South China Morning Post - Fashion & Luxury

Scotland is quietly becoming one of the most interesting places to find modern jewellery. Its roots in jewellery design run deep, laid by the likes of pre-eminent silversmith Malcolm Appleby, as well as Dorothy Hogg and Jack Cunningham, who respectively led the jewellery departments at the Edinburgh College of Art and The Glasgow School of Art. Now, that legacy is expanding its ...

Cheongsam or hanfu? Despite the former being more universally popular, Gong Pan Pan, a Singaporean-Chinese fashion historian and designer, would opt for hanfu, as the historical traditional Chinese attire best fits her body type. “Cheongsams are very body-fitting – you can’t go to a buffet in those tight garments. And I have narrow shoulders, so I’d look like I have a huge head ...

Just over a year ago, Hong Kong-born fashion designer Alvin Ho was ready to pack his bags and leave his dreams behind in London for good. Yet with rigorous ambition – and many sleepless nights of sewing – he defied the odds in an era dominated by fast fashion and launched his independent couture label in the style capital. Today, the 23-year-old is the creative force behind Hous...

For many, a holiday ends with a suitcase full of souvenirs. For a growing number of travellers, however, it ends with skin that looks different – glowier – from how it did at the beginning of the trip. This is the whole premise behind the glowcation, a term everywhere in recent travel trend reports that describes a very specific kind of trip: one built around a wellness treatmen...

After seasons dominated by chocolate brown, burgundy and the ubiquitous butter yellow, fashion seems to have turned up the saturation for 2026. This summer’s palette looks deliciously zesty with lime, tangerine and lemon yellow cropping up across the catwalks, while turquoise and lavender have also been given a punchy makeover. London-based celebrity stylist Deborah Sheridan-Tay...