Every time we spot Declan Chan rubbing shoulders with the designers and fashion personnel du jour at yet another fashion event, he's always painstakingly dressed to the nines. Whether he's on a shopping spree or backpacking in Europe, his outfits always have to be Tommy Ton photo-ready. He confesses that the only time you'll spot him in a sweatshirt is when he's up in the air.
Opening up his closet on a Friday evening, the fashion maven and senior creative services manager with Lane Crawford is in mix-and-match heaven. For the shoot he has opted for Prada's vintage-print pyjama jacket with a denim tunic, a Topman T-shirt, paired with slouchy Acne pants and tied at the waist with a Dries Van Noten belt.
'Well, I do buy a lot of clothes, but I don't see a problem,' says Chan. 'It's a moderated occupational hazard. Shopaholics buy expensive things and never wear them. I know exactly what I want, and I wear them all the time.'
Chan's walk-in closet is neatly organised, filled with racks of established designer brands and labels from up-and-comers that frontline fashionistas would nod at appreciatively.
'I would say my style is dandy with a quirky twist. I salute the classics, iconic prints and statement pieces, but I also want a playful edge to it,' he says.
His Stubbs & Wootton slippers - with a screw print on the right foot and capital U on the left - illustrate the point.
