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Zoe Suen
SCMP Contributor
Zoe Suen is a Hong Kong-born, London-based freelance writer, editor and consultant covering fashion and food.
Brands like d’Alba, Fresh and Neogen are incorporating the feisty fungus into their products, with the promise of enhancing skin tone and creating a radiant and youthful complexion.
It’s been spotted on the runways of Bode, Fforme, Kallmeyer and Heirlome, in Chanel boutiques, and swinging from A-listers’ ear lobes and necks – see Dakota Johnson – and shoes.
Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty, Hailey Bieber’s Rhode and Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty have all bucked the trend – as have Loewe, Rick Owens and Veja in the world of fashion.
From Istanbul and Australia, Copenhagen and London, fashion’s sibling founders talk business, friendship – and telepathy.
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The style’s timeless appeal was on show in a Dolce & Gabbana dress at the Emmy’s, in a The Row gown at the Lacma Art+Film Gala, and at Elle’s annual Women in Hollywood event.
The cosmos is stamping its identify on jewellery, bringing individuality and a singular style to the wearer that’s beyond mere aesthetics.
Tote bags from London’s Daunt Books or New York’s The Strand, The New Yorker, Shakespeare and Co or The Paris Review bookshops were the original lit merch, but Idea raised the bar.
Chinese jackets made with silks and repurposed linings are a staple of the designer, who is based in London – but he finds it a ‘sad town’, with the best talent heading to Milan and Paris
Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon examines why the brand is an unsung, if controversial, champion of US consumerism.
On the campaign trail, Harris has gone for softer colours, while showing she can also glam it up for special occasions – and of course, she’s still a huge fan of Converse trainers
Boasting flourishing food and fashion scenes, the Dutch capital is attracting creative entrepreneurs from all over the Netherlands – and the world
Combs, flasks, mirrors, lighters … rocking everyday objects as necklace pendants, charms or from keychains can quietly underline an individual’s idiosyncrasies
Nuria Val, photographer and co-founder of plant-powered skincare brand Rowse, talks to the Post about giving clean beauty a new, luxe look and why she trusted her co-founder right away.
Copenhagen Fashion Week was packed with eco-conscious looks, from upcyclers giving new life to old pieces and designers sourcing deadstock fabric to a jeweller recycling metals.
Clothes custom-made to fit and on demand, with zero waste? Hong Kong-born entrepreneur Walden Lam talks about his solution to fashion’s climate problem – sustainable 3D weaving company Unspun.
Wed’s Amy Trinh and Evan Phillips talk about their inspirations and staying ahead of the copycats and the competition
New Zealand-born fashion designer Emilia Wickstead founded her eponymous London-based brand in 2008. She talks to the Post about her creative process, work-life balance, personal uniform and favourite films.
Extreme Cashmere is anything but beige or cookie-cutter – the label is giving new life to the classic, luxurious knit. Founder Saskia Dijkstra talks to the Post about Hong Kong and making clothes in China.
From L’Oréal’s minority stakes in To Summer and Documents, to Estée Lauder’s investment in Melt Season, the world’s biggest beauty brands are making moves to acquire Chinese up-and-comers
Studio Nicholson clothes and bags have more than a touch of the retro about them. Nick Wakeman, founder of the London-based label, says it is ‘refining classic, nostalgic pieces’.
Buzzy Scandi label Lié Studio was set up by twins Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard, who became models at the age of 15. They talk to the Post about the freedom that being behind the scenes brings.
In a show staged by Italian luxury brand Tod’s on the eve of the 60th Venice Biennale, ‘The Art of Craftsmanship’, master artisans recreated the label’s classic loafer shoe using their chosen craft.
Koo Jeong-a, who was photographed for Loewe’s autumn/winter 2023 campaign and is the artist behind South Korea’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale, talks about the process behind her ‘Odorama Cities’.
Nicolaj and Ditte Reffstrup, the Danish brand’s CEO and creative director respectively, talk about dressing the quintessential ‘Copenhagen girl’ and making fabrics from biowaste
As the brand reconnects with Hong Kong courtesy of a new Lee Gardens boutique, the designer’s niece and brand CEO recalls being brought up with the family business always in the background
Founded in 2015, Auralee has quietly become one of Japan’s coolest fashion brands. Designer Ryota talks about heading a slow fashion label in a world used to instant gratification.
Meet Violette_FR founder Violette Serrat, who is changing the way people think about make-up – and the ‘no make-up make-up’ French girl look. ‘I see more and more people wearing colours,’ she says.
Saks Potts’ AW24 collection takes inspiration from Kate Moss’ grunge-meets-bohemian looks of the 2010s. The childhood friends behind the Copenhagen-based label talk about how it was born.
It has been a crazy couple of years for Clio Peppiatt, who designed Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday dress and whose glitzy party creations have been worn by Rosé, Emma Chamberlain and Kim Kardashian.
