This summer , many of us will be travelling and collecting another chop in our passport. That’s the Singaporean in me talking, but it is intelligible to Hongkongers, too: by “chop” I mean “passport stamp”.
The word is wonderfully evocative of the passage and contact of peoples and cultures in earlier times. From the Hindi chaap, meaning stamp, imprint, seal or brand, or instrument for stamping (used already in 17th-century colonial Indian English), the word entered English in the early 19th-century as chop, referring to a trademark – a consequence of trade of the linguistic kind during the British empire’s expansion into the Indian subcontinent. Read More...
Bao Tranchi is one of the contestants taking part in Next in Fashion season 2.
She’s competing against all kinds of other designers on the Netflix show. Some graduated from iconic fashion schools, while others are self-taught.
Gigi Hadid and Tan France are hosting the fashion competition series. Next In Fashion is set to inject fun into fashion but with a $200,000 cash prize up for grabs, the designers will need to get serious. Read More...
Stefanie Keenan//Getty ImagesAmerica Ferrera in Monique LhuillierMonica Schipper//Getty ImagesAmerica Ferrera wore a strapless, corseted, leather-look dress by Monique Lhuillier.
Selena Gomez in Giuseppe di MorabitoMonica Schipper//Getty ImagesSelena Gomez opted for a three-piece pinstripe suit by Giuseppe di Morabito, with wide-leg trousers, a corseted bodice and waist-cinching belt.
Margot Robbie in vintage ChanelSteve Granitz//Getty ImagesMargot Robbie opted for a vintage Chanel cropped top and mini skirt combo. The two-piece was originally worn by Claudia Schiffer on the catwalk in 1995. Read More...