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LINDA LIM, 38

The fast-paced world of finance may seem to be at odds with quirky home decor goods, but that’s hardly the case for this telegenic scenester. By day, she manages an FX brokerage firm; by night, she runs White Antler. The latter specialises in handcrafted ornaments and interior decorating services, and is the result of one of her most daring decisions yet: to leave an already established finance career at age 32 to rediscover her creative side. Lim travelled around Europe for inspiration, starting the business when she returned. While the lifestyle brand has been relatively quiet recently, she’s rejuvenating it soon with a illustrator collaboration (details remain under wraps). Also in the works: a personal project with online whisky retailer Whisky Haven, another reminder that there’s no age limit to exploring the new. She says: “I’m always curious, and I never stop learning.”
Ginette Chittick, 40 (right)
Everything this cultural It girl does would put many millennials half her age to shame. Music fans will recognise her as one part of local shoegaze band Astreal, and a popular party DJ. These she juggles with being programme leader of the Diploma in Fashion at Lasalle College of the Arts; the owner of fashion label, Frufru & Tigerlily; as well as a mother (daughter Luella is just under two years old). Oh, she’s also an accomplished artist, weaving tapestries that have been exhibited at the National Gallery Singapore. If all this sounds overwhelming, she’s still adding to her plate. Besides a gig at a music festival in July, Astreal will be releasing its latest album Light on vinyl. She’s also working on a large scale tapestry piece for an exhibition, and a collection of baby knickers for her fashion brand. With a “just do it” motto, she never lets age get in her way: “If it works out, fantastic; if not, I know that I’ve tried it at least once”.
Aarika Lee, 34 (left)
She’s the marketing director of the fast-rising creative agency Elementary Co., as well as an established musician with weekly singing gigs at The Mad Men Attic Bar. She’s also gained a reputation as one of the hippest mums around with her eclectic personal style and exuberant Instagram snaps of her children, four-year-old daughter Zola and two-year-old son Ari. All this early success though has not stopped her from recently pursuing a career in an industry dominated by those a fraction of her age – acting and modelling – and scoring coups like her latest: the lead in a McDonald’s TV commercial. Her next venture is fuelled by her belief in “always being open to opportunities and activities that are life-giving”, and aspirational for women of all ages: a line of headwraps created with the socially conscious Matter Prints, and Indonesian brand Sukkhacitta, which works with rural artisans to produce sustainable batik apparel.
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