Gloria Tso

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Gloria Tso

It’s nearly 8pm on a Saturday night when I suddenly realise what the hype surrounding Aupen – the viral Singaporean bag brand that counts Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo among its fans – is all about. Upstairs on the second floor of an intimate, albeit crowded, restaurant, I plop an Aupen purse down on a tiny dinner table, immediately taken aback by how it sits perfectly upright and looks so visually arresting in the process – built to stand up as much as it is built to stand out.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Vincenzo La Torre |Sheena Khemaney |Gloria Tso |Francesca Fearon

It’s all to play for this summer – with play being the operative word – whether you’re donning denim like your mama used to do in the 80s or dressing to the nines in eye-catching ensembles. La DoubleJ and Mother bring Ciao Mamma!Say it loud with La Double J x Mother. Photo: HandoutItalian joie de vivre and California vibes come together in a collaboration between Milan-based lifestyle label La DoubleJ and Los Angeles-based denim brand Mother.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Gloria Tso

There’s plenty to say about what it means to be cultured in this day and age – one of the few words in our modern vernacular which invites some debate depending on who you ask. Perhaps what comes to mind is less a description and more a feeling not too far off from the first sip of a cool glass of aged and refined whisky – something which feels fresh and evocative, deeply personal and always thought-provoking.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Gloria Tso

Renaissance man Peter Som is in pursuit of happiness. That’s why the designer who once took New York Fashion Week by storm with his sleek style and joyful dresses, donned by the likes of Michelle Obama and Scarlett Johansson, has since leapt headfirst into an exciting new chapter of his career, trading in clothing for cooking, and promoting his new recipe book, Family Style – a love letter to food, heritage and, above all, what it means to feel at home.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Gloria Tso

Everything is romantic in the eyes of Michele Morrone, the hunky Italian leading man who’s out to prove he can give Colin Farrell and Leonardo DiCaprio a run for their money. “I’m obsessed with my life and obsessed with my passions,” the 34-year-old breakout star from erotic thriller 365 Days tells me over the phone one morning, dialling in from Milan to discuss his life as an actor, a father and everything in between.