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In this issue

Also inside: Creative Swifties on how Tay Tay has influenced their craft, and the SG models and entertainers to watch out for

Mind Your Own Business

Yang Shuen Meets The Founders Of Art Again, An Online Platform That Puts Not Only A Chic, Consumer-to-consumer Spin On The Secondary Art Market, But Also Power Back Into The Hands Of Art Collectors.

Mind Your Own Business

8 mins

NEW WORLD PLAZA

ITS SHUTTERS COME DOWN FOR GOOD ON JAN 27, BUT PEACE CENTRE HAS LIVED OUT SOME OF ITS BEST DAYS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AS A HAVEN FOR INDEPENDENT CREATIVES AND EVERYDAY ART-GOERS, THANKS TO THE UNCONVENTIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT KNOWN AS PLAYPAN. IMRAN JALAL MEETS SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE FOUND A HOME, HOPE AND INSPIRATION IN A DOOMED MALL.

NEW WORLD PLAZA

8 mins

A CLASS OF THEIR OWN

IT SURE SEEMS LIKE AN EMPOWERING TIME TO BE STUDYING THE ARTS. THIS AUGUST, THE FIRST GOVERNMENT-BACKED PRIVATE ARTS UNIVERSITY HERE, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS SINGAPORE, WILL WELCOME ITS INAUGURAL COHORT. ACCORDING TO THE STRAITS TIMES IN A SEPTEMBER 2023 REPORT, OUR COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ARTS EDUCATION, WHILE THE NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL’S LATEST POPULATION SURVEY ON THE ARTS SHOWED CONSISTENT GROWTH IN INTEREST IN THE SECTOR AND AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF SINGAPOREANS RECOGNISING THE BENEFITS OF ARTS AND CULTURE ON THE COMMUNITY. ULTIMATELY THOUGH, PURSUING THE ARTS AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE REMAINS NICHE THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH’S SINGAPORE CULTURAL STATISTICS STUDY IN 2022 SHOWED YEAR-ON-YEAR DIPS IN FULL-TIME ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY ARTS COURSES BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021). HERE, SEVEN YOUTHS SHARE THEIR INTENTIONS, ASPIRATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNT IN HAVING EMBARKED ON THIS PATH LESS CHOSEN.

A CLASS OF THEIR OWN

6 mins

OPEN HOUSE

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FELT LIKE THEY LACK THE SPACE AND FREEDOM TO BRING TO LIFE THEIR CREATIVE AMBITIONS, THERE NOW COULD BE A PLACE FOR YOU: LOCATED IN SCENIC JAPAN, RUN BY A SINGAPOREAN COUPLE WHO HAVE ARTISTIC SKILLS YOU COULD TAP, AND THAT COMES AT NO COST AND WITH NO EXPECTATIONS. KENG YANG SHUEN FINDS OUT MORE FROM THE FOLKS BEHIND THIS UTOPIA.

OPEN HOUSE

6 mins

BTS REMIX

FOR ITS LATEST ENTRY AT DESIGN MIAMI, THE HOUSE OF FENDI TEAMS UP WITH A WITTY DESIGN STUDIO OFTEN DESCRIBED AS \"ANTI-FASHION\" TO REVEAL A DIFFERENT SIDE TO IT AND LUXURY ALTOGETHER. NOELLE LOH REPORTS.

