufacturing among other things and is more than 100 years old. They did well and when they got too many for the house, the brothers moved. My grandfather bought a house on Kadoorie Avenue, in Mong Kok. I never knew my uncle and aunts’ names, I knew them by numbers. Officially, we have 26 uncles and 18... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3235328/he-dressed-michelle-yeoh-and-deng-xiaopings-daughters-barney-cheng-super-rich-family-and-finding-god?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3235328/he-dressed-michelle-yeoh-and-deng-xiaopings-daughters-barney-cheng-super-rich-family-and-finding-god?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:15:14 +0000 Ukraine-born former fashion editor Julie Pelipas is the founder of Bettter, a platform that upcycles deadstock – unsold clothing – into timeless womenswear. We caught up with her in Paris in France, where she won the LVMH Karl Lagerfeld Prize. Tell us about your brand. “It’s not a brand but an upcycling system. What we do is convert menswear into womenswear and we only upcycle deadstock so it’s never produced from zero and it’s only for women because the tailoring is very important. “The concept... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3232251/buy-less-bettter-turning-unsold-menswear-womens-fashion-name-game-company-chasing-quality-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3232251/buy-less-bettter-turning-unsold-menswear-womens-fashion-name-game-company-chasing-quality-over?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Aug 2023 06:15:17 +0000 In December 2022, the hairstylist Kim Robinson received a bald notification from property developer Hongkong Land advising that the lease on his Chater House salon in Hong Kong’s Central business district, where he has been based for two decades, would not be renewed in 2023. Robinson had known for two years that Chater House was to be redeveloped, but he was shocked to learn that he wasn’t part of the grand plan, and as of yesterday, August 26, he has vacated the premises. He says he only... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3232239/goodbye-hong-kong-kim-robinson-god-level-celebrity-hairstylist-ready-close-shop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3232239/goodbye-hong-kong-kim-robinson-god-level-celebrity-hairstylist-ready-close-shop?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Aug 2023 23:45:08 +0000 Satoshi Kuwata, the Japanese founder of Milan-based label Setchu and winner of the 2023 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers, tells Vincenzo La Torre about his distinctive East-West aesthetic. Where does the name Setchu come from? “Setchu is a Japanese word that refers to the reopening of Japan in the 19th century, at the end of the Edo period (1603–1867), so it’s a mix of Japanese culture and the West. “Take this garment [points to an item on the rack], which looks like an origami kimono but... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3230495/he-worked-kanye-west-and-wants-design-sneakers-satoshi-kuwata-his-east-west-aesthetic-winning-2023?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3230495/he-worked-kanye-west-and-wants-design-sneakers-satoshi-kuwata-his-east-west-aesthetic-winning-2023?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2023 08:15:16 +0000 Amber Symond says her fashion label, Common Hours, which now includes slips, cloaks and gowns, and has collaborated with artists from around the world, appeals to collectors with a discerning eye for detail. What is the meaning behind the name Common Hours? “It is from a quote taken from the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau. For me, for my usage, it represents the notion of a shared human experience – feeling, memory.” Your most recent collection was titled AlleyCat, which was the name... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3229444/fashion-label-common-hours-founder-creating-collectors-and-themes-inspire-its-limited-edition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3229444/fashion-label-common-hours-founder-creating-collectors-and-themes-inspire-its-limited-edition?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:45:16 +0000 Nicole Tan Nicole Tan Laws Knitters Studio is on a mission to spotlight the heritage of knitting. Founded by Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer LAWSGROUP in 2022, the studio is redefining knitted products by blending traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques. The pieces it produces reflect and honour Hong Kong’s culture while maintaining a focus on sustainability and revitalising manufacturing, core pillars of Laws Knitters Studio’s work. It is fitting that the studio calls Sham Shui Po home: once the heart... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3226878/post-edit-knitting-studios-tapestry-pieces-collaborations-mini-and-agnes-b-celebrate-craft-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3226878/post-edit-knitting-studios-tapestry-pieces-collaborations-mini-and-agnes-b-celebrate-craft-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jul 2023 03:45:10 +0000 In 2020, Hong Kong couple Natalie and Simon Chow launched Kibo – meaning “hope” in Japanese: a chic line of trainers that are ethically crafted using recycled leather, canvas and plastics, cork insoles and alternative fabrics such as apple leather. Natalie Chow talks about their journey. How did you get into creating eco-trainers? “I come from a branding background, working in cosmetics and fashion, so I saw a lot of wastage associated with consumer products. When I was on maternity leave in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3225692/sustainable-sneaker-brand-kibo-hong-kong-aims-make-eco-trainers-stylish-they-are-ethical?