Style It: Birthday Bonanza

The curator picks her favourite pieces from THE FIFTH COLLECTION that she would gladly wear (or receive) for her birthday. No explanations needed.

Issue 33Angie Chen, The Curator7 November 2014style it, Lookbook, BirthdayComment

Fashion Geek: 160 Years of Louis Vuitton

Believe it or not, Louis Vuitton is 160 this year. That's right, my dear collectors, the French luxury fashion house, best known for its ubiquitous monogram motif, is older than most people we know. And it is still going strong. To celebrate the triumphant occasion (let's face it: It is quite a feat for any brand to last that long), LV has commissioned six icons from the fashion, art, architecture and industrial design industry to re-imagine the brand's iconic monogram for a new limited-edition series of bags.

Issue 29Rohai, The Scribe10 October 2014Fashion Geek, Louis VuittonComment

Style It: LV Mania

THE FIFTH COLLECTION chooses one of their favourite Louis Vuitton Bags, the Amarante Brea Bag in the subtle vernis to translate into day and night looks.

Issue 29Angie Chen, The Curator10 October 2014style it, Lookbook, Louis VuittonComment

Shop Now: Christian Lacroix

If you're a fashion lover, you'd know that the late-1980s to 1990s era belonged to only one man. That man is none other than the inimitable French designer Christian Lacroix. Known for his theatrical style, which came from his work while in the theatre, which shows up in his use of colour in the collections he designs, Lacroix also made popular the 'le pouf' dress, which features the ball skirt silhouette.

Issue 27Rohai, The Scribe26 September 2014shop now, fashion, christian lacroix, lacroixComment

Style It: Gilded World

With Milan fashion week happening right now, THE FIFTH COLLECTION takes a look at our favourite Italian brands and our picks from them.

Issue 26Angie Chen, The Curator19 September 2014style it, Lookbook, FashionComment

Trend Report: Lights, Camera, Action

We’re already on the halfway mark through the big four international fashion weeks. With things getting pretty exciting in Milan over the next few days, we look back at New York and London fashion weeks and highlight three of our favourite runway trends for spring 2015.

Issue 25Rohai, The Scribe12 September 2014trend report, FashionComment

Out & About: Fashion Week 101

Lights. Camera. Catwalk! New York Fashion Week, the first of the four big international fashion weeks, kickstarted yesterday to a full week's schedule of more than 100 shows taking place till Thursday. This is then followed by those in London, Milan and, finally, in Paris.

Issue 24Rohai, The Scribe5 September 2014Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, London Fashion WeekComment

Style It: Monochrome

Black will always be the new black. This week, The Curator puts together monochromatic looks that are timeless, chic and, most importantly, always on trend.

Issue 24Angie Chen, The Curator5 September 2014style it, Lookbook, fashionComment

Style It: Men are from Mars; Women, from Venus

This week, with the theme of what men want vs what woman want in mind, our curator sets out to pick two outfits for herself for two separate occasions and asks a male friend to pick what he would like to see her wearing instead.

Issue 22Angie Chen, The Curator22 August 2014style it, lookbookComment

Shop Now: Celine Luggage Tote

The steady rise of the popularity of the Celine Luggage tote since it was first launched in early 2011 was quite a phenomenon. So popular was the bag, it can be seen hanging from the arms of basically everyone - actresses, reality stars, style bloggers and fashion insiders alike. The bag, along with its sister bag Trapeze, has since attained the coveted It Bag status and does not look to lose its place amongst style mavens anytime soon.

Issue 21Rohai, The Scribe15 August 2014Shop Now, Fashion, celineComment

Brand Highlight: Mash-Up

In true Singapore spirit this month, THE FIFTH COLLECTION looks at local designers that have pushed boundaries and added colour into our fashion scene. This week we look at the ever vibrant MASH-UP, which since launched in April 2012 has been capturing our hearts ever since with their quirky and innovative designs. Inspired by different cultures and subcultures, the team of 3 compromising of Daniela Monasterios-Tan, Nathanael Ng and Shaf Amis'aabudin are unique individuals that share a common interest in bringing out the fun in fashion with their DIY ethos.

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Brand Highlight: Ong Shunmugam

While it is not uncommon to find textiles such as batik, sari and songket used to make traditional Asian wear, designer Priscilla Shunmugam has cleverly turned these typical concepts on its heads with her womenswear label Ong Shunmugam.