Dear Readers,
Welcome to the Christmas issue of the ZALORA Magazine! This month, in addition to celebrating the festive season that is upon us, we are also celebrating our shiny and exciting, revamped, and newly interactive pages!
In our first, and fabulous interactive Christmas issue, we pay homage to all things shiny, glittery and sparkly in our Holiday fashion Trend Report. With these wonderful Holiday trends all around, there is no time like the present to be enamoured with the fashion world!
The quest for finding the perfect gift for your friends, family and/or significant other may just be a little bit daunting around this time of year, but stress no more... Just sit back, get comfy in your seat with a cinnamon latte and a gingerbread man, whilst shopping our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide - for him and for her, and get the ultimate Christmas gifts, delivered to your doorstep, hassle free, from Zalora.com.hk!
Don't miss our special Christmas editorial, Jingle Belle Rock where you can see our favourite Korean model of the moment, Han Bing, rocking our most festive holiday and party looks for the season.
As we wrap up a very fashionable 2013, we’re bringing you lot’s of end of year coverage, from The LBD Diaries to our Men's Holiday Fashion Face-Off and Christmas Wishlist. This month we feature one of our in-house men of style, Mr Q, designer of ZALORA's exclusive fashion brand, EZRA Menswear.
So until next year, happy clicking, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us all!
The design philosophy behind Singapore based women’s fashion brand BLAKE & CO, is to empower contemporary women to look effortlessly elegant and comfortable at both work and play. From her daily working life to events with friends and family, this fast paced independent woman demands designs with a day-to-night versatility. The origin of the name is at the heart of what the brand stands for: “Blake†is derived from both the pre 7th Century adjective “blaac†meaning ‘white’ and “blac†which translates as ‘black’. The words later came together as “blake†- the perfect union of black and white or day and night.
From monochromatic bustier dresses with sheer panels to floral printed fit and flare dresses, the Blake & Co. collection is versatile and appropriate for any event. Favourable features of the ready-to-wear pieces include cool colour blocking, classic shift dress silhouettes and on-trend, watercolour graphic prints.
Blake & Co’s capsule collection of modern, yet classic dresses is now available on Zalora.com.hk.
MEN'S PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW:
BLACK OUT |
1 FLESH IMP Flmp Tee Fitar
2 RIVER ISLAND Black Smart Slim Trousers
3 HERSCHEL Survey Backpack
4 RIVER ISLAND Black Belt
5 BURTON MENSWEAR LONDON Formal Double Breast Funnel Coat
6 PALIO Smart Lace Up Shoes
7 FORTE Inverti Watch
8 EZRA College Numeric Printed Tee
ALL WHITE |
1 RIVER ISLAND White Polo Shirt
2 ATYPICAL Men's Slim Fit Pants
3 BAGGU Duck Bag Natural Canvas
4 PICARD Euro Reversible Belt
5 RIVER ISLAND White Long Sleeve Poplin Shirt
6 FRANK WILLIAMS Leather mocassin shoes
7 LEXON Spring XL Watch
8 NUNETTES Zebra White Sunglasses
SIGNATURE STYLE
I have a very "clean" approach to dressing I like simple clothing in neat, block colours and with EZRA we try to develop something to that effect, while also producing a lot on-trend styles in the way the clothing is detailed- like pockets on shirts and polo’s...or using contrasting fabrics on waistbands for trousers, shorts and shirt plackets.
STYLE INSPIRATIONS
I was raised by my grandparents and my grandfather left a very lasting impression on how a man should carry himself. He was retired but I never saw him out of a tailored shirt, tie, trousers, a cardigan and leather derby shoes. I polished his shoes twice a week from the age of 7 until 12...and that habit hasn't left me; I more or less do the same with my own shoes now.
From adolescence onward I moved to London, where I suppose you could say my signature style was 'sealed'. London exists and functions on varying cultural extremes, which in turn produces the most amazing music, art and fashion.
STYLE CUES
CHRISTMAS DAY ESSENTIALS
Mad socks and pearl earrings.
FAVOURITE COLOUR?
It's not so much a favourite colour as it is an imperative: navy blue.
WHAT IS THE BEST FASHION ADVICE YOU COULD IMPART TO MEN?
To quote Don Draper: "Make it simple...but significant"
When all else fails, make the socks prevail! I like a clean tailored look, simple but with a good dose of quirk!
MR Q'S CHRISTMS WISHLIST
OMEGA SEAMASTER
with a blue face, rose gold frame and brown leather strap
Suede Penny Loafers
STRAWBERRY JAM
AND BUTTER SANDWICH
on my grandmother's kitchen veranda