Thank You, Moore Please
Contributing fashion director Desmond Lim takes our Singapore Tatler friends through the Burberry February 2017 collection, which was inspired by sculptor Henry Moore. Daphne Chen-cordeiro reports
hat’s why it’s called the half-tuck,” explains contributing fashion director Desmond Lim, as he folds just one side of the model’s shirt hem, and tucks it in. One can always score a styling hack or two at every style workshop that Desmond helms and today, he’s advocating the notion of a half-tuck, which works for both men and women who might like the slouchy, relaxed look of an untucked top, yet prefer to reveal the hint of a nipped-in waist for a proportionate silhouette. Our Singapore Tatler friends—the best audience that anyone can ask for—are listening intently and asking questions like star students in class. The collection at hand? The Burberry February 2017. The British heritage brand held its second “see now, buy now” show on February 20 (February 21 in Singapore), aptly named the February 2017 show. Right after the last model walked off the runway, the collection was launched in stores, and shoppable via Burberry bots on messaging apps Facebook Messenger and Line. Just one day later on February 22, Singapore Tatler held an exclusive shopping session for our friends in Burberry’s new Ion Orchard boutique—even before the brand’s very own presentation for the press the very next day. The session started with a personal message from chief executive and chief