Fashion
Environmental activist Tanja Wessels has only bought second-hand clothes for four years. It’s an experiment that has opened her eyes to how we can all consume fashion more sustainably.
Frederieke van Doorn, the Dutch founder of Frey, and designer Yulia Tlili tell Sian Powell what makes the women’s workwear brand stand out from the crowd.
Hong Kong Olympic gold medal-winning fencer Edgar Cheung looks back on his journey to the pinnacle of his sport, and confesses he still feels an introvert as he gets used to public appearances.
Author Victoria Finlay traces the fascinating origins of China’s silk industry, from moth larvae to an ancient emperor’s new clothes, in this edited excerpt from her latest book.
The ‘drag grandmother’ talks about her love of Anita Mui, working for House of Siren and how she uses her platform to help educate children and adults alike.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering are among the world’s most remarkable motoring events.
Life, death, karma and compassion are the themes of the book by lama Sogyal Rinpoche, and reading it helped Mui deal with the death of two of his grandparents.
Hats were usually chosen for practical reasons in Hong Kong – take the ones sedan chair bearers wore, their pattern indicating the dialect they spoke.
This season’s fashion collections from Valentino, Versace, Jacquemus and others are full of vivid colours and saturated hues as we emerge from lockdown and can finally dress for an occasion.
When a writer blogged about Rosmah Mansor buying 61 custom-altered garments from a Sydney-based designer, little did she know the backlash she would cause.
Today, sportsmen such as LeBron James, Neymar and Lewis Hamilton are as likely as musicians and actors to be fashion influencers.
Author Rae Nudson dispels the notion that cosmetics are dispensable in her deep dive into beauty culture.
The London-born designer, who won the LVMH Prize two years after launching her eponymous label, says of her collections: ‘I always try to bring some elegance to what I create.’
The Chinese-American fashion designer talks about watching her mother sew in their tiny Shek Kip Mei flat, and the ‘great honour’ of picking outfits for US first lady Biden.
From Instagram make-up to beauty hacks that are excessive at best, to endless celebrity and influencer product launches, social media has a lot to answer for.
De Beers’ 1888 Master Diamonds collection, now in Hong Kong, is made up of 19 stunning stones, ranging in size from five to more than 26 carats, for which illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt has created bespoke artwork.
As a student in 2007, Nikki Lee Hyuna was one of the first in South Korea to jump into the world of e-commerce. Today, she’s the creative director and designer behind Hong Kong fashion brand TAV.
Often celebrities of their time, Chinese men throughout history have used make-up to achieve a fair complexion, though only the privileged could afford to.
Miru Wong holds weekly workshops in Hong Kong for those keen to learn the vanishing art of Cantonese embroidery for shoes.
Safe crackers stole a large haul of diamonds from an office used by the Israeli consulate in Central Hong Kong in August 1971. A large reward was offered, but the gems were never recovered.