Sweet underthings

Playing on the lingerie trend which has exploded in a big way (don’t believe us? Check out any magazine; they’re all toting lace and sheerness to be THE biggest thing), and it’s pretty apt since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  There’s noting that screams seductive quite like lingerie does and it is as [...]

Gold medal style

Designers broke out on the active wear this season with many taking to inspirations from the likes of scuba diving, surfing, the running track and even skateboarding and American football. Perhaps it’s the easy wearability of these sporty seperates and the fact that they are so comfortable that they pretty much go with any style. [...]

Carlo Rino Autumn Winter 2009/2010

Chinese New Year is around the corner… lots of  shopping opportunities.. So what’s new in town , well I  think the new look by Carlo Rino, is worth a visit. Bright colorful bags playing on the contrasting colours and materials as well and injection of mustard  and cobalt blue items against their new monogram prints, [...]

Hair Trends for 2010

What does Raymond Chow of Shunji Matsuo have to say about hair trends in 2010?

It seems the Eighties will be back in  a big, big way if Sex and The City Sequel and Raymond Chow is  anything to go by… So how is this trend going to look in 2010, hopefully updated, for those of us reliving this momentous decade, which [...]

Tuesday Personality -Into the Future with Lynette Ow

emmagem had the pleasure of speaking to Lynette Ow, Editor in Chief of CLEO magazine lately and got some inside tips about fashion and most importantly about the lady herself who  is a fashion inspiration to many. A fellow Piscean, this sophisticated mother of two (seriously who could tell),  who is trained as an accountant and [...]

Bra-vo!

Making a fashion statement and showing off your pretty bra straps when you wear your singlet top isn’t something new, but these days, designers have taken it one step further by displaying bras and corsets on top of clothes, and even showing from underneath jackets.
It’s a tricky trend that not many will wear but it [...]

Norah Jones: The Fall

One of the most memorable albums of the recent years has to be 2002’s “Come Away With Me”, a solid debut from then newcomer, Norah Jones. The album was certified diamond with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide.
After two follow-ups which both shot straight to number one, 36 million albums sold worldwide and eight [...]

StyleSpot: Red, Red Wine!

“The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood.” –Alice Meynell

American fashion designer Bill Blass not only said “When in doubt wear red”, he [...]

Gifts For Your Men

The holiday season is here again. As exciting as it may sound, we can’t help but feel a little bit nervous when it is finally the time to unwrap those presents from under the tree. So, to avoid those obvious fake smiles and ‘thank-yous’ from your loved ones, here are some pretty useful gift ideas [...]

Jil Sander Men 2010

There are times in fashion when people are crazy about quadruple layering, piling on the accessories, chunky scarves and heavy prints, but in the end they always go back to the most overused mantra in fashion world and that is ‘less is more’.

Jil Sander is all about that. Each season, the line’s creative director, Raf [...]