Glorious Indonesia Fashion Week
The curious, the fashionable, the movers and shakers of Jakarta, resplendent in all their finery, turned up in full force...
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Tan for All Seasons
A serendipitous discovery flung open the doors to a quaint and exclusive boutique on Abdul Majid Raya in Jakarta. Its...
Animal Magic
In a bygone era, the colonisation of Africa and Asia brought bountiful riches of unimaginable grandeur and beauty to Europeans....
Jakarta’s Fashion Faux Pas
Victoria Bannerman people-watches in malls to bring you the fashion rights and wrongs of Indonesia’s capital city. Being a stylista,...
The Life of Jean
1849 saw the imagination of the populace captured by the California Gold Rush, turning wise men into fools, honest men...
From Bauble to Lace, Make a Statement this Party Season
The party season is upon us and twixt the baubles and lace, there is no better excuse than to go...
Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes in the Game of Fashion
Dying beautifully and relinquishing, its flame, the embers of Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 (JFW) leave behind memories on a fashion...
Effortless: President Jokowi Shows How to do Dapper
I can’t claim to be an authority on politics and some would say that what I do purport to know...
Green is the New Black
“This is tarum tree, a tree that produces blue colour,” says Made as we wander around the yard of CV...
Silver Solitaire
Jewellery simply doesn’t care whether you are a size zero or size plentiful; it will add to your frippery and...
Aurelia’ Manolin
There is a novella by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea. For eighty four days, “old man” Santiago...
Shoe-be-do Heaven
It is official - I am a shoe addict! Four hundred pairs and counting! I don't care much for ?it?...
From London to the Jaks: A Fashionista’ Journey
Nonchalantly, Mr. Grubstaker dropped it in conversation over a glass of wine, “Hey doll, you fancy hanging out in the...