https://www.scmp.com/rss/14412/feed Born and raised in Hong Kong, Madeleine Fitzpatrick is a production editor on SCMP’s Specialist Publications and China desks. Her beats include beauty, lifestyle, travel, business, technology, and arts and culture. Her writings have been published by The Economist, Time, Fortune, Prestige, Campaign Asia and China Daily, as well as the SCMP. Madeleine has a degree in Russian and Spanish from Cambridge, and a degree in psychology from HKU. She lives in northeast Lantau with her husband, daughter... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick There is a particular sensibility in French perfumery that places the bottle at its heart. The vessel is no afterthought: rather, fragrance and crystal are conceived together, as one creative gesture. Henry Jacques, the French maison that has long operated at the rarefied edge of haute parfumerie, has made this instinct its point of pride. Among the house’s creations, Les Toupies collection pushes that idea a step further. The series takes its name, and the flacons their design, from memories... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348362/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-where-crystal-artistry-meets-nostalgia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3348362/style-edit-henry-jacques-les-toupies-where-crystal-artistry-meets-nostalgia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:00:10 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick There is something disarming about naming a luxury handbag after a sensation. But then, Jonathan Anderson has never been especially drawn to the conventional. Since taking the helm at Dior in 2025 – becoming the first designer since Christian Dior himself to serve as the house’s sole creative director, overseeing womenswear, menswear and haute couture – the Northern Ireland-born designer has been quietly reworking how the maison presents itself. His spring/summer 2026 womenswear collection,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3347327/style-edit-how-dior-crunchy-bag-distils-jonathan-andersons-vision-maison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3347327/style-edit-how-dior-crunchy-bag-distils-jonathan-andersons-vision-maison?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:00:20 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick When it comes to our most treasured possessions, there is often something altogether satisfying about the ritual of housing them. The very act of curation, at such times, speaks to a deep appreciation of craft and beauty – whether you’re commissioning a bespoke watch case, lining a drawer for your vintage linens, or setting up a dedicated nook for your rare books. For those who collect perfume with the kind of passion and discernment others apply to art or design, Henry Jacques has introduced... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3344422/style-edit-henry-jacques-unveils-les-boites-parfums-its-classiques-fragrances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3344422/style-edit-henry-jacques-unveils-les-boites-parfums-its-classiques-fragrances?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick There are perfume houses, and then there are maisons that quietly propose an entire way of life. Henry Jacques belongs firmly in the latter camp, treating scent less as an accessory than a companion to thought, mood and memory. The maison expresses its own art de vivre, placing fragrance at the heart of everyday life. Central to a set of rituals threaded through the day, scent becomes a means of structuring time so that it reads with more clarity and, crucially, more pleasure. At the heart of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3341364/style-edit-henry-jacques-elevates-perfume-art-de-vivre-les-classiques?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/trends/article/3341364/style-edit-henry-jacques-elevates-perfume-art-de-vivre-les-classiques?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick In an age when seemingly every design comes with its own ideology – from brutalism and postmodernism, to art nouveau and back to nature – Naoto Fukasawa claims not to have an overarching design ethos. “I don’t have a consistent philosophy running through my projects,” the Japanese product designer tells Style in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of BODW In the City, which closes on January 18 (its original schedule having been lengthened beyond December) and is an extension of the Hong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3340104/i-dont-have-philosophy-running-through-my-projects-conversation-naoto-fukasawa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3340104/i-dont-have-philosophy-running-through-my-projects-conversation-naoto-fukasawa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Born of a passion for exquisite fragrance, the Henry Jacques story began in 1975 near Grasse in southern France, the historical heart of French perfumery. Founder Henry Jacques Cremona was inspired to treat scents as an artistic medium capable of encapsulating memories and emotions. From the outset, he pursued excellence and rarity while developing an encyclopedic knowledge of the finest natural raw materials. His was a vision of sensorial depth and perfection that eschewed mass production. This... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3339958/style-edit-henry-jacques-haute-parfumerie-bespoke-fragrances-les-classiques-de-hj?