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Yes, Lego Crocs are real - and they’ll cost $300 in Singapore

Lego’s Singapore site has the Brick Clogs - listed as “coming soon” with a local price of $299.95 across all its sizes.
Lego’s Singapore site has the Brick Clogs - listed as “coming soon” with a local price of $299.95 across all its sizes.

How Crocs became the right fit for China’s Gen Z

Customers purchase Holey Fashion Shoes in a Crocs store in Shanghai, China on July 3, 2025.
Customers purchase Holey Fashion Shoes in a Crocs store in Shanghai, China on July 3, 2025.

Style News: Sam Edelman opens sixth outlet, Saigon youth brands’ pop-up and party

Sam Edelman's new Raffles City branch is 1,313 sq ft, with a ready stock of new designs from its Fall/Winter 2025 collection.
Sam Edelman's new Raffles City branch is 1,313 sq ft, with a ready stock of new designs from its Fall/Winter 2025 collection.

Made In Singapore: Charles & Keith’s risks and rewards strategy of doing business in crisis

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(SG60 x ST180 video feature on Charles & Keith's backstory and global rise, as told by co-founder Charles Wong)
Portraits of co-founder Charles Wong at the Charles & Keith HQ in Singapore, July 2, 2025
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(SG60 x ST180 video feature on Charles & Keith's backstory and global rise, as told by co-founder Charles Wong)
Portraits of co-founder Charles Wong at the Charles & Keith HQ in Singapore, July 2, 2025

Adidas apologises after Mexico criticises Oaxacan-inspired shoe

Marina Nunez Bespalova, Mexico’s Undersecretary of Cultural Development, speaks during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference at the National Palace to condemn Adidas and US designer Willy Chavarria over the Oaxaca Slip On shoe, accused of misappropriating a sandal design rooted in Zapotec Indigenous heritage, in Mexico City, Mexico on Aug 8.
Marina Nunez Bespalova, Mexico’s Undersecretary of Cultural Development, speaks during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference at the National Palace to condemn Adidas and US designer Willy Chavarria over the Oaxaca Slip On shoe, accused of misappropriating a sandal design rooted in Zapotec Indigenous heritage, in Mexico City, Mexico on Aug 8.

Designer regrets ‘appropriated’ Adidas Mexican footwear

Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a “reinterpreted” model of huarache sandals (above).
Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a “reinterpreted” model of huarache sandals (above).

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.