Title: The X Factor

Month: March 2016

Photographer: Joel Low

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: This shoot celebrated the different music tribes in fashion for the Spring/Summer season. Weeks after, Anthony Vaccarello (who designed the super sexy Versus looks here) was announced as Hedi Slimane’s replacement at Saint Laurent (represented here by the denim combo). Uncanny or just psychic?

Title: Pretty As A Picture

Month: September 2016

Photographer: Gary Chew

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: Sometimes Instagram-stalking has its perks. We discovered the up-and-coming fashion photographer on social media and was immediately enamoured by his old-school way of working with Polaroids and film.

Like this? Go behind-the-scenes of Gary Chew’s portrait-inspired spread for the January 2017 issue.

Title: Sea Change

Month: July 2016

Photographer: Chuck Reyes

Stylist: Tok Wei Lun

Why: Props alone (no pun intended) for hauling in a giant boulder to the studio for this nautical-inspired Pre-fall spread.

Title: The Great Escape

Month: June 2016

Photographer: Joel Low

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: Because we checked in into a $13,500-a night villa in Bintan and had the model lounge around all day long in the villa and in the pool — all in the name of work.

Title: The Party People VIP Edition

Month: December 2016

Photographer: Zaphs Zhang

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: Not only did we gather three of the most happening male artistes in Singapore (read: Shigga Shay, Nathan Hartono and The Lion City Boy) of the moment, we were treated to an impromptu song performance from the trio.

Title: New World Order

Month: September 2016

Photographer: Vee Chin

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: You know how some designers street cast their models for fashion shows? We literally stumbled upon Kurt Pereira during dinner one night at Fortune Centre. With his striking features and body art, we knew we had to shoot him in an editorial. Little did we know he’s one of the rising names in the local tattoo scene — and that made him the perfect candidate for our feature on the new radicals changing the creative scene here. Call it serendipitous.

Title: Freestylin’

Month: December 2016

Photographer: Chuck Reyes

Stylist: Noelle Loh

Why: Skating is the in thing now, so of course we had to include them in a street-inspired spread for the Cruise ’17 season.

See: Meet the South Korean longboard skater you need to know

Title: Rave New World

Month: December 2016

Photographer: Ivanho Harlim & Shysilia Novita

Stylist: Imran Jalal

Why: Trivia: It took three hairstylists two hours and plenty of yarn to create the dreads for the models of this raver-themed spread.

Title: The Art Of Zen

Month: October 2016

Photographer: Stefan Khoo

Stylist: Tok Wei Lun

Why: Shot at the Japanese Garden, this Zen-inflicted fashion shoot features Finnish model Anu Maarit in some major contortions.

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