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3339958/style-edit-henry-jacques-haute-parfumerie-bespoke-fragrances-les-classiques-de-hj?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:00:18 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Henry Jacques, the French haute parfumerie, envisions its retail spaces as “living” environments rather than shops in the conventional sense of the word. A case in point is the maison’s Hong Kong boutique at the upscale Elements mall in West Kowloon. The space exudes an aura more akin to a private Parisian apartment than a commercial outlet. Local cultural influences are subtly woven into the elegant French craftsmanship that defines the brand. Guests are invited to linger, perhaps leafing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3328911/style-edit-henry-jacques-parisian-apartment-boutique-hong-kongs-elements-mall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3328911/style-edit-henry-jacques-parisian-apartment-boutique-hong-kongs-elements-mall?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Henry Jacques – the haute parfumerie maison celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – has unveiled the latest chapter in its olfactory story with the launch of the collection Il y Avait un Jardin. Just over a decade since the debut of the brand’s iconic Les Essences concentrated perfume oils – part of Les Classiques collection – this new venture sees Henry Jacques refocusing on purity and simplicity, presenting a pair of fresh, cologne-inspired fragrances. Il y Avait un Jardin – “There was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3311181/style-edit-henry-jacques-il-y-avait-un-jardin-cologne-inspired-fragrances-express-purity-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3311181/style-edit-henry-jacques-il-y-avait-un-jardin-cologne-inspired-fragrances-express-purity-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 02:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Just over a century ago, the world’s most iconic fragrance was born. The year was 1921, and Chanel No 5 was “a woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman”, according to Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. It was also the first perfume the legendary French couturier released. Five was her lucky number. Just over a decade later, Coco Chanel launched her first and only high jewellery collection. The year was 1932, and Bijoux de Diamants was born out of the designer’s desire to, as she put it, “cover women in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3308778/style-edit-chanel-ndeg5-celebrates-more-century-elegance-1921-perfume-through-1932s-bijoux-de?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3308778/style-edit-chanel-ndeg5-celebrates-more-century-elegance-1921-perfume-through-1932s-bijoux-de?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 May 2025 02:00:02 +0000 Occasionally it is possible to capture a fleeting moment of beauty in nature – and this is precisely what Henry Jacques is seeking to achieve with its newest release: the 2024 Collection de l’Atelier. The year refers to the maison’s own rose harvest – only its second to date. The perfume collection is limited to just 500 pieces and will not be reissued. Henry Jacques is this year celebrating half a century of crafting exclusive perfumes using natural ingredients of the highest quality. In its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3307437/style-edit-henry-jacques-captures-natures-fleeting-beauty-its-2024-collection-de-latelier-maisons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3307437/style-edit-henry-jacques-captures-natures-fleeting-beauty-its-2024-collection-de-latelier-maisons?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:00:23 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Chanel’s Chance perfumes have always reflected Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s philosophy that “Luck is my soul” – a belief that favours those with the courage to seize opportunities. The latest addition to this line is a luminous, captivating fragrance that continues in this tradition. Chance Eau Splendide introduces the colour purple to the collection’s palette, a tone associated with mystery and nobility. This new creation by Olivier Polge, Chanel’s in-house perfumer-creator since 2015, embodies... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3304880/style-edit-purple-meets-paradox-chanel-chance-eau-splendide-new-fragrance-expressing-both-sparkle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3304880/style-edit-purple-meets-paradox-chanel-chance-eau-splendide-new-fragrance-expressing-both-sparkle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:08 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick This year, Henry Jacques celebrates a half-century of crafting exquisite, bespoke perfumes. The brand’s In All Intimacy collection translates personal narratives into olfactory art, with its first chapter inspired and co-created by tennis legend Rafael Nadal and his wife Maria Perelló. Unveiled last November, the second edition comes via professional and romantic partners Heron Preston and Sabrina Albarello, she being co-creative director of womenswear at his eponymous fashion label. So how did... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3303727/style-edit-henry-jacques-invited-heron-preston-and-his-partner-sabrina-albarello-each-create-perfume?