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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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Why does everyone want it to be 2016 again?

cstrend22 - Throwback pictures from 2016 have flooded social media as a wave of nostalgia hits. PHOTOS: PINTEREST/VESNA ADAMOVIC, SNAPCHAT/MOONLIGHTBAE, ADOBE STOCK, ISTOCK, GETTY IMAGES

The Devil Wears Prada 2, Wuthering Heights and more: Is 2026 fashion and cinema’s big year?

As fashion and film get more enmeshed, ST rounds up five modish movies screening here in 2026.

From Sydney to the world: Aussie fashion label Zimmermann opens first Singapore store

Simone Zimmermann (left) and Nicky Zimmermann are sisters and co-founders of their namesake brand Zimmermann.

Peace, love and Yeti: 5 ways to interpret Pantone’s colour of the year, Cloud Dancer, for 2026

Pantone said Cloud Dancer, also known as Pantone 11-4201, has an “aerated presence” which acted as “a whisper of calm and peace in a noisy world".

Fan Bingbing on the rise of C-beauty and entering the Singapore market

Actress Fan Bingbing at Jewel Changi Airport on Jan 3, 2026.

Actress Fan Bingbing appears on Singaporean live stream from Sunset Way home

Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing appeared on local livestreamer Ryan Low's stream on Jan 1 for about 30 minutes.

Fan Bingbing launches her beauty brand Fan Beauty Diary with fan meet

(Clockwise from left) Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, Leekaja salon at Tangs and the Peekaboo bag from Fendi's Emily in Paris capsule collection.

Jeans: Symbol of culture wars after viral ads

Sydney Sweeney appears in a "good jeans" campaign poster at retailer American Eagle's store in Times Square in New York City, U.S. August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Sami Marshak

ChatGPT: Everyone’s minion... and boss?

FILE ÑOpenAI's ChatGPT on a laptop in San Francisco, on March 21, 2025. A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition. (Kelsey McClellan/The New York Times)

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

Mr Nicholas Tan published his comments amid a potential trademark dispute in the US between his handbag brand Aupen and Target.

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