BTS REMIX

3 mins

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION

INCLUSIVITY HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY HOT TOPIC IN THE ART WORLD, BUT FOR ACCLAIMED BROOKLYN-BASED ARTIST JEFFREY GIBSON, IT HAS DEFINED HIS WHOLE REPERTOIRE. AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS AND OF CHEROKEE DESCENT, HE INTEGRATES ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE (ALONGSIDE INFLUENCES FROM MUSIC, FASHION, AND CLUB AND QUEER CULTURES) INTO HIS KALEIDOSCOPIC, CRAFT-INTENSIVE POP ART-INFLECTED WORKS THAT SPAN PAINTINGS TO SCULPTURES. COUPLED WITH A PROCLIVITY FOR COLLABORATIONS (BE IT WITH CRAFTSMEN, OTHER ARTISTS OR EVEN THE PUBLIC), HE AIMS NOT JUST FOR MINORITY EMPOWERMENT, BUT ALSO FOR ART TO HELP BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR ALL IDENTITIES. ON JAN 4, HIS LATEST PARTNERSHIP HITS TOWN: TWO RENDITIONS OF THE LADY DIOR BAG THAT ARE PART OF THE ANNUAL DIOR LADY ART INITIATIVE BY DIOR AND CARRIED AT THE BRAND'S ION ORCHARD BOUTIQUE. HERE, HE GIVES US AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON HOW HIS WORK AND BAGS - BRING TOGETHER MANY.

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION

3 mins

Now Entering The City Of Angles

Home to Hollywood. The land of the fit and the fab. Sun‑kissed party central. No matter its facet or the era, Los Angeles invokes at once glamour, a playful charm and inspiration quite like no other city in the world.

Now Entering The City Of Angles

6 mins

ballroom is getting bigger

And if KikiHQ has its way, everyone is welcome to be a part of it. Keng Yang Shuen speaks to the barely-year-old Singapore collective that aims to spread the legacy, spirit and moves of ballroom culture where marginalised individuals find space to express their authentic identities through dance, elaborate costumes and performative battles - about how it's breaking even more boundaries.

ballroom is getting bigger

9 mins

dining here is an art form

One of the most refreshing and sophisticated dining concepts to have emerged in Singapore this year is Senang Supperclub, a regionally focused dining series that involves two outliers of the F&B scene. The main architect is botanical design studio This Humid House while its first guest chef has been the baker, cookbook author and Southeast Asian food researcher Bryan Koh. Just what do these cultural mavericks think would give this glorious food city of ours even more bite? Noelle Loh gets Koh and This Humid House founder John Lim to chew on this.

dining here is an art form

8 mins

a new cinema paradiso is here

On November 28, one of the most unprecedented ventures in the local entertainment landscape opened in Cineleisure: Golden Village X The Projector, or GV X TP for short. Besides being mammoth in size (specifically, 41,000 sq ft covering six cinema halls and more), it's monumental in how it's a tie-up between essentially the David and Goliath of cinema. After all, compared to Golden Village - Singapore's largest cinema chain founded in the early 1990s - The Projector remains best known as the independently run, indie film-focused picture house that has captured the heart of the creative community here with not just its programming, but also its resilience and support for the arts. Keng Yang Shuen speaks with its co-founder Karen Tan and general manager Prashant Somosundram on what this new space means for The Projector, cinema-going and possibly Orchard Road.

a new cinema paradiso is here

6 mins

we could be the next big creative capital

And an anonymous three-month-old collective that goes by the name of Creative Citizens of Singapore is on a mission to make everybody realise that the main thing standing in our way is ourselves. Noelle Loh digs deeper.

we could be the next big creative capital

8 mins

it's a bit of a second hand fashion haven

First, the youths here started to dress \"New York\" - their personality-fuelled, sometimes chaotic style referential of eras past because much of what they wear are from another time and had previously been owned by another.

it's a bit of a second hand fashion haven

7 mins

assurance packages

What Cartier wants to next make big business? Bags - something the French jeweller has been doing since the beginning of the 20th century. Don't be mistaken though: It's not trying to become a fashion house. Imran Jalal speaks with Marlin Yuson, the maison's creative director of leather goods, about its latest bags - the monogrammed C de Cartier chain bag and utilitarian-cool C de Cartier East-West - and how it's raising the stakes as a luxury accessories maker.

