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Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment.
– Alexander McQueen
3 Queens: Three Friends, Too Much Ego & A Curse
Our review of The Necessary Stage’s 3 Queens, a story about friendship, jealousy, ego and the things that can quietly pull three close friends apart.
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Artist Matt Gondek On Destroying Cartoons, Creating Chaos & Finding His Own Art
From the cartoons of his childhood to a world of darker characters, Matt Gondek has spent more than two decades building an unmistakable visual universe. Now, he’s taking it somewhere even his eight-year-old self could not have imagined.
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LANEIGE X MATIN KIM Dresses Up Skincare in Seoul-Cool Black
Beauty gets a blacked-out makeover as LANEIGE and MATIN KIM turn everyday essentials into seriously covetable accessories.
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Artist Lau Wai Gives AI A Body, A Face And A Choice In ‘After Intelligence’
Lau Wai turns the question of what makes us human into an unsettling game, where even a digital version of ourselves can learn to move, work and take our place.
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Huda Beauty And Cardi B Turn Easy Bake Into A Full-Blown Pink Affair
There is nothing shy about Huda Beauty’s latest powders, which turn the familiar Easy Bake formula into a very pink, very lilac affair with Cardi B along for the ride.
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Crayon Shinchan Is Back With CASETiFY And This Time, He’s Getting Fuzzy
Fuzzy Shinchan charms, custom stickers and collectible trading cards are joining the latest CASETiFY drop, and your phone has never looked this mischievous.
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The National Museum’s Singapore History Gallery Gets A Major Revamp
A 1970s HDB lift, an old coffee-roasting machine and a time-lapse of Singapore’s changing skyline are among the objects waiting inside the revamped Singapore History Gallery.
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Miss Dior Gets Its Own Animated Film
A little bee, a bunch of balloons and Christian Dior’s roses take centre stage as Miss Dior’s story from 1947 to today gets turned into an animated short.
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The Supermodels Are Back, And Fashion Still Wants Them
From Armani to Versace and Victoria’s Secret, familiar faces from fashion’s greatest modelling era are stepping back into the spotlight, proving that some names never really leave.
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Pandora Looks To The Stars With Alex Consani For Its New Talisman Collection
From excavated-looking medallions and hidden Latin inscriptions to a rotating sun and moon ring, Pandora’s latest jewellery collection has plenty of details to discover. And yes, I have already picked my favourite.
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Dakota Johnson And Alexander Skarsgård Take Valentino Beauty’s Vendetta On The Road
Shot on 35mm film and soundtracked by Pet Shop Boys’ It’s a Sin, the latest Valentino Beauty campaign trades the usual perfume theatrics for an open road, flashes of Valentino red and a little bit of trouble.
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