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August Man SG
Gilding An Icon
Friend of AUGUSTMAN and bestselling author Lauren Ho visited Anantara Hua Hin over the December break. This was her experience.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
QUO VADIS, GPHG?
Is the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) a true indicator of world horology? Like all industry-wide awards, it has its problems. But do these problems negate the cultural impact, prestige, and necessity of watchmaking's biggest prize?
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
THE REMADE MAN
From prodigy to truth-teller, Greyson Chance talks about reinvention, isolation, and the storytelling fire shaping his boldest artistic chapter yet.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
ONLY WHEN IT'S DARK ENOUGH
Canadian chanteuse Jade LeMac—one of contemporary pop's most compelling young storytellers—unpacks the midnight anxieties behind her new EP and the raw truths that define her songwriting.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
To The Unsung Heroes Of Kharkiv
Kyiv-based Singaporean journalist and filmmaker Megumi Lim's war documentary Night Shift might just be the most important work by any Singaporean documentarian last year. I speak to her for a peek behind the scenes.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
BURN YOUR CALENDAR
FORGET THE NEW YEAR'S ILLUSIONS. CHANGE ERUPTS THE MOMENT YOU CONFRONT THE TRUTH YOU'VE BEEN EVADING. RECOGNITION, NOT RESOLUTIONS, IS WHEN REINVENTION BEGINS.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
SHE CAME, SHE SAW, SHE SLAYED
She's battled rejection, identity politics, and the grind of proving herself. Now, Jiaoying Summers is rewriting comedy on her own terms - no apology, no fear, no dimming.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
FRIENDS INDEED
THERE'S SOMETHING IRRESISTIBLE about an artist in the midst of ascending.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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A NEW HOME FOR THE SPECTACULAR
Jacob & Co., in partnership with Sincere Fine Watches, has opened its first boutique in Singapore, bringing some of the most mechanically outstanding watches in horology to our shores.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
AUDI-CIOUS
FOUR YEARS AGO, in 2022, Audi announced its intention to join Formula 1. Over the years, the automotive brand has teased its entry, first by revealing that it was going to take over Sauber, and then announcing its title partner, Revolut.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
THE TIME IS NIGH
DIOR'S MUCH-DISCUSSED SUMMER 2026 MENSWEAR COLLECTION WILL FINALLY BE IN BOUTIQUES SOON. WE TAKE ONE FINAL LOOK AT ITS IMPACT.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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Vans Goes Couture, Again
AFTER A TASTE OF THE RUNWAY, it seems the skatepark is no longer big enough for American streetwear icon Vans.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
Good Vibrations
WE’RE OVERJOYED TO RETURN TO PARMIGIANI FLEURIER’S TONDA PF MINUTE RATTRAPANTE TWO YEARS AFTERIT FIRST CAPTURED OUR IMAGINATION.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
THE RACE FOR INCLUSION
I SPEAK TO F1 ACADEMY HEAD OF RACE OPERATIONS DELPHINE BISCAYE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ITS IMPACT ON GENDER EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN FORMULA 1.
4 min |
Issue 221 (January 2026)
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DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THE NIGHT
As Benoit Blanc walks into another impossible case, I'm reminded that beginnings rarely announce themselves. They erupt into being and say, “Deal with it.”
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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DARK AND HANDSOME
Last November's Dubai Watch Week gave us many outstanding watches, but I would like to divert your attention to this new iteration of the simple yet beautiful Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Moonphase with a gold fluted black dial.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
BLACK BEAUTY
JAEGER-LECOULTRE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE UPCOMING YEAR OF THE HORSE WHILE SHOWING OFF ITS ENAMELLING AND ENGRAVING CAPABILITIES.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
TIPPING THE SCALES OF CONSERVATION
COVERED IN OVERLAPPING keratin scales, the African pangolin looks more like a walking pinecone than a mammal.
4 min |
Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
A GYM IN YOUR POCKET
Apple Fitness+ is making its biggest expansion yet and Jay Blahnik, vice-president of Fitness Technologies for Apple, tells us more
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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Home Is The Heart Of The Matter
Detroit-born singer-songwriter Charlie Burg returns with Back to Earth, a self-produced album shaped by solitude, Parisian detours, London nights, and a renewed devotion to emotional truth.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
BREAKING DAWN
HOW DOES THE SUN SMELL LIKE? HOW DOES THE RAIN SMELL LIKE? HOW DO PEOPLE LEAVE LINGERING SCENTS AND EVOCATIVE MEMORIES, THOSE THAT STAND THE PASSAGE OF TIME?
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
Diving In Deep
Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann explains the vision behind the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, which blends 20 years of diving heritage with modern wearability.
4 min |
Issue 221 (January 2026)
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A Sense Of Liberation
A year after its first teaser, Moncler and Jil Sander finally presented its collaborative collection that mimicked the tranquility of nature.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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A HAVEN OF CURATION
Pop City, Jigger & Pony Group's latest flourish, unites Japanese craft, sound, and cocktails in deliberate harmony.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
The Face Of Style
Javin They, past A-Lister and founder of bespoke tailoring house Common Suits, represents Singapore tailoring on the global stage of Milano su Misura.
4 min |
Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
FELINE FINE
LOEWE PRESENTS ITS SPRING/SUMMER PRE-COLLECTION 2026, FEATURING THE WONDROUS FELINE UNIVERSE OF BRITISH ARTIST LOUIS WAIN.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
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Romance And Remembrance
WITH ITS NEW MENU EXCAVATING EIGHT LESSER-KNOWN ERAS OF SINGAPORE'S PAST, THE WAREHOUSE LOBBY BAR TURNS STORYTELLING INTO HIGH ART.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
Honouring The Masters Of Indie Horology
Kerbedanz is a manufacture that has been steadily growing in stature. We take a deeper look at the brand as it enters its 15th year in creating some of modern horology's most beautiful watches.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
POP THAT BOTTLE
Hidden behind Mamma Mia Focaccia on Amoy Street, The Champagnery is a champagne-forward speakeasy where plush design, house-led sound, and considered pours invite the night to linger.
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Issue 221 (January 2026)
August Man SG
THE ARCHITECTURE OF INFINITE TIME
THE FINEST WATCHMAKING HOUSES ARE FIGHTING DIGITAL OBSOLESCENCE, PIONEERING MATERIALS AND MOVEMENTS THAT SECURE THE MECHANICAL WATCH AS THE ULTIMATE, ETERNAL LUXURY FOR THE AGE OF TOMORROW.
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