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Zoe Suen

Zoe Suen

SCMP Contributor
Zoe Suen is a Hong Kong-born, London-based freelance writer, editor and consultant covering fashion and food.

Tote bags from London’s Daunt Books or New York’s The Strand, The New Yorker, Shakespeare and Co or The Paris Review bookshops were the original lit merch, but Idea raised the bar.

Chinese jackets made with silks and repurposed linings are a staple of the designer, who is based in London – but he finds it a ‘sad town’, with the best talent heading to Milan and Paris

Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon examines why the brand is an unsung, if controversial, champion of US consumerism.

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On the campaign trail, Harris has gone for softer colours, while showing she can also glam it up for special occasions – and of course, she’s still a huge fan of Converse trainers

Combs, flasks, mirrors, lighters … rocking everyday objects as necklace pendants, charms or from keychains can quietly underline an individual’s idiosyncrasies

Nuria Val, photographer and co-founder of plant-powered skincare brand Rowse, talks to the Post about giving clean beauty a new, luxe look and why she trusted her co-founder right away.

Copenhagen Fashion Week was packed with eco-conscious looks, from upcyclers giving new life to old pieces and designers sourcing deadstock fabric to a jeweller recycling metals.

Clothes custom-made to fit and on demand, with zero waste? Hong Kong-born entrepreneur Walden Lam talks about his solution to fashion’s climate problem – sustainable 3D weaving company Unspun.

New Zealand-born fashion designer Emilia Wickstead founded her eponymous London-based brand in 2008. She talks to the Post about her creative process, work-life balance, personal uniform and favourite films.

Extreme Cashmere is anything but beige or cookie-cutter – the label is giving new life to the classic, luxurious knit. Founder Saskia Dijkstra talks to the Post about Hong Kong and making clothes in China.

From L’Oréal’s minority stakes in To Summer and Documents, to Estée Lauder’s investment in Melt Season, the world’s biggest beauty brands are making moves to acquire Chinese up-and-comers

Studio Nicholson clothes and bags have more than a touch of the retro about them. Nick Wakeman, founder of the London-based label, says it is ‘refining classic, nostalgic pieces’.

Buzzy Scandi label Lié Studio was set up by twins Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard, who became models at the age of 15. They talk to the Post about the freedom that being behind the scenes brings.

In a show staged by Italian luxury brand Tod’s on the eve of the 60th Venice Biennale, ‘The Art of Craftsmanship’, master artisans recreated the label’s classic loafer shoe using their chosen craft.

Koo Jeong-a, who was photographed for Loewe’s autumn/winter 2023 campaign and is the artist behind South Korea’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale, talks about the process behind her ‘Odorama Cities’.

Nicolaj and Ditte Reffstrup, the Danish brand’s CEO and creative director respectively, talk about dressing the quintessential ‘Copenhagen girl’ and making fabrics from biowaste

As the brand reconnects with Hong Kong courtesy of a new Lee Gardens boutique, the designer’s niece and brand CEO recalls being brought up with the family business always in the background

Founded in 2015, Auralee has quietly become one of Japan’s coolest fashion brands. Designer Ryota talks about heading a slow fashion label in a world used to instant gratification.

Meet Violette_FR founder Violette Serrat, who is changing the way people think about make-up – and the ‘no make-up make-up’ French girl look. ‘I see more and more people wearing colours,’ she says.

Saks Potts’ AW24 collection takes inspiration from Kate Moss’ grunge-meets-bohemian looks of the 2010s. The childhood friends behind the Copenhagen-based label talk about how it was born.

It has been a crazy couple of years for Clio Peppiatt, who designed Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday dress and whose glitzy party creations have been worn by Rosé, Emma Chamberlain and Kim Kardashian.

Style learned more about Chanel’s search for perfection with a behind-the-seams visit to the French luxury brand’s ateliers just before Paris Fashion Week

From new takes on Barbie pink to oversized leather bags to playful alt accessories, the trends that ruled the runways at Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24.

Taylor Swift ‘cannot style a dress. Or a skirt. Or anything’, claims one critic – but at this point ‘she doesn’t need the stamp of approval from Anna Wintour’, defends @IDeserveCouture

Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie and Katy Perry are just a few of the celebs to rock sleepwear to parties and product launches – now PJs and dressing gowns are gaining extra frills for the occasion

Buckle up? From Olympic ski champion Eileen Gu’s Carrie Bradshaw nod at Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer show to Bottega Veneta’s equestrian-themed buckle, belts are defiantly back in vogue

Meet the fashion insider who have built businesses scouring the world for the most desirable designer pieces – all on behalf of celebrity clients like Khloé Kardashian, Cara Delevingne and Chiara Ferragni