assurance packages

4 mins

how we spend it

Singaporeans have a reputation for being savvy shoppers and consumers in general are demanding more bang for their buck. Here, a roundup of pieces from the world of fashion and luxury that offer just that with their design, make and novelty factor ‑‑ just in time for the festive season.

how we spend it

3 mins

winter is here

With more options to ski and snowboard right here in Singapore (shout-out to Trifecta, the hip sports and lifestyle complex that opened on Orchard Road recently), the skiwear collections from the luxury houses have never felt more relevant.

winter is here

4 mins

Let's Make The World Better Together

Record-high Temperatures, Mega Floods, Increasingly Freaky Weather And Heat-related Deaths And We're Not Just Talking About Humans. The Dire Effects That Climate Change Has Had On Earth Keep Mounting. At The Same Time, There Are Glimmers Of Hope. See The Recent Landmark Case Of 16 Youths Suing The State Of Montana In The Us For Permitting Fossil Fuel Development And In Turn Violating Their Constitutional Right To A Healthful Environment And Winning. Doomers, You've Been Warned. Keng Yang Shuen Finds Out From Four Female Activists Here - Aged Between 23 And 29, And Each Saving The Planet In Her Own Way How And Why All Is Not Yet Lost.

Let's Make The World Better Together

8 mins

Come On Feel The Noise

High-shine, Hardware-heavy, Made-for-asmr New Launches From The World Of Fashion That Are Getting Us All Excited

Come On Feel The Noise

2 mins

THE BEST OF NEW ORDER

THEY CRAFT TUNES THAT RECALL THE SOUNDS OF THE ANALOG-HEAVY PRE-2000S AND STAND FOR THE UNDERDOGS. UNLIKE ALTERNATIVE MUSICIANS OF THAT ERA THOUGH, THEY ARE QUINTESSENTIALLY POST-GEN X IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATE, NOT JUDGE AND UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY (THE YOUNGEST IS 19; THE OLDEST, 29). KENG YANG SHUEN SPOTLIGHTS FOUR NEWCOMERS TO THE SINGAPORE MUSIC SCENE THAT ARE REDEFINING THE WAY WE MAKE GOOD OLD INDIE ROCK, POP AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN.

THE BEST OF NEW ORDER

5 mins

CAMERA OBSCURA

IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO CAN VOUCH FOR AND TELL US MORE ABOUT THE LIVELINESS OF THE LOCAL MUSIC INDUSTRY, IT'S THE OFTEN-UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO HAVE BEEN STEADILY DOCUMENTING THE SCENE, AND IMMORTALISING BOTH ARTISTES AND THEIR AUDIENCE THROUGH THEIR INTIMATE IMAGES. HIDZIR JUNAINI CASTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THREE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE SINGAPORE LENSMEN WHO HAVE MADE MUSIC THEIR PET SUBJECT.

CAMERA OBSCURA

2 mins

YEAH! THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!

ASK MARISSE CAINE ABOUT MUSIC CULTURE HERE AND SHE SUMS IT UP IN TWO WORDS: \"HOT AF\". FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, THE 33-YEAR-OLD MULTI-HYPHENATE, WHOSE WORK CUTS ACROSS PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING AND EVEN TELEVISION PRODUCTION, CAN BE SEEN AT ALL THE COOLEST UNDERGROUND MUSIC EXPERIENCES IN TOWN, SOAKING IN THE SOUNDS, CROWD AND ENERGY NOT ONLY AS A PARTYGOER, BUT ALSO THROUGH HER CAMERA LENS. THREE MONTHS AGO, SHE STARTED THE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT @WHOARETHEYYYYY_, SHOWCASING HER STYLISH, DOCUMENTARY-STYLE IMAGES OF SINGAPORE'S INTERCONNECTED CREATIVE AND NIGHTLIFE COMMUNITIES WITH THE HOPE OF IT BECOMING A RESOURCE FOR AN UPCOMING ENDEAVOUR OF HERS: A FILM ON THE SCENE HERE AND IN THE REGION. HERE, USING A MIX OF PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PHOTOS FROM HER ARCHIVES AND NEW ONES SPECIALLY SHOT AND JOINTLY CREATED WITH FEMALE, SHE GIVES US THE LOW-DOWN ON WHY SINGAPORE IS A NEW MUSIC CAPITAL AND WHO ARE SOME OF THE NEWCOMERS MAKING IT POP.

YEAH! THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!

4 mins

RUN THE WORLD

THE TRADITIONS OF WORKPLACE CULTURE MIGHT BE OUT, BUT OFFICECORE IS IN (AT PRESS TIME, THE TERM HAD CLOCKED A GOOD 404 MILLION VIEWS ON TIKTOK). SERVING THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF IT CAN BE SAID TO BE SAINT LAURENT'S FALL WINTER 2023 COLLECTION WITH ITS CONTEMPORARY AND HYPER-GLAMOROUS TAKE ON '80S POWER DRESSING. WHO'S READY TO SLAY?

RUN THE WORLD

1 min

STRAY KIDS

THE FRANCO-SERBIAN ARTIST DUO IDA TURSIC AND WILFRIED MILLE – BETTER KNOWN AS TURSIC & MILLE – ARE KNOWN FOR APPROPRIATING AND TRANSMUTING IMAGES PULLED FROM EVERY SOURCE POSSIBLE (OLD MASTERS ART, MOVIES, FASHION, THE INTERNET, YOU NAME IT) TO CREATE ENTIRELY NEW PAINTINGS. THEY’RE ALSO ONE OF THE FIVE NAMES ROPED INTO THE FIFTH AND LATE T EDITION OF LOUIS VUITTON’S ANNUAL ARTYCAPUCINES SERIES, WHICH SEES LEADING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PUT THEIR SPIN ON THE LUXURY MAISON’S ARTISANALLY CRAFTED CAPUCINES HANDBAG. KENG YANG SHUEN GETS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MILLE TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR NO-HOLDS-BARRED, MORE-IS-MORE BRAND OF FUSING FASHION WITH ART.

STRAY KIDS

4 mins

WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME

FRIDA KAHLO R MAINS ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING POP CULTURAL INFLUENCES OF ALL TIME. (THIS STORY’S HEADLINE ISN’T JUST THE TITLE OF THE FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE ANTHEM – THE SONG ITSELF WAS INSPIRED BY THE MEXICAN PAINTER’S WORK AND NAMED AFTER ONE.) THIS RESORT 2024, THE LATE ARTIST RECEIVES ONE OF HER MOST ROUSING AND ROMANTIC TRIBUTES YET, WITH THE HOUSE OF DIOR DEDICATING ITS ENTIRE COLLECTION TO HER AND HER HOME COUNTRY. HERE’S AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HOW CREATIVE DIRECTOR MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI HAS BROUGHT KAHLO’S STYLE AND SPIRIT TO LIFE.

WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME

3 mins

FROM THE VAULT

WITH ITS LATEST \"RE-RECORDING\" OF ITS ICONIC LOVE BRACELET IN A NEW BRUSHED FINISH, CARTIER AGAIN REMINDS OF HOW THIS DISTINCTIVE 1960S-BORN HIT DESIGN IS TRULY TIMELESS. KENG YANG SHUEN OFFERS A CLOSER LOOK AT ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

FROM THE VAULT

1 min

SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER

CAN TWO DIFFERENT DESIGN GREATS WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY? THE HOUSE OF FENDI HAS PROVEN IT'S POSSIBLE WITH ALL THE TIMES IT HAS INVITED ANOTHER MAJOR LUXURY NAME TO WORK WITH IT ON A COLLECTION IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO (VERSACE, MARC JACOBS, TIFFANY & CO.). NOW, IT'S MAKING THIS ETHOS OFFICIAL WITH FRIENDS OF FENDI, A SERIES OF PROJECTS THAT CROSSES THE \"PARTY LINES OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY\", STARTING WITH A CAPSULE LINE CREATED WITH FASHION DEMIGOD STEFANO PILATI. CAN YOU ALREADY FEEL THE RUSH?

SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER

2 mins

FEARLESS

THE MOST MODERN OF LUXURY ESSENTIALS – TO PARAPHRASE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S MOST POWERFUL FEMALE OF 2023, TAYLOR SWIFT – NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. WHAT THIS ALSO MEANS: THERE IS NO WRONG WAY TO WEAR THEM.

FEARLESS

1 min

Good Vibes Only

While Some Might Be Into Doom Scrolling And Generally Project Pessimism Or Satirise About The Ways Of The World, The Seven Gen Zers Here Paint A Noticeably Different Pov On Their Social Media Accounts. They Tend To Document Their Interests, Hobbies And Every Day With Both Authenticity And An Infectious Zeal: Their Grwm Moments; The Time They Spend With Their Friends And Family (Parents And Grandparents Included); And, For Two Of Them, Even Their Medical Missions Overseas And Travels Around Singapore To Sketch Passers-by – Essentially, Heart-warming, Aw-inducing Stuff That Brims With Wholesomeness. But What Gets Them Going And How Do They Really Feel About The World?

Good Vibes Only

9 mins

fuelled by happy thoughts

A GROWING COTERIE OF ARTISTS AND RETAILERS HERE ARE SPECIALISING IN FUN, DESIGN-DRIVEN ACCESSORIES AND KNICK-KNACKS THAT SOME MIGHT CONSIDER NON-ESSENTIAL OR EVEN FRIVOLOUS. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THESE PRODUCTS? TO INJECT SOME SUNSHINE AND PUT A SMILE ON ONE'S FACE. KENG YANG SHUEN EXPLORES THE NEW CREATIVE MOVEMENT OF SPARKING JOY.

fuelled by happy thoughts

7 mins

la dolce vita

YOU'VE GOT TO BE NOURISHED TO FLOURISH. TOGETHER WITH FENDI, FEMALE SERVES UP THE ITALIAN LUXURY LABEL'S LATEST SIGNATURE BAGS THAT ENRICH ONE'S DAY-TO-DAY LIFE WITH THEIR SOPHISTICATION, FUNCTIONALITY AND PLAYFUL LITTLE TWISTS THAT LEND PLENTY OF FLAVOUR.

la dolce vita

2 mins

To Greater Heights

If There's One Person Who Can Teach Women A Thing Or Two About The Life Skills Needed In Their Climb Towards The Top, It's 33-year-old Nepali Mountaineer And Rolex Testimonee Dawa Yangzum Sherpa.

To Greater Heights

10+ mins

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Female Singapore Magazine Description:

PublisherSPH Media Limited

CategoryFashion

LanguageEnglish

Frequency11 Issues/Year

Female Singapore Magazine is a lifestyle magazine published by SPH Media Limited in Singapore. It is one of the most respected fashion and beauty magazines in the country.

The magazine is known for its in-depth coverage of the latest fashion trends, as well as its insights from leading experts in the field. It covers a wide range of topics related to fashion, including:

* New fashion trends: Female Singapore Magazine features articles on the latest fashion trends from around the world, as well as from Singaporean designers.
* Fashion shoots: Female Singapore Magazine is known for its stunning fashion shoots, which feature the latest trends and styles.
* Beauty trends: Female Singapore Magazine also features articles on the latest beauty trends, including makeup, skincare, and haircare.
* Interviews with designers and celebrities: Female Singapore Magazine also features interviews with leading fashion designers and celebrities.
* Style advice: Female Singapore Magazine also features articles on style advice, such as how to dress for different occasions and how to find your own personal style.

Female Singapore Magazine is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in fashion and lifestyle. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay informed about the latest trends and developments in the Singaporean fashion scene.

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