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3303727/style-edit-henry-jacques-invited-heron-preston-and-his-partner-sabrina-albarello-each-create-perfume?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:00:09 +0000 Thomas Heatherwick wants to banish boredom from the built environment. “We’re living through a quiet, global catastrophe of boring buildings that make us sick, stressed and depressed, while simultaneously destroying our planet,” reads the homepage of the English designer’s Humanise campaign, launched in October 2023. His book, Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World, was published the same month. In Hong Kong last December for Business of Design Week (BODW), Heatherwick delivered the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/design/article/3303632/designer-thomas-heatherwick-seeks-humanise-architecture-he-built-british-pavilion-2010-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/design/article/3303632/designer-thomas-heatherwick-seeks-humanise-architecture-he-built-british-pavilion-2010-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:04:43 +0000 Blending tenderness and strength, Aesop’s new Aurner Eau de Parfum is inviting a fresh perspective on floral scents. The fragrance has been developed in collaboration with perfumer Céline Barel, and showcases the innovative use of magnolia leaf rather than the expected petal. The result is a complex, bright scent with a tea-like quality. Vibrant citrus top notes are enriched by spicy, warm cardamom and pink pepper, complemented by herbaceous undertones of Roman camomile. The initial brightness... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3299247/style-edit-aesop-unveils-its-aurner-perfume-limited-edition-jewellery-patcharavipa-bodiratnangkura?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/article/3299247/style-edit-aesop-unveils-its-aurner-perfume-limited-edition-jewellery-patcharavipa-bodiratnangkura?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:00:09 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick My paternal great-grandfather came to Hong Kong around 1885, from a small town in Gujarat, India (before independence). He must have wanted a better life, so as a young man he ventured first to Aden (in present-day Yemen), which was then also a British territory – and he apparently didn’t like it. He went back to India, where he must have heard about Hong Kong. Fabric of high society With his business partners he set up a retail fabrics business here. At first they might have gone door to door... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3296110/former-time-magazine-asia-editors-journey-bombay-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3296110/former-time-magazine-asia-editors-journey-bombay-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:00:09 +0000 Since making a splash with his debut collection during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris in June last year, Pharrell Williams has hit his stride as men’s creative director for Louis Vuitton. This year, Williams embarked on his first fragrance project for the maison: LV Lovers, designed to be “an extract of energy, a perfume of opportunity and enhancement” and to evoke “the scent of the sun”. The result of a creative dialogue between Williams and French master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, LV... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3288668/style-edit-pharrell-williams-debut-fragrance-louis-vuitton-lv-lovers-was-crafted-master-perfumer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3288668/style-edit-pharrell-williams-debut-fragrance-louis-vuitton-lv-lovers-was-crafted-master-perfumer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:00:21 +0000 Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick Much like a person’s wardrobe, one’s fragrance collection should shift according to the season, mood and occasion. Among the intriguing options available today are three scents from Henry Jacques that are exclusive to our region. Each fragrance aims to capture elemental moments – from the warmth of a sun-drenched afternoon to the refreshing touch of a gentle sea breeze – while inviting the wearer to create new memories that linger. These fragrances are the culmination of nearly five decades of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3279106/style-edit-fragrances-henry-jacques-evoke-elemental-moments-and-elevate-senses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3279106/style-edit-fragrances-henry-jacques-evoke-elemental-moments-and-elevate-senses?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:00:09 +0000 Alexandrea “Alex” Martin – the only child of comedian, actress and EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg – is an actress and film producer who got her start in the industry with cameos in her mother’s films. She denied being a nepo baby, though, on The View this month, at a 30th anniversary reunion for the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. “I’ve yet to experience that,” Martin quipped about nepo baby syndrome, provoking laughter from her castmates. “I auditioned like everybody else.” Martin also... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3269697/who-whoopi-goldbergs-daughter-alex-martin-she-was-teen-mum-married-same-man-thrice-and-appeared?