THE STATEMENT MAKER
Fancy fashion and heavy-duty timekeepers make an eclