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NEWS LIFE WINE & DINE
People, events and product launches. New tech products, articles on people, Restaurant and bar reviews, recipes
discovery, comment, fix-it and financial advice. from top chefs, new food and beverage
HOME products and related events.
Showcasing beautiful homes, interior PROPERTY
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home office setups and garden layouts. sale and advice on serviced apartments. travel giveaways.
FAMILY TRAVEL IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Parenting tools, schools, maternity & Different destinations and travel activities Vital phone numbers and websites for
baby wear and accessories and teen talk. featured monthly plus international expats.
properties.
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FASHION SPREAD RELATED EDITORIAL ENTITLEMENTS INCLUDE:
JaNuary Office attire July Winter Fashion
FEbruary beach Wear august cocktail Dresses
March Maternity sEptEMbEr teen Fashion
april casual day-wear OctObEr tennis & golf Wear (Work Out attire)
May children’s Fashion NOvEMbEr Formal Evening Wear
JuNE all White DEcEMbEr christmas Festive Wear
FASHION CENTRESPREAD FASHION CENTRESPREAD FASHION CENTRESPREAD FASHION CENTRESPREAD
Speesees
Zara Love for Earth
$229 PERFECT in BLACK eeni meeni miini moh
79 Kim Yam Road EGG Maternity
$750
COCKTAIL COUTURE Red Carpet
58 Club Street
$68
Sweet and Chic
Monsoon
Metro
Create a stir with these fab finds for evening ... When it comes to children’s clothing, low cost, durability and comfort are essential. But what about style?
Here are some reasonably priced finds that will keep your kids looking fashionable and feeling good from
the swimming-pool to Sunday brunch.
DKNY Guess
Club 21and retailers island-wide
$335
ALL DRESSED UP
$499
Cayen
54A Club Street
$680
Boboli
CK Tangs Perfect in Black
Red Carpet Shaw Sisters Perfect in Black store
58 Club Street #02-08 Holland Village
$39 Shopping Centre
$95
Makeup Tips from F3 Image Consultants
Eggshell
EGG Maternity
Zara
$189 When you go out in the evening, your makeup
DKNY should have a finished look to reflect your attire.
Club 21and
retailers island-wide This is the time to play with stronger colours,
$499; $599 and, if you like, to apply your make-up more
heavily for a more dramatic look. Blossom
CK Tangs
DKNY
Club 21 and • Use a concealer to even out your complexion
retailers island-wide
$599 Zara and brighten the area under the eyes. Homegrown
$149 • Wear a thicker foundation for more CK Tangs
Monsoon
Metro
coverage.
• Use a matte, translucent powder to help your
makeup adhere to your face. Matte is also best if
Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. your photo will be taken, because shiny powder
From $1,700
From $2,800 per ring can make you look as if you’re perspiring.
per ring Guess • Use shiny eye-shadows to create a smoky
$295
look, if you like.
eeni meeni miini moh
• Always use blush to give your cheeks some EGG Maternity
colour.
• Choose darker shades of lipstick such as reds,
deep pinks, dark browns and purple.
• Wear either black or dark brown mascara to
GETTING COSY
open up the eyes. Coloured mascaras don’t
Glitterati work at night.
#02-05 Tudor Court
$465
DPAM
For more, visit www.f-3.com.sg DPAM store
90 August August 91
96 May May 97
OTHER EDITORIAL OFFERINGS:
happy cliENt tEstiMONials November Fashion & Jewelry
spEcial FEaturE December shopping
FASHION CENTRESPREAD FASHION DISCOVERY FASHION DISCOVERY FASHION DISCOVERY
GO Excess Vintage
beauty
For Sightseeing
When you’re pounding the pavement in Bangkok or Hanoi,
moving from one tourist attraction to the next, it’s helpful
to have a roomy bag that’s easy to carry. The Waifer is a
Glam Baggage
new take on the practical messenger bag and can be slung
across your body for comfort and safety.