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3269697/who-whoopi-goldbergs-daughter-alex-martin-she-was-teen-mum-married-same-man-thrice-and-appeared?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:12 +0000 Darren Waller announced his retirement from professional American football earlier this month after eight seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders (formerly the Oakland Raiders), the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants. Following a stellar college career as Georgia Tech’s leading wide receiver, per Business Insider, Waller became one of the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends. The last three-year contract he signed with the Raiders was worth US$51 million. Besides his own sporting career, Waller is now... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3268378/who-kelsey-plums-ex-husband-darren-waller-newly-retired-nfl-star-beat-addiction-and-made-cringey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3268378/who-kelsey-plums-ex-husband-darren-waller-newly-retired-nfl-star-beat-addiction-and-made-cringey?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:00:08 +0000 Nicknamed “Hollywood” since high school, Chennedy Carter is a WNBA star whose aggressive style has been raising eyebrows recently. Before the Atlanta Dream drafted her as the No 4 pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, she enjoyed a stellar college basketball career. The highest-drafted player in Texas A&M Aggies history, Carter finished in the top 10 of multiple statistical categories, per The New York Times. At 22, she set a new WNBA record for the youngest player to score more than 30 points. Lately,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3267768/who-wnba-star-chennedy-carter-who-badly-fouled-caitlin-clark-chicago-sky-guard-idolised-allen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3267768/who-wnba-star-chennedy-carter-who-badly-fouled-caitlin-clark-chicago-sky-guard-idolised-allen?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:00:10 +0000 A major Hollywood production will be based in Macau over the summer – and is likely to join the ranks of a 1974 James Bond film and Now You See Me 2 (2016) as one of the biggest international films shot in the city dubbed the Las Vegas of the East. On May 30, The Macao News reported that Oscar-nominated director Edward Berger will be filming in the former Portuguese enclave from June until August. The movie is based on a 2014 novel of the same name, with big-name stars signed on to the project... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3266409/could-be-biggest-hollywood-movie-shot-macau-las-vegas-east-what-know-about-ballad-small-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3266409/could-be-biggest-hollywood-movie-shot-macau-las-vegas-east-what-know-about-ballad-small-player?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:16 +0000 Kelsey Plum is a basketball star who in 2021 won the gold medal in women’s 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and in 2022 was named MVP in her first WNBA All-Star game. Her team, the Las Vegas Aces, won the last two WNBA Finals, in 2022 and 2023. Already firmly on the radar of basketball fans, the 29-year-old California native caught the attention of the wider internet this month after arriving for her first game of the season on May 14 in a black leather micro vest from Alexander... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265878/meet-wnba-superstar-and-skims-model-kelsey-plum-athlete-broke-internet-twice-2-days-her-daring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265878/meet-wnba-superstar-and-skims-model-kelsey-plum-athlete-broke-internet-twice-2-days-her-daring?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:30:10 +0000 The internet is abuzz with the real-life drama surrounding The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump biopic. According to its subject, the film paints him in an unfairly negative light, and Trump’s legal team have been quick to issue a cease and desist letter to try to block its US release. In less complicated times, Trump courted Hollywood producers and even impersonated his own publicist to get in front of the camera (more on that later). The former president has an impressive 32 acting... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265462/donald-trumps-most-memorable-appearances-tv-and-film-sex-and-city-fresh-prince-bel-air-and-nanny?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265462/donald-trumps-most-memorable-appearances-tv-and-film-sex-and-city-fresh-prince-bel-air-and-nanny?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:17 +0000 The Apprentice may not have won any awards at last month’s Cannes Film Festival, but it did earn an eight-minute standing ovation. Described as a “scathing portrait”, the “brutal” Donald Trump biopic certainly caused a buzz at the festival, per Variety. In particular, The Apprentice shocked audiences at Cannes with its depiction of Trump raping his first wife, Ivana. The scene is based on allegations in Ivana’s own 1990 divorce deposition – although she retracted the claim of rape in July 2015... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265176/trump-biopic-apprentice-most-controversial-film-2024-it-stars-marvels-sebastian-stan-one-scene?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3265176/trump-biopic-apprentice-most-controversial-film-2024-it-stars-marvels-sebastian-stan-one-scene?