Browsing “Comme des Garçons”

“I want to pursue a career in fashion, but the industry in Singapore is very small and competitive. So I'll get a job here first to save up, then find a job overseas.”

“I mainly spend my weekends in my clothing store Upstairs Garments. My partner Vegas and I run it alongside our two friends, but we’ll sometimes get sidetracked and start nerding out about fashion and DJing.”

“I'm from Jiangsu Province in the East of China, and I travel a lot domestically within the country. My favourite place to visit is Shaanxi province where there are tons of Asian architecture from the Song Dynasty—I once spent three months there just exploring them.”

“I’m a South Korean living in Singapore with my husband, who’s Singaporean. I met him at a bar while I was on a holiday here and we had a long-distance relationship for a year. For me, It didn’t matter that my husband was not physically with me because he gave me the companionship I needed.“

“Before I had my daughter, my life revolved around work. Now, I’ve had to take a step back to figure out a balance between both work and motherhood, as well as to make time for self-care and hobbies. I think all of these are equally important in maintaining sanity.”

“My wife and I started our design studio when we were still architecture students as a way to explore the vast realm of design outside of the field of architecture and dream bigger. We never expected it to become a business, but one thing led to another and it’s been 11 years since!”

“I do marketing for the Singapore Symphony Group and it’s very encouraging to see more young audiences show interest in classical music thanks to popular musicians such as TwoSet Violin and Chloe Chua. It’s so fulfilling to witness the culmination of all the work we’ve done at each concert."

“Three traits that make a good friend are: being loyal, a good listener, and having empathy.”

“Eventually, I want to shift the focus from working for people to working for myself.”

“My personal life and work life spill over into each other so often that I find it’s better for things to be harmonious overall, rather than have to draw clear lines between them and make sure everything balances out.”

“My irrational fear is dying in a lift, or being stuck alone in an elevator in free-fall.”

“One of the people who have inspired what I do in life is my mum. She's quite liberal, likes things that are "a little different", and never stopped me or my siblings from doing what we wanted to pursue.”