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3225692/sustainable-sneaker-brand-kibo-hong-kong-aims-make-eco-trainers-stylish-they-are-ethical?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jun 2023 23:15:10 +0000 Eva Alexandridis, CEO and co-founder of 111Skin, was recently in Hong Kong, where she talked about how she and her husband, Dr Yannis Alexandrides , built their skincare brand. What makes 111Skin different from other skincare brands? “We’ve been in this business for more than 15 years and the real point of difference is my husband, a practising plastic surgeon. “He’s done over 12,000 surgeries and is an expert in skin rejuvenation. He cuts the skin and understands the three-dimensional healing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224146/doctor-led-skincare-brand-111skins-co-founder-its-formula-stimulate-production-glutathione-skin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224146/doctor-led-skincare-brand-111skins-co-founder-its-formula-stimulate-production-glutathione-skin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:15:11 +0000 On a recent visit to Hong Kong, Professor Augustinus Bader and Augustinus Bader CEO Charles Rosier, co-founders of the skincare brand, explained why its retinol serum, combined with its proprietary technology TFC8, will not make your skin burn. What makes Augustinus Bader’s The Retinol Serum different from other retinol products? Augustinus Bader: “The good thing about this product is that we have an extremely low dose of retinol, just 0.6 per cent, much less than a conventional product. A high... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224318/retinol-serum-without-drawbacks-augustinus-bader-founders-their-skincare-products-success-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224318/retinol-serum-without-drawbacks-augustinus-bader-founders-their-skincare-products-success-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jun 2023 03:15:20 +0000 Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is one of the most celebrated five-star hotel chains in the world but, unlike groups such as the Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula, it is not known for its wellness offerings. This is set to change with the debut of Yun Wellness at Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong. With 10 luxurious treatment rooms and offerings ranging from massages to physiotherapy and hair care, the spa is a haven in the heart of Hong Kong. The bright space, which overlooks surrounding greenery,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224026/hong-kongs-island-shangri-la-hotel-debuts-new-wellness-centre-offering-services-massages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224026/hong-kongs-island-shangri-la-hotel-debuts-new-wellness-centre-offering-services-massages?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:15:08 +0000 Post Magazine sits down with Nicholas Chow, who co-founded Hong Kong-based skincare label TiN5 with his sister, Karen. Tell us about the brand “Starting TiN5 was a deeply personal journey rooted in our own experiences. Both Karen and I have struggled with skin conditions – rosacea and eczema – since childhood, and we understand the physical and emotional toll that these issues can take. “It was our parents’ personalised skin solutions, which provided immense relief and restored our confidence,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224142/not-just-another-skincare-brand-tin5s-hong-kong-co-founder-how-it-uses-human-stem-cell-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3224142/not-just-another-skincare-brand-tin5s-hong-kong-co-founder-how-it-uses-human-stem-cell-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:15:09 +0000 Dr Sam Bunting, founder of science-based brand Dr Sam’s Skincare, shares some precious advice with Vincenzo La Torre. Tell us about your background. “I’ve been in private practice for, I guess, 13 years now. I left the hospital system in the UK to focus on media work so I ended up working for a lot of brands. I did some TV – I presented a show for three years called Extreme Beauty Disasters – which was fun. Then I was a global brand ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, when it launched... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3220587/4-steps-perfect-skin-dr-sams-skincare-founder-social-media-branding-and-key-ingredient-same-brushing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/fashion/article/3220587/4-steps-perfect-skin-dr-sams-skincare-founder-social-media-branding-and-key-ingredient-same-brushing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 May 2023 20:15:15 +0000 Two Hong Kong creatives have joined forces to present Chungking Express Market, a tribute to Wong Kar-wai’s 1994 movie, at the new Heath space in the basement of Chungking Mansions, in Tsim Sha Tsui, where it was filmed. The pop-up event, which runs from May 13 to 14, will feature more than 30 vendors, who will be celebrating the diversity of Hong Kong’s creative communities, ranging from photographers, illustrators and tattoo artists to jewellery and fashion designers and independent streetwear... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3219383/chungking-express-market-pop-famous-hong-kong-complex-inspired-wong-kar-wais-film-blend-art-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3219383/chungking-express-market-pop-famous-hong-kong-complex-inspired-wong-kar-wais-film-blend-art-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 May 2023 08:15:08 +0000