Like the Concertine, this leather bag
can be folded flat in your
suitcase and is stylish
enough to use every
day. $910 for a tote
For Shopping Expeditions and $1,410 for the
When shopping is your primary objective on holiday,
Boston bag.
getting all your purchases home can be difficult. The
Concertine bag folds completely flat and can be packed
in your suitcase at the beginning of a trip without taking How does one describe vintage Indian
Whether for business or up any space. At the end of your buying bonanza, you jewellery? It’s simultaneously subtle
pleasure, travelling is a can expand it to fit all your new belongings and still look and bold, exotic and accessible. It
way of life for expats in chic on the plane. This patent red makes for a stunning Belle Epoque would go with a ball gown, but also
Singapore – which means accessory, but it also comes in more subtle chocolate and Necklace
with jeans. Gemologist Vinod More
we need a lot of luggage! ecru. Bags in this collection range from $880 to $1,850. and his wife, Sangeeta, showed me Story and photographs
Check out these stylish new
the latest in their dynamic inventory by Verne Maree
bags from Samsonite Black
of one-of-a-kind vintage-inspired
Label designed to suit every
The Christmas ball season occasion.
eL pieces.
is approaching, which For Photo-safaris Power Bags for Men
Avid photographers will want to bring their laptops with Every global businessman should have a sleek garment bag for EL: What does “vintage-inspired” crude and worn. What’s more, the
means you’ll need a them on trips to view and organise their shots on the go. suits, a functional briefcase, and a travel wallet, to make his trips mean? younger generation is not coming
This compact laptop attaché, available in black or tan, is easier while maintaining a professional look. If the man in your
fabulous gown or two. sturdy and will transport a notebook computer with style. life is missing one of the following accessories, you’ve got a great
Vinod: To me, “vintage” is a style,
not an age. Some of this jewellery
into the business. They want to
wear the jewellery; they don’t want
What look will you Priced at $1,870. gift idea. may be 20 years old or so, but most to do the work.
of the pieces are fairly new ones
go for? From sultry The Garment Bag: $2,460
Belle Epoque ring
▼
that have been made in one of the EL: How do you find these pieces?
and sexy to fresh and four main vintage styles – Belle Sangeeta: Vinod and I do a buying
Epoque, Victorian, Moghul, or trip to India every two months the whole trip, which can be a bit
angelic, here’s our The Briefcase: $1,470 for the one Indo-Western. or so, visiting various parts of disappointing.
guide to achieving gusset style and $1,720 for two
gussets. ▼
the country because different
This kind of craftsmanship is a areas produce different styles and I was born in India and grew up
the total effect. dying art, however. The average aesthetics. We don’t have a fixed in Mumbai, and it helps in our
Moghul and Bell Epoque craftsman plan or itinerary. Instead, we visit or business that we speak the language
is in his late 60s, and his tools are call our contacts to see what they as well as a few dialects.
have, and sometimes they refer us
to other dealers or individuals. We The jewellery we buy are one-of-
Indo-Western earrings have sometimes travelled for three a-kind pieces that we purchase
For Glamorous Weekends or four hours to a remote village to individually. Only a small portion
If you love jetting off to nearby exotic destinations for quickie breaks, you need a follow a lead. Sometimes, we are of what we sell is commissioned,
carry-on that looks first class, but is big enough to fit everything you need for a long lucky; other times, we come home but we have the contacts to
weekend. Samsonite’s new unisex Resort bags, available in leather and canvas, are with just three or four pieces from commission what you request.
elegant yet durable and spacious, perfect for a few nights in Bali. They come in a
variety of colours including black, chocolate and red, but we especially love them in
“Jewellery takes people’s minds
Black Label bags are available at
Detachable jewelled brastraps
The Organiser: $280 off your wrinkles"
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from Glitterati metallic silver. Available in a slim bowling bag for $1,880 and in a messenger style the Samsonite shops in Raffles Hotel Arcade and
for $1,950. Takashimaya Shopping Centre. Call 6334 0955. Sonia Henie
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TRAVEL GUIDE 2008
• Agra and the Taj Mahal • Wonderful Bali
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• Cheetahs in the Wild • Diving the Philippines
• New Zealand on a Budget • Tokyo Disneyland
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