Cool local Instagrammers spill the stories behind their quirky usernames – #explainyourusername. Decoded here: @skinnykatwoman, @belluspuera, @catslavery, @theeleventhhour and other quirky usernames.
We wondered, we asked and we give it to you, straight from these (clothes) horses’ mouths.
@skinnykatwoman
Nadia Rahmat, model
“I’ve always been skinny since young (yay, high metabolism, haha) and my friends always referred to me as Catwoman, so I kind of combined the two. But I wanted a little twist so I switched the C to K so you pronounce it ‘kat’ (the same way you pronounce ‘cut’).”
@belluspuera
Velda Tan, founder of Love, Bonito (pictured here in her soon-to-be launched womenswear brand, Collate The Label)
“Belluspuera doesn’t have a particular meaning, but I think it sounds really pretty put together.”
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@catslavery
Bella Koh, food stylist and entrepreneur
“The account handle was weirdly derived by me being a slave to my six cats. However, the handle @catslave was taken. Thus @catslavery was used.”
@eleventhour
Charmaine Seah, co-founder of Elementary Co.
“I was 19 and moving to Hong Kong and I decided to start a blog to keep my friends up to date with what was happening in my life. I was listening to Jars of Clay a lot and my favourite song was called The 11th Hour. Given that I was a huge procrastinator and was always waiting till the last minute to get stuff done, I figured it was appropriate to title my blog Eleventhour. Tadaah! It’s just stuck ever since.”
@theramengirl
Rae Yun, entrepreneur
“It’s just slightly inspired by the movie The Ramen Girl (featuring Brittany Murphy). And also because I love ramen!”
