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Food & Drink
US$52 a litre? Why is donkey milk, Cleopatra’s beauty secret, so expensive?
In Albania, donkey farms are expanding as demand for donkey milk grows – used in face cream, and to make one of world’s priciest cheeses.
14 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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Chanel artistic director a step up for Matthieu Blazy, a Raf Simons acolyte
14 Dec 2024 - 2:15PM
Beauty
What perfumes do Chinese like? New trends as industry surges
14 Dec 2024 - 4:39PM
Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
New Chanel artistic director named, John Galliano out at Martin Margiela
Matthieu Blazy, the former Bottega Veneta creative boss, ‘embodies a new generation with sincere humility’, says Chanel’s fashion president.
14 Dec 2024 - 2:19PM
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From left: John Galliano, Matthieu Blazy and Louise Trotter. Blazy is to work at Chanel, Trotter will take his place at Bottega Veneta, and Galliano has quit Martin Margiela. Photos: AFP, Getty Images
Companies
Banking & finance
China’s Urban Revivo takes global fashion push to Bangkok, New York, London
Parent FMG is also reportedly planning a more than US$100 million initial public offering in Hong Kong.
13 Dec 2024 - 9:36AM
Arts & Culture
Books and literature
China’s ‘most famous woman’ on a career spent introducing it to the world
Her TV shows gave US viewers tastes of Asia and brought the world to Chinese homes. Yue-Sai Kan talks bridging the gap between East and West.
12 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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Fashion
How do I build a capsule wardrobe? 5 steps to a minimalist collection
A curated collection of 30 to 40 items of clothing is all you need for a capsule wardrobe that will take the hassle out of your mornings.
8 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
A collection of 30 to 40 items is all you need to create a capsule wardrobe. Photo: Shutterstock
Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
He dresses popes, priests, new cardinals and has seen their tastes change
In Rome, Raniero Mancinelli has sewn robes for popes and priests, including new cardinals, for 62 years. He’s seen clerical fashion evolve.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:36PM
Fashion & Beauty
Beauty
This Korean grandma is 77 and has just launched her own beauty brand
‘Do you know how young and beautiful you are right now?’ Reii Reii founder Park Mak-rye on her beauty brand, learning to love herself.
6 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
It was ‘hard to buy clothing’ in China in her size, so she made her own
Amanda Yao talks openly on Chinese social media about weighing 100 kilograms – and sells fashionable, high-end clothing for plus-size people.
5 Dec 2024 - 8:05AM
Fashion & Beauty
Beauty
Beauty filters also make us look more intelligent, study finds
Software-modified faces were viewed more favourably than untouched ones in a Spanish study. This may not be a good thing, psychologist says.
3 Dec 2024 - 4:59AM
Side by side photos of a woman before and after her face has been digitally edited. A study published in The Royal Society has revealed that software-modified faces were viewed more favourably than untouched ones. Photo: Shutterstock
Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
When Notre Dame burned, so did hope for designer. Then he received a call
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has dressed pop stars including Rihanna, and a pope. Now he’s designed priestly robes for Notre Dame’s reopening.
27 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
Arts & Culture
Fashion
Street photographers thrive in this African city’s centre
Street photographers make a living snapping the fashionably dressed, while dancers create videos for social media in Kenyan capital’s centre.
26 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
Fashion & Beauty
Chinese culture
How Chinese haute couture is taking on the fashion world
Chinese high-fashion designers have dressed everyone from Rihanna to royals in recent years and their presence is growing on global catwalks.
21 Nov 2024 - 1:00PM
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Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
Fashion Fest aims to put Hong Kong on haute couture design map
The government-sponsored event is intended to help make Hong Kong a high-fashion hub, but industry insiders say much more needs to be done.
19 Nov 2024 - 4:43PM
A model walks the runway at the Chanel Cruise 2024/25 show in Hong Kong, held in November 2024, a month that will also see the launch of the first Hong Kong Fashion Fest. Photo: Reuters
Food & Drink
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 6-8
A flea market for finding some quirky gifts, a pet market and a music festival are among the draws this weekend. Or you can try aerial yoga.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:42PM
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Arts & Culture
Chinese culture
How Chinese wedding dresses are made and their meaning on the big day
Whether cheongsam or qun kua, here is what the colours and embroidery mean on Chinese wedding dresses and why some can take a year to make.
12 Nov 2024 - 4:54PM
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Travel & Leisure
Asia travel
Why do Seoul’s make-up studios draw so many K-beauty tourists?
They aren’t just heading to South Korea for the beauty products – they go to learn trends, get skincare tips and have makeovers, too.
17 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
Tourists are going to Korea’s top make-up studios, like ones run by make-up artist Kim Han-sol (pictured), to get the latest skincare and trend tips, and makeovers. Photo: Kim Han-sol
Fashion & Beauty
Fashion
How Kojima, Japan, made a name for top-quality denim
Hand-dyed denim and vintage machines are used to make jeans that sell for up to US$1,400 a pair in town where even the roads are denim blue.
6 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM
Arts & Culture
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 29-December 1
Music lovers should head to Central, those looking to relax can check out a sound bath and foodies will love this afternoon tea this weekend.
29 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM
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Fashion & Beauty
What to do in Hong Kong
5 shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend, November 29-December 1
From the debut of a French fashion brand to headphones you will want on your Christmas wish list, here is what to shop this weekend.
29 Nov 2024 - 1:15PM
OPINION
Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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Where did jeans and denim come from? The clues are in the names
30 Apr 2024 - 7:45AM
Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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Purple’s roots, from sea snails to Caesar to its association with grandeur
30 Mar 2024 - 2:15PM
Wee Kek Koon
Reflections
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Laminated brow trend has got nothing on eyebrow styles of ancient China
17 Mar 2024 - 8:15AM
Jason Wordie
Then & Now
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Avoid the Pooh: when funny T-shirts and slogans are no longer amusing
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Language Matters
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Are we reading too much into Taylor Swift’s graphic tees? Maybe, maybe not
14 Mar 2024 - 7:07PM
Wee Kek Koon
Reflections
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How perfume came to China from ancient Persia, then the know-how to make it
28 Jan 2024 - 8:15AM
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