STY le Edited by Marianna Cerini & Tongfei Zhang / [email protected] RADAR MADE IN CHINA COVET The best jewelry doesn’t have to cost an Kitchen cosmetics LIFE & STYLE arm and a leg. Just look at Kampong Glam. There’s nothing like a little down time. The best Started by New Zealander Charlotte Bebbington, the brand way to enjoy it? At home, watching The Wire is a treasure trove of little handmade gems, from chunky SPOTLIGHT bracelets and delicate earrings to geometric necklaces, all in show your polluted skin pores a little love. an array of zesty hues and super affordably priced. Steered Yilei Wu, owner of XINLELU.COM Forgetfor the thefifteenth pallid, time, synthetically with a face perfumed, mask on to from Bebbington’s need and passion to make things by Your style in a nutshell. hand, the venture’s namesake is inspired by the Malay word in Sephora though. Go DIY instead. Or, Relaxed yet sophisticated. Give us three Chinese designers to watch. for village and Kampong Glam, a major cultural enclave in ifexpensively you want to packaged save some stuff time, you’d use find I’d go for designers that are less recognized Singapore famed for its brightly colored shops and houses any product from Shanghai-based What’s in your bag right now? - Kun Man Ma (an architect-turned-fashion – one of the creative’s favorite spots in the Southeast Asian cosmetic brand Lalu. Made with A notebook, my wallet, keys and lipstick. 100 percent natural ingredients, Angie Wu (a senior product designer who in Kampong Glam,” says Bebbington. “It’s all about taking the concoctions span scrubs, How do you think Shanghai has influ- designer), Xin Xin (from REdesign) and simplecity. “The materials hues you such see as in paintmy collection and wood are and those ‘glamming’ you’d find body creams, masks and even enced your aesthetics? them up.” And what a lovely outcome that ‘glam- beard balms for the gents. Our I was born and raised here most of my life, so XINLELU.COMhas recently launched has been her around jewelry for line). a ming’ brings. Pieces are made with slabs of wood favorites for this cooler month - while. How has it changed over the years? hand cut from Rimu, a native wood from New are the charcoal face mask gle detail. I like the fact that it is so modern We have been exploring and working with Zealand, and mixed with a rustic aesthetic andthe city metropolitan, really has influencedbut also chaotic me in in every some sin independent designers from both China with edgy, geometric shapes, trimmings, few others when it comes to skin ways – the mix keeps it constantly interest- and overseas, which has always been a core delicate chains and colored details. cleansing,(RMB80/30g), the caffeine a quick eyefix like serum ing. As for my aesthetics, I think Shanghai element of our philosophy. 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They buy from high-street as well as doing collaborations with other asboth well fine as dining luxury and shopping street malls,food, partying but they indiefor our boutiques WeChat officialand restaurants. account and website, also fully embrace the fun of discovering and supporting new designers like those The one thing you couldn’t live without… At the moment, my iPhone or WeChat (to be //XINLELU.COM 414 Shaanxi Bei Lu, works by Beijing with. Xi Lu 陕西北路, 近北京西路 SY A on it. On a deeper, more serious level, I’d say (www.xinlelu.com) more specific), since I basically work and live NICKY ALM NICKY friends and family. I am a people person. OVERHEARD “IT’S NOT EASY TO GET // A Chinese netizen com- SO MANY BIG NAMES menting on the overly pho- toshopped covers of Vogue TOGETHER FOR A China’s September issue, COVER SHOOT, which marks the tenth anniver- sary of the fashion glossy in the AND NOT EASY TO PRC. Famed photographer Mario Testino was asked to shoot 10 iconic MAKE THEM ALL Chinese actresses for two covers LOOK UGLY (golden and silver) that pay homage to the Hollywood glamour of the 30s and AT THE SAME 40s mixed with a few Chinese elements. The excessive airbrushing and retouching, TIME TOO.” however, sparked a series of snarky remarks from Internet users, with many complaining the celebs look so different from real life they can’t even recognize them. 30 September 2015 / www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com / September 2015 31 WRAP UP WRAP LIFE & STYLE » fashion Because winter’s coming winter’s Because Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Runway inspiration Burberry Prorsum Dries Van Noten Fendi Hackett London Stella McCartney J.W. Anderson Valentino Victoria Beckham by Marianna Cerini Oversized coats Supersized pockets Shearling galore Any green goes Fake fur 80s Redux Black and white a la Cruella de Turtlenecks The statement overcoat has The man bag is so 2014. This A classic menswear material, Grey is actually the king color Soft, fluffy and cruelty-free, Believe it or not, the good-times Vil Sometimes, a trend comes along never been stronger. Whether year, it's all about huge pockets. shearling will make a prominent this winter, but green beats off fake furs will lend a lady- look of the eighties has officially Checks, stripes, diamonds, zebra that is both blissfully practical single- or double-breasted, the Not only will they prove great to appearance on the high street stiff competition from orange like touch to most outfits made a comeback. Expect bold print, you name it. Graphic black (keeps you warm, covers up pallid most popular coat of the season store all your daily necessities, this winter. What's different than pink and blue as the second- (as long as you don't pair and brash ensembles, Lurex, and white will be all over the winter skin) and completely on- is cut from wool and with a soft but they'll also be the focus of usual, it is the way it is deployed: most popular hue for the chilly them with your gym pants). patent leather, quilt, neon and shops this fall. the-money hip. This season it is shoulder, for a slouchy, over- your next piece of outerwear,cut not only as a coat lining, but also months. All shades accepted, Stoles, big coats, shearling velvet to be your party attire of happening with the turtleneck. sized vibe. from conspicuously contrasting on sneakers, bags and jumpers. from army to forest to mint. jackets – anything goes. choice. Fish out the one you have in your fabrics and sewn on in promi- closet (everyone owns a turtle- nent positions. neck), and you are good to go. It’s September, which in planet fashion means there’s a whole new look fast approaching. If you want to COS H&M River Island H&M H&M COS Topshop H&M know what everyone will be wearing RMB1,900 RMB599 RMB590.92 RMB499 RMB1,499 RMB890 RMB465 RMB399 this fall/winter, top fashion mags > www.cosstores.com > www.hm.com > www.asos.com > www.hm.com > www.hm.com > www.cosstores.com > www.topshop.com > www.hm.com are your required reading. Can’t be bothered to skim through the billions of ads and ultra expensive photo- shoots of the bigger guns? Worry not. We’ve dug through this month’s bumper editions of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and GQ to pick the runway trends that will be making the biggest impact on our wardrobes this fall. 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