Amanda Chai
Style Correspondent
Amanda has been a journalist with The Straits Times since 2019. As correspondent on the style beat, her passion lies in dissecting the latest fashion and beauty trends, telling brand stories, and helping consumers shop smart. She co-led a multimedia project on greenwashing in the fashion industry that won Gold at the 2023 Society for News Design’s Best of News Design Creative Competition. On occasion, she pens features on youth and popular culture. Outside work, her two greatest loves are travel and thrift shopping - which is great for her beat, but not for her wallet.
Latest articles
Singapore doctor who left plastic surgery training to build a skincare brand gets New York debut
Popular handbag brand Polene to open first Singapore store in 2026
What Is With… The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Target collab, Galliano for Zara and luxury going mass?
Want to be a Lit Girl? 4 places to buy journals to kick-start your next analogue hobby
Move over, It Girl. It’s the era of the Lit Girl: Have books become the new fashion trend?
New Bahru to add first international brands including Sushiro and Beams in Factory Block refresh
Singapore’s Romi Beauty launches in Sephora Hong Kong
The thrill lasts seconds, the trash lasts forever: The billion-dollar toy trend fuelling throwaway culture
Stars like Blackpink’s Jennie shine, clothes dazzle in Chanel’s butterfly-inspired Paris show
What Is With… TV shows romanticising controversial 1990s icons like Tyra Banks and Carolyn Bessette?
