Mi, My Watch And I
IN TODAY'S self-absorbed world, I'll want more things that tell me about myself.
My smartphone, my space, my faves, myself. How am I doing?
In a time of too much data...
Flapping Into Tortuous Existence
WITH my spying glass, I uncovered that Ben Kelly is potentially the focal point that threads together punk designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and Off-White Founder and CEO Virgil...
Happiness Brings Greatness
GUCCI.
I sat on it for a looooong time. First thought: so ugly!
("Come on, Lina. Is this a mere projection of sour grapes?"
Zip it inner voice....)
Everything or Nothing. That’s me...
Bag of Tricks — Pull Out The Cheap Prado
WHAT'S the "IT" bag of the world?
We carry it home from the supermarket every other day and don’t notice their existence nor give a damn.
It’s the ubiquitous plastic bag;...
Let’s Make Christmas Great Again
SANTA isn’t kissing Mommy this year ‘cos of social distancing.
Yet the early reindeers brought a United Nations pop-up, like one of those old-fshioned greeting cards, to my attention...
Beauty Comes Out
TODAY, I muse on universalism.
It was the ’80s and I remember my secondary school friend K and I took the MRT for a day out. Cos he was LGBTQ+,...
Stitched Into Time…So Divine
ABSTRACT Expressionist artist, Jackson the Dripper Pollock once proclaimed that he knows when exactly a painting of his is completed. It is when he has the “sex is done”...
Kismet With A Fluffy Ending
“Watashi wa anata ni fusawashīi.”
This is Japanese for “I am made for you.” Methinks there was once an ad that said so. Dope.
Hiya. My name’s Towel-Chan. Barcode: 272318.
I am...
Sniffing Out A Perfumed Trail
GUCCI, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. These are some familiar perfumes that you can stick to and make sure you don’t have COVID-19.
One of the first symptoms of contracting the...
Espadrilles — Tradition Marching In Step With Design
WHILE the online space is abuzz with many new brands popping up and offering a range of services, there are some retailers who still believe that a bricks-and-mortar presence...