Letter from the Editor: Make it Personal

As much as email has made it easier to communicate with one another, the ease and ubiquity of email and the amount of it we receive has devalued the importance of the personal message and has made us take for granted what it means for someone to sit down and take the time to really write - the lost art of the handwritten letter.

Issue 6Nejla Matam-Finn, The Editor-in-Chief25 April 2014Letter From the Editor, editorialComment

Letter from the Editor: The Wishlist Reinvented

We all have wishlists. I know I do. I maintain wishlists on my favourite websites, but also some on my Evernote where I keep wishlist for each of my family members and close friends. My personal ones are organised by theme, be it fashion, beauty, home and, of course, for my little one. So it was only natural that we would create a wishlist for our collectors on THE FIFTH COLLECTION, but we wanted to do it right and go beyond a simple catalogue of what you liked.

Issue 5Nejla Matam-Finn, The Editor-in-Chief11 April 2014Comment

Letter From The Editor: The Fifth Collection Goes Shopping

Come on in for some sweet beauty treats. Continuing with this week's theme of taking care of yourself, THE FIFTH COLLECTION visits one of our favourite stores in Singapore to curate a special selection of items handpicked with the lovely people at The Beauty Candy Apothecary.

Issue 3Nejla Matam-Finn, The Editor-in-Chief21 March 2014Letter From the Editor, The Beauty Candy Apothecary, Look book, Style ItComment

Letter from the Editor: Will It Become A Collector's Item

So I gave in and bought myself a pair of skater shoes, and if you know me you also know that I'm not an impulse shopper unless I think an item has the potential to become a collector's piece. So, why did I purchase these Peter Pilotto for Target shoes on net-a-porter.com?