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:15 +0000 On May 8, Prince William got to present an MBE to Claire van Straubenzee – the mother of his and Prince Harry’s close childhood friends Thomas, Henry and Charlie van Straubenzee. According to The Telegraph, William was “keen to conduct the investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle due to his personal links with Claire van Straubenzee and her family”. It’s common knowledge that the estranged princes lost their mother Princess Diana in a car accident, but fewer people may know that they tragically... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3262630/who-are-van-straubenzees-princes-harry-and-williams-long-time-friends-william-just-gave-mbe-claire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3262630/who-are-van-straubenzees-princes-harry-and-williams-long-time-friends-william-just-gave-mbe-claire?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:13 +0000 He was an ambitious executive who, with a group of investors in 1999, bought American Media Inc. (AMI) – the publisher of tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer, among other titles. But while printing lurid celebrity revelations, David Pecker simultaneously shielded his friends from scrutiny by publishing positive stories about them and negative ones about their opponents, as well as operating a “catch and kill” scheme. Now, Pecker is back in headlines as the first witness in former president... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261212/why-david-pecker-crucial-witness-donald-trumps-trial-publishers-national-enquirer-catch-and-kill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3261212/why-david-pecker-crucial-witness-donald-trumps-trial-publishers-national-enquirer-catch-and-kill?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2024 11:00:48 +0000 In Hong Kong, watching a film from a mile away has become another new normal. That’s all thanks to the M+ Facade, which has been in almost continuous operation since opening in October 2021. One of the most striking additions to the Hong Kong skyline, the M+ Facade measures a whopping 110 metres across, and is optimised to be visible from various angles and distances and under various lighting conditions. This means the screen is pretty hard to miss from virtually any point on the northern... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3259331/what-goes-hong-kongs-landmark-m-facade-tech-allowing-pipilotti-rist-create-images-real-time-yang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3259331/what-goes-hong-kongs-landmark-m-facade-tech-allowing-pipilotti-rist-create-images-real-time-yang?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:00:21 +0000 Despite its name, for the past few years Art Central has actually been held in Wan Chai – just a stone’s throw from the larger Art Basel flagship, on a neighbouring floor of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). It finally lives up to its moniker again in 2024, however, with a resounding return to the Central Harbourfront – where the event was last staged in 2019 – busting out of the confines of the HKCEC, and back firmly in the heart of Hong Kong’s big-city bustle. Taking... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3256873/teamlab-hong-kong-art-week-and-more-6-pieces-inviting-audience-participation-art-central-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3256873/teamlab-hong-kong-art-week-and-more-6-pieces-inviting-audience-participation-art-central-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:23 +0000 FUNNY TWIST OF FATE My friend was dating (comedian) Lenny Bruce's manager in 1960 on Sunset Strip, and he introduced us to another Hollywood agent. He said, "Little girls, you're so gorgeous … Become exotic dancers." Oh my God, panic! He said, "You'll make this much. No entertaining customers: I belong to a union." We made beautiful costumes, but I didn't know what to do. The first time I went on stage, I left in a hair curler! Later, I learned to eat fire; I created an act. I became Neva Shaw,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1816265/topless-hong-kong-ex-show-girl-neva-shaw-recalls-1960s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1816265/topless-hong-kong-ex-show-girl-neva-shaw-recalls-1960s?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:45:00 +0000 COUNTER-ESPIONAGE I got my radio training near Trieste (in Italy) as a broadcaster for the (British) navy: I was a sports reporter. I was OK at sports - soccer, boxing - so I could talk about them intelligently. I was in the Mediterranean for three years or so. Then I was sent to Hong Kong, I was working for naval intelligence. The year was 1955; I was 23. There was a United Nations directive stating that there should be no export to China of goods of strategic value: obviously, ammunition,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1599506/my-life-ted-thomas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1599506/my-life-ted-thomas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:15:45 +0000 Seeing Lucas "SkiBs the Kid" Scibetta in the flesh is probably the closest anglophone Hong Kong gets to encountering a musical celebrity, and it's a genuine rush. You've seen the iconic Hong Kong Kids video, with its pot-toking, bauhinia flag-waving teens. You've downloaded the mixtapes and listened with rueful recognition to their lyrical references to drug tests and Lan Kwai Fong nights. And all of a sudden, the baseball cap-wearing Fresh Prince of South Side himself bounds into the 7-Eleven -... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1271020/hong-kong-teen-rapper-skibs-walks-his-own-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1271020/hong-kong-teen-rapper-skibs-walks-his-own-way?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 There was a time when most men couldn't tell an exfoliator from an elbow - but no longer. The mainstream popularity of TV makeover shows directed at guys - with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy leading the charge - has released men from fears about appearing vain or 'unmanly' by showing an interest in skin care. But can a man share his partner's products (assuming, of course, he agrees to replenish them), or does men's skin differ too greatly from women's? Last year, German scientists from the... https://www.scmp.com/article/599412/bare-facts-about-skin-care-men?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/599412/bare-facts-about-skin-care-men?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:00:00 +0000 The debate about whether junk food causes bad skin remains unresolved. Some argue that this is a myth, while others insist there is a link between a diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates and acne. Dermatologists have been working hard to debunk the myth that a poor diet leads to bad skin. In 1970, a landmark study by author and researcher Gerd Plewig found no causal link between chocolate and the incidence of acne. However, other researchers continue to warn of the link between... https://www.scmp.com/article/599411/researchers-spot-links-between-bad-diet-and-acne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/599411/researchers-spot-links-between-bad-diet-and-acne?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:00:00 +0000 Think of your dream wedding: walking barefoot along a quiet beach with your betrothed on a perfect spring day and exchanging vows against the backdrop of the lapping waves, or surrounded by greenery in an idyllic garden setting, with birds singing and an azure sky overhead. Perhaps you would prefer to keep your wedding as private as possible and hold it at home with only close friends and family in attendance. None of these dreams could have come true in Hong Kong until about a year ago.... https://www.scmp.com/article/596781/tying-knot-anywhere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/596781/tying-knot-anywhere?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 My fiance and I toyed with the idea of seeking professional help with planning our wedding, but as two bona fide Hongkongers - and with the motto that whatever money we saved could be splurged on the honeymoon - we were hesitant to accept that it would really be worth paying someone else to tell us where to find what in our home town. A large organisational task can seem insurmountable before you start - so get started. You'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel when you've taken just one... https://www.scmp.com/article/596779/go-ahead-make-your-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/596779/go-ahead-make-your-day?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 If you ever have planned a last-minute getaway or realised a public holiday was around the corner and jumped on the booking bandwagon late, you will know that spontaneity can be fun. But generally the best holidays are planned well in advance. Few overseas trips are as eagerly anticipated as one's honeymoon. Why is it then that more than a few couples are left disappointed? Perhaps it is because, with all the pressure of planning a wedding, everything that comes after - an eagerly awaited... https://www.scmp.com/article/596765/delaying-tactic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/596765/delaying-tactic?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 STUDYING OVERSEAS can broaden students' horizons and they can learn much more by experiencing another culture, making new friends and learning another language. Many employers now look favourably on those who have spent time abroad. Undergraduate or postgraduate study in France or Germany are excellent options to consider for students who cannot get into universities in Hong Kong. France and Germany offer interesting architecture, centuries-old cultures, unique cuisines and endless travel... https://www.scmp.com/article/580342/france-germany-offer-mix-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/580342/france-germany-offer-mix-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:00:00 +0000 STUDY IN THE ANTIPODES has for some time been one answer to the terminally low number of higher education places available in Hong Kong. Australia and New Zealand offer excellent educational facilities and a wide choice of university courses. 'The Hong Kong A-Levels are the most difficult public exams leading to university,' said Jimmy Wong of the Hong Kong Overseas Study Centre, an education advisory service. Furthermore, 'when students finish their HKCEE [Hong Kong Certificate of Education... https://www.scmp.com/article/580347/antipodes-offer-top-learning-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/580347/antipodes-offer-top-learning-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:00:00 +0000