https://www.scmp.com/rss/516304/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josiah Ng Josiah Ng “I have no pressure,” says Jean-Claude Biver, “except the pressure of time [and] the need to be successful. That’s already a lot of pressure, but it’s a positive pressure.” It is hard to imagine that many pressures – including the pressure to succeed – remain for someone like Biver, who almost requires no introduction. In a career spanning half a century, Biver is known for deftly resuscitating several brands you may have heard of. In the wake of the quartz crisis, he bought and revitalised... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3311945/former-tag-heuer-ceo-jean-claude-biver-starting-his-eponymous-luxury-watch-brand-jc-biver-taking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/luxury-ceos/article/3311945/former-tag-heuer-ceo-jean-claude-biver-starting-his-eponymous-luxury-watch-brand-jc-biver-taking?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 06:33:31 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso It’s nearly 8pm on a Saturday night when I suddenly realise what the hype surrounding Aupen, the viral Singaporean bag brand that counts Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo among its fans, is all about. Upstairs on the second floor of an intimate albeit crowded restaurant, I plop an Aupen purse down on a tiny dinner table, immediately taken aback by how it sits upright perfectly and looks so visually arresting in the process – built to stand up as much as it is built to stand out. Subtle, but... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3311555/how-singapore-brand-aupen-took-fashion-world-storm-founder-nicholas-tan-explains-creation-instant-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3311555/how-singapore-brand-aupen-took-fashion-world-storm-founder-nicholas-tan-explains-creation-instant-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 May 2025 22:00:15 +0000 In an industry as cutthroat as fashion, where profit margins take precedence over personality and greed often wins out over generosity, Susan Fang – both the designer and her eponymous brand – feels like a breath of fresh air. Long fascinated by her ethereal designs, which I can only describe as looking and feeling like billowy, colourful cotton candy sculptures come to life, I’m pleased to find Fang is equally effusive, energetic and bubbly in person when we catch up during her recent visit to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3306392/interview-susan-fang-fashion-designers-flowy-and-colourful-looks-evoke-pastoral-innocence-and-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/article/3306392/interview-susan-fang-fashion-designers-flowy-and-colourful-looks-evoke-pastoral-innocence-and-her?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:59:34 +0000 Nepali-American designer Prabal Gurung is as global as his designs. Born in Singapore, he was raised in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and now helms the eponymous New York-based atelier he launched in 2009. He prides himself on celebrating cultural identity and championing inclusivity, and has dressed the likes of Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Since 2022, he has been vice-chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Style had a chance to catch up with the designer... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3300155/designer-prabal-gurung-who-has-dressed-kamala-harris-oprah-winfrey-and-michelle-obama-draws-inspo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3300155/designer-prabal-gurung-who-has-dressed-kamala-harris-oprah-winfrey-and-michelle-obama-draws-inspo?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:00:10 +0000 Everything old is new again, or so they say. Just ask renowned etiquette guru, author – and now – beauty brand co-founder, Sara Jane Ho, whose entire personal brand has been founded on making manners cool once more, using etiquette inspired by British royals and ancient Chinese proverbs. The founder of China’s first-ever finishing school, she later found global fame with her hit 2022 Netflix series, Mind Your Manners – also the name of her book, released earlier this year. Now another practice... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3272878/introducing-antevorta-sara-jane-hos-feminine-care-brand-inspired-traditional-chinese-medicine-your?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3272878/introducing-antevorta-sara-jane-hos-feminine-care-brand-inspired-traditional-chinese-medicine-your?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:00:19 +0000 As the biggest names in Hollywood, business, sports, fashion, tech and film descend on New York for the Met Gala 2024, held today, all eyes are likely on TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and his wife, Vivian Kao. The couple have been in the spotlight after Chew’s recent commitment to fight US lawmakers’ decision to force TikTok to divorce from its parent company – or face being banned. So, just who is this most talked-about tech boss and his wife? Do they have kids? We’ll start with The Met event first... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3261661/who-tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chews-wife-vivian-kao-who-just-attended-met-gala-her-husband-china-owned?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3261661/who-tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chews-wife-vivian-kao-who-just-attended-met-gala-her-husband-china-owned?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 May 2024 02:08:30 +0000 Dough Beings are the Margiela of the Instagram world. In an age when it’s almost mandatory for a founder to proudly become the face of the company and share his or her personal story, the two sisters who launched this online-only bakery prefer to remain blissfully anonymous – much like the eponymous designer of the French luxury fashion house Martin Margiela (renamed Maison Margiela after he left). How this Hong Kong baker co-founded his cake business at age 12 It also happens to be basically... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3250541/hong-kong-bakery-working-ralph-lauren-loewe-and-richard-mille-beloved-luxury-brands-dough-beings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3250541/hong-kong-bakery-working-ralph-lauren-loewe-and-richard-mille-beloved-luxury-brands-dough-beings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:00:26 +0000 If you had to describe a day in the life of Lindsay Jang, the film title Everything Everywhere All At Once comes to mind. “My daughter had career day recently and she didn’t invite me to speak to her class. I asked her why and she said she didn’t know how to explain to people what I do,” she says with a laugh. Jang is best known as the brains behind hip Hong Kong eateries like Ronin and Yardbird, which she co-founded with her partner (formerly in life, now in business), Matt Abergel. How Hong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3250243/hong-kongs-ultimate-multi-hyphenate-instagram-influencer-and-wellness-guru-lindsay-jang-co-founded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3250243/hong-kongs-ultimate-multi-hyphenate-instagram-influencer-and-wellness-guru-lindsay-jang-co-founded?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:00:14 +0000 A cursory glance at the blank ground-level facade of Pedder Building offers no clue to its inspiring new fifth-floor fit-out. Since its launch last month, the multi-shop lifestyle concept Pedder Arcade has slowly been welcoming new outposts from the likes of Phillips Perpetual – the auctioneer’s watch boutique in association with specialists Bacs & Russo – knitwear brand Drumohr and outerwear designers Nigel Cabourn. And among these noteworthy neighbours sits The Armoury’s latest home, and its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3245856/armourys-mark-cho-watches-and-hong-kongs-new-pedder-arcade-dapper-gents-latest-lifestyle-venture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3245856/armourys-mark-cho-watches-and-hong-kongs-new-pedder-arcade-dapper-gents-latest-lifestyle-venture?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:10 +0000 Not everyone can afford a rare Reference 96 Quantieme Lune by Patek Philippe – a model once owned by China’s last emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi was recently snapped up at auction for US$6.2 million – but Hong Kong-based artist and watch lover Gabe Lau is hoping to remedy that. “My art is a way of experiencing the beauty, design and craft of a luxury watch without having to buy it. The best part of what I do is being able to connect with people and learn about their passion for watches. Their journey... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3243062/cant-afford-luxury-watch-these-cardboard-copies-might-do-meet-hong-kong-artist-making-playful-art?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3243062/cant-afford-luxury-watch-these-cardboard-copies-might-do-meet-hong-kong-artist-making-playful-art?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:00:14 +0000 Late last year, Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal welcomed twins into the world. Now, as babies Krishna and Aadiya prepare to celebrate their first birthdays on November 19, let’s take a moment to look back at some of the most extravagant moments in their lives so far. The “Adventures of Aadiya and Krishna” closet View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gifts Tell All (@giftstellall) Isha is, of course, the daughter of former world’s richest person Mukesh... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3241481/are-isha-ambanis-twins-luckiest-babies-planet-inside-luxury-lives-billionaire-heiress-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3241481/are-isha-ambanis-twins-luckiest-babies-planet-inside-luxury-lives-billionaire-heiress-children?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:00:24 +0000 Celebrities and public figures often wear a number of different hats over the years – think pop star to beauty entrepreneur, or athlete to philanthropist. But what about successful racing car driver to high-flying property bigwig? Dutch-born, Chinese businessman Ho-Pin Tung currently heads up Knight Frank’s private office in Hong Kong, but the multipotentialite also has a thriving racing career, from Formula One to endurance racing. He sat down with Style at Knight Frank’s Wan Chai office to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231362/how-ho-pin-tung-went-f1-star-property-consultant-chinese-dutch-driver-won-24-hours-le-mans-joined?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231362/how-ho-pin-tung-went-f1-star-property-consultant-chinese-dutch-driver-won-24-hours-le-mans-joined?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:48:33 +0000 Business Insider Business Insider Steve Jobs is arguably the most influential tech leader in the history of modern computing. In 1976, after he dropped out of university, Jobs co-founded Apple with his high-school friend, Steve Wozniak, while they were still in their 20s, according to Steve Jobs, a biography by Walter Isaacson. Jobs helped turn Apple from a makeshift computer manufacturer housed inside his parents’ garage to a global tech giant now worth more than US$2 trillion. Jobs was also the father of four children. He had... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230777/meet-steve-jobs-4-kids-and-widow-laurene-powell-jobs-late-apple-billionaire-survived-his-model?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230777/meet-steve-jobs-4-kids-and-widow-laurene-powell-jobs-late-apple-billionaire-survived-his-model?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:00:10 +0000 Model-turned-entrepreneur Miranda Kerr has proved one of the beauty industry’s most successful entrepreneurs, thanks in large part to Kora Organics, the skincare brand that she launched in 2009. A regular on the covers of glossy magazines worldwide and a former Victoria’s Secret Angel, the Australia native is now based in Los Angeles, where she lives with husband and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel and her three children. Here, the 40-year-old inspiration shares her favourite beauty finds and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230183/miranda-kerrs-top-lifestyle-tips-lip-balm-vegemite-kora-organics-founder-brunches-beverly-hills?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230183/miranda-kerrs-top-lifestyle-tips-lip-balm-vegemite-kora-organics-founder-brunches-beverly-hills?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:20:44 +0000