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Esquire Singapore
Light fantastic
If you can live without most creature comforts, the flyweight Lotus Exige is about as engaging and rewarding a sports car as you can get.
5 min |
May 2020
Esquire Singapore
Directors' Cut
Silvia Venturini Fendi is a designer. (At Fendi. Heard of it?) Luca Guadagnino is a film director. ( Call Me by Your Name. Seen it?) Together they’ve made this spring’s most inspired clothing collab.
6 min |
April 2020
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Origin Stories
Where people dress up, be excessively violent with each other, all to the rhythm of their narrative beats. This is Singapore Pro Wrestling. It is larger than life and more entertaining than a Channel 5 drama. We find out what it takes to create a gimmick and to keep the story going.
10+ min |
April 2020
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What If You Dared…
In every gesture at the house of Hermès and emblematic in each of their products be it leather, metal or silk is the spirit of innovation. Ever apparent, but hiding in plain sight.
9 min |
April 2020
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Rich Formulations
Three skincare brands make shielding blemishes and fine lines an effortless affair.
4 min |
April 2020
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Into The Light
Yoson An is about to make his big Hollywood debut as one of the central characters in a live-action adaptation of a beloved Disney classic. The pressure is on but he’s taking it all in stride.
5 min |
April 2020
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On Their Best Behaviour
There are some people in this world who will risk everything, even their own lives, to help a stranger. And they’re not doing this for money or fame. So just why do they do it?
10+ min |
April 2020
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Bienvenidos A Miami
Inside the Dior Men x Shawn Stussy barrel wave: why the Dior Men autumn 2020 collection, like any memorable ride, is not for the faint of heart.
6 min |
April 2020
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Genius In A Bottle
Jo Malone adds another feather in its perfumed cap for the Cologne Intense collection.
1 min |
April 2020
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Charlie Heaton Isn't Your Father's Superhero
The star of The New Mutants talks dark roles, the politics of X-Men and life beyond Stranger Things.
10+ min |
April 2020
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He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven
One superhero’s cape and four men who wore it.
10+ min |
April 2020
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What We've Learned...
NAME Carol Lim and Humberto Leon PROFESSION Founders of Opening Ceremony AGE 45
3 min |
March 2020
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So Help Me
We can’t get enough of its sage wisdom, which explains why the self-help industry is booming. But is what it has to say all that sage, asks Josh Sims.
10+ min |
March 2020
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Fit For A King
Stefano Ricci’s stately presence in the world of luxury is no stranger to international dignitaries. For spring/summer 2020, the brand is making a case for refined elegance, like that of a king, even if for just a day.
3 min |
March 2020
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How Long Can A Consistent Artistic Vision Last?
How long can a consistent artistic vision last? For Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, just shy of five years.
3 min |
March 2020
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An Ironclad Commitment
In an industry that’s full of uncertainty, Max Irons is unshaken in his passion for acting, the roles he would (or wouldn’t) choose, and the life that he wants to live.
6 min |
March 2020
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Who Dares Wins
Charting a different path is never a walk in the park and the rewards are all but guaranteed. But some do it anyway.
5 min |
March 2020
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When The Sun Comes Up
Dong Young-bae, or Taeyang to his legions of fans, has been in the music business since the tender age of 12. Now, at age 31 and after taking an enforced break to complete his two-year military service, the BigBang member tells Esquire all about his new-found understanding of himself and his desire to forge closer relationships.
8 min |
March 2020
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Something Old, Something New
We take a stab at cracking Prada’s youthful and optimistic spring/summer 2020 show.
3 min |
March 2020
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As A Lantern In The Dark
Setting aside the identities of a sindarin archer and enigmatic constable, Orlando Bloom takes on a sanguine conversation about our real role in this world.
9 min |
March 2020
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Divorce: A Love Story
At 50, Noah Baumbach has made the best film of his career. A movie that intertwines with his own experience and cements his reputation as the auteur of splitsville. Jeff Gordinier talks to the director about love. Midlife, and 7he beauty and messes that come after.
10 min |
March 2020
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Reed Morano - Finding Her Rhythm
Reed Morano reinvents the British spy thriller.
5 min |
February 2020
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Design Of The Times
A celebrated graphic designer looks back at a lifetime of ground breaking work, from brands to bands to burgers.
5 min |
February 2020
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From Morocco to Malibu
Anthony Vaccarello’s spring/summer 2020 collection is, at once, a nostalgic journey into the past as it is a bold voyage into modern menswear.
6 min |
December 2019
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Christian Louboutin - The Greatest Showmen
Louboutin brings back the fun and spectacle of the circus with its spring/summer 2020 collection.
2 min |
February 2020
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Hendrix Of The Sahara
He taught himself how to play guitar—on an instrument he fashioned out of bicycle cables. He made ends meet by playing his virtuoso style of psych rock at weddings in the desert. But was he ever going to make it as a musician? Was anyone really listening? Somewhere, across the world, another restless soul was searching for him. This is the story of how Mdou Moctar came to be known as . . .
10+ min |
February 2020
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A Sense Of Joy
Harris Dickinson is standing on the brink. Is he a one-hit wonder or is he here to stay? Is he a Prince Philip or more of a Frankie? Could he even be, dare we predict it, the next 007?
10+ min |
February 2020
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Does Talent Count In Fashion Anymore?
From celebrities to Instagram influencers, it seems that almost anybody these days can create a fashion brand, helm it and be successful. Associate fashion editor Asri Jasman wonders if talent is really needed in order to flourish in fashion.
4 min |
February 2020
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The pacemaker
Jaguar’s paciest F-Pace is an absolute lunatic of an SUV at a remarkably nice price, but the compromises it’s made getting there takes the lustre off its performance somewhat.
3 min |
February 2020
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Role reversal
Meet Finneas. Not as an actor or producer, but as a multi-hyphenate musician.
7 min |