https://www.scmp.com/rss/329443/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Performing arts productions traditionally consist of defined roles, with team members assigned duties based on their expertise. But increasingly, the lines between these roles are becoming blurred, especially with the aid of new technology. In “Tone”, a video dance performance created by 22 members of the all-women Japanese troupe Elevenplay, led by director and principal choreographer Mikiko, in collaboration with Japanese media artist, programmer and DJ Daito Manabe, the theme was to “write... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/new-world-performing-arts/article/3159824/japanese-all-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/new-world-performing-arts/article/3159824/japanese-all-women?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Dec 2021 02:35:06 +0000 Certain beverages have long been associated with various types of music: whisky in laid-back jazz bars, for example, wine with classical music, perhaps the French, aniseed-flavoured spirit Pernod to accompany singer Edith Piaf and a perfect martini for Tony Bennett-style crooners. However, that is simply interpretation; in fact, any combination of music and drinks can work. “It is more about controlling the perception and emotional features across both sensory dimensions, flavour and musical,”... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/new-world-performing-arts/article/3153574/lets-drink-musicians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/new-world-performing-arts/article/3153574/lets-drink-musicians?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Oct 2021 03:00:26 +0000 In January 2018, New York street cleaners were fascinated to find Dai Fujiwara in Times Square vacuuming up garbage in the frigid cold. “They said, ‘Dai, what are you doing?’” the Japanese design giant recalls, laughing. “I spent a week in Manhattan, cleaning up. I went to Liberty Island, Wall Street, Times Square and Broadway, and some of the parks. The cleaners were really interested in the handheld vacuum. They liked it very much.” Fujiwara repeated the exercise in the Japanese capital,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3124360/mastermind-muji-go-line-collaborator-shiseido-eyewear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3124360/mastermind-muji-go-line-collaborator-shiseido-eyewear?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:15:05 +0000 Actress Rumer Willis and US talk show host Kelly Ripa both stopped drinking alcohol completely after trying a “Dry January”, the trending health kick which encourages people to give their bodies a break from booze for the first month of the year. Neither of the two had an abuse problem; they simply decided to try the regimen that began in the UK in 2013 and is now a global phenomenon. “My decision to become sober wasn’t out of a need necessarily, it was more just that I did ‘sober January’ and I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3116471/do-it-j-lo-dry-january-means-better-skin-deeper-sleep-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3116471/do-it-j-lo-dry-january-means-better-skin-deeper-sleep-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:17:53 +0000 There are only a handful of Taiwanese celebrities who publicly identify as LGBTQ+, and despite the island’s region-leading legalisation of same-sex marriage in 2019, some experienced bumps on their way out of the closet. STYLE looks at six LGBTQ+ hookups, break-ups and scandals that rocked Taiwan’s entertainment industry. STYLE LGBTQ+ Series: Queer voices Enno Cheng View this post on Instagram A post shared by 鄭宜農 (@enno_cheng) on Jan 4, 2020 at 2:58am... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3080899/6-lgbt-hookups-break-ups-and-scandals-shocked-taiwans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3080899/6-lgbt-hookups-break-ups-and-scandals-shocked-taiwans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:00:15 +0000 With sheltering-in-place the new normal around the world, people are finding novel ways to occupy their time and keep boredom at bay while sitting out the Covid-19 pandemic. Many figures from the fashion world are coping with cabin fever by adapting their Instagram posts in fun ways, keeping themselves – and their followers – amused during quarantine. STYLE rounded up a few of the most likeable. Ellen von Unwerth View this post on Instagram A post... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3079858/marc-jacobs-karlie-kloss-how-list-fashion-community?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3079858/marc-jacobs-karlie-kloss-how-list-fashion-community?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:00:16 +0000 While the recent movie version of the stage musical Cats flopped spectacularly, there is in fact a rich history of (real) felines in cinema. Many filmmakers are known to love cats and to feature them in their work – the Roger Ebert website even bestows a Palme de Whiskers award for best feline performance at the Cannes Film Festival each year. The Taiwan International Cat Film Festival celebrates this intersection between cinema and cats, hosted this year on February 14-16 at Taipei’s TheCube... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3050445/cats-can-act-taiwan-international-cat-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3050445/cats-can-act-taiwan-international-cat-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:00:15 +0000 No doubt a hot gift item this holiday season will be the re-release of Prince’s classic 1999 album, a deluxe edition with remastered versions of the original tracks, plus an additional 35 previously unreleased cuts that the prolific artist recorded during the early 1980s, two live concert recordings and a book. The Crown: 5 jewellery items even Queen Elizabeth would wear The album hits stores on November 29, aka Black Friday, but if there’s a Prince superfan in your life, STYLE has found an even... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039916/best-black-friday-gift-imaginable-jewellery-owned?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039916/best-black-friday-gift-imaginable-jewellery-owned?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:00:14 +0000 Cat posts are, er, catnip for the internet, and social media is teeming with feeds featuring house cats and their antics. Then there are the outdoorsy types, often called “adventure cats”, whose Instagram feeds show them climbing mountains, swaggering through the wilderness, swimming in the sea, riding on their humans’ boats and even flying in aeroplanes. Accounts with 500,000 followers may average US$5,000 to US$6,000 per post Capturing the athletic feats of these feline action stars requires... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3033607/sperm-requests-and-20-hour-weeks-how-cats-can-get?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3033607/sperm-requests-and-20-hour-weeks-how-cats-can-get?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:00:06 +0000 We were stranded, late one Sunday night, outside the Kowloon flat we had just moved into – the front-door key broken off in the lock. The landlord arrived with his tools but, unable to remove the heavy-duty bolt, he called a friend who brought bigger tools. They wrestled with the lock, hammering so loudly the neighbours came out to see what was going on. Finally, it came out. The next day a replacement lock was installed. To test the new keys, I went outside and my husband locked the door from... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3011436/haunted-hong-kong-flat-american-tenant-tries-get?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3011436/haunted-hong-kong-flat-american-tenant-tries-get?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 May 2019 11:00:05 +0000 Bennett Marcus Bennett Marcus As spring approaches, STYLE spoke to Jane Anders, head of innovation, Estée Lauder Asia-Pacific, about the latest trends in beauty. She says that skincare is gaining in importance against make-up, which has been dominant because of a selfie culture, and that Asian consumers have the most complex skincare regimens in the world. Read on for more about products that protect skin from pollution, key beauty trends in South Korea, China and the United States, men’s cosmetics and snail slime. Phoebe... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2189503/watery-lotions-snail-slime-why-better-skincare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2189503/watery-lotions-snail-slime-why-better-skincare?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:32:25 +0000 A booming voice repeating the phrase, “Keep believing in yourself, keep doing it”, reverberated throughout the club Franny in Taipei as DJ Praktyczna Pani began her set. Pani, representing Poland, was the sole female among 24 competitors in the 2019 Red Bull Music 3Style World DJ Championships, which took place in Taiwan from January 24 to 27. “Believe in yourself,” she says, was borrowed from a statement that British actress Kate Winslet made to empower women. This is Pani’s mantra. 5 top... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2188490/what-its-how-taiwans-female-djs-put-new-spin-male?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2188490/what-its-how-taiwans-female-djs-put-new-spin-male?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:00:44 +0000 Among Karl Lagerfeld’s many gifts was a silver tongue. As busy as the designer was creating as many as 14 collections each year for Chanel, Fendi and his eponymous label, along with other projects, he was never at a loss for words. Among the fashion press he was known as a “quote machine” – you’d never fail to get a great interview when speaking to Lagerfeld. His infamous quotes were even assembled into a book, The World According to Karl, in 2013. I was lucky enough to encounter him several... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2187306/world-according-karl-lagerfeld-remembering-quote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2187306/world-according-karl-lagerfeld-remembering-quote?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:00:51 +0000 Fashion journalist Katharine Zarrella cuts a striking figure; her daily wardrobe consists exclusively of Comme des Garçons and vintage Alaia. And unlike influencers, who are paid to wear certain brands, Zarrella only wears pieces that she owns. View this post on Instagram Happy weekend. A post shared by Katharine K. Zarrella (@lady_kkz) on Jan 25, 2019 at 9:41pm PST “I think influencers are walking advertisements. They signify the slow death of style,” says... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2184945/are-social-media-influencers-walking-advertisements?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2184945/are-social-media-influencers-walking-advertisements?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Feb 2019 02:00:00 +0000 While at a London restaurant, Charles Wilders and Daniel Aspinwall were surprised to find their dining companion, a Chinese client, noisily slurping his food and burping. “The table opposite was giving us some curious stares,” says Wilders. “He was oblivious. In Chinese culture, it’s not a bad thing to let others know that you’re really enjoying your food, and he just didn’t have very much decorum in how he was eating his meal.” This was all in a day’s work for the pair, whose firm, British... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2177620/what-its-being-british-etiquette-coach-wealthy-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2177620/what-its-being-british-etiquette-coach-wealthy-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:00:00 +0000 Whether you’re looking for a coffee table tome with stunning photography, a compendium of the history of sneakers, or a riotous novel sending up the world of glossy magazines, the fashion world released a book for you – or a friend – in 2018. We’ve compiled a list of the 10 best and most fun to read. And if you thought you’d seen every possible photo of Kate Moss, think again. AdR Book: Beyond Fashion by Anna dello Russo Phaidon Anna dello Russo – the long-time fashion editor famous for her... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2174452/christmas-gift-ideas-10-best-and-most-fun-fashion-books?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2174452/christmas-gift-ideas-10-best-and-most-fun-fashion-books?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:04:21 +0000