Carmen Sin

Carmen Sin is a journalist on the style beat, covering fashion, beauty and culture. She is a former lawyer who joined The Straits Times in 2023 as a breaking news reporter.

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The Greatest Self-implosion Award goes to Singapore bag brand Aupen

Check out a suit made for 38 deg C heat at free exhibition addressing climate change through fashion

Hot Bodies exhibition space. Hot Bodies rethinks design in a time of record-breaking heat and air-conditioner dependency.

Christmas gift guide: What to buy for the naughty and nice people in your life

Whether the gift is for someone “naughty” or nice, the guiding principle here is not to waste money on generic objects.

Tony Leung talks about plants having souls and ‘last stage of his career’ in Singapore

Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai speaking at Marina Bay Sands Hibiscus Ballroom in a dialogue session on Nov 28 as part of the Singapore International Film Festival.

Dragons, laksa and samsui women designs: Uniqlo x The Straits Times limited T-shirts go on sale

Winners of the UTme! x ST180 Design Contest, (from left) Ms Daphne Ong, Ms Sandara Tang and Ms Justina Low.

Brand conscience: Barehands is the hot Singapore label selling clothes made by refugees

Barehands founders Germaine Lye (left) and Chanel Go at their newly opened second store in Takashimaya on Nov 19.

Political correctness is not for French Vogue ex-editor Carine Roitfeld. What, then, does she care for?

Former editor of Vogue Paris Carine Roitfeld during the media preview of the UBS House of Craft x Dior at Tanjong Pagar Distripark on Nov 18, 2025.

With a new archival Dior exhibition in town, is Singapore ready for a fashion museum?

The UBS House Of Craft x Dior exhibition, which runs from Nov 21 to 23 at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, is the third such travelling show in Singapore in 2025.

Bar jacket to ‘Singapour’ dress sketches: 5 highlights of UBS House Of Craft x Dior exhibition

The UBS House Of Craft x Dior show runs from Nov 21 to 23 at New Art Museum Singapore in Tanjong Pagar Distripark. Admission is free.

Look cool in the cold: Your winter fashion guide to Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and more

(Clockwise from top left) Burberry's cropped Floriston Jacket in mahogany brown, Onitsuka Tiger’s Autumn-Winter 25 Blouson Jacket styled with layers and Uniqlo’s Kaws Winter collection.

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