Browsing “Owndays”

“I got tired of looking bad when I was in polytechnic, so I decided to experiment with fashion and tried a whole bunch of stuff, like colours and silhouettes and all.”

“I used to thrift a lot when I was younger, but I was too young to style myself well and looked goofy. Now, I’m clearing out these old pieces and am trying to re-style what I have.”

“We only live once, so do what you’ve always wanted to do! I’ve worked overseas, started my own business, and now I'm back in school. It’s all about igniting that passion in myself.”

"After studying fashion, I don’t want to pursue it. That said, I hope that someone more ambitious and passionate in Singapore makes it big here.”

"My new anime fixation this past year has been Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss. I like grittier shows, and these are both adult series, so there's a lot of swearing, love, sex, and drugs in them.”

“My first tattoo was impromptu. My friends just asked “Anybody want to get a tattoo?”, and we found a shop on Google, came up with an idea of what we wanted, and did it!”

“My favourite part of hairdressing is seeing people happy with the hair colours or the hairstyles I give them. I love the freedom people have to switch up their look.”

"I was always a creative kid. My mum didn't place much emphasis on my grades—she just wanted me to be as expressive as possible, and has always been supportive of me.”

“I'll be studying creative direction in fashion, where I’ll learn about styling and publishing fashion magazines. That’s something I’d like to do—create my own fashion magazine!”

“In my job in social media, sometimes it feels that you’re subconsciously making choices and are not really present, so I try to spend time in nature as much as I can to get a sense of myself.”

"In Singapore, the design scene is very focused on going higher and higher, and reaching achievements and success. Which is not to say that's wrong, but I think sometimes one gets a bit too wrapped up in that, which can be very exhausting, especially in school where everyone around you is like that.”

“A lot of the time at work we’re just in autopilot mode to meet other people’s expectations, right? What I really want to achieve this year is inner peace, and to find a balance within myself without caring too much about other people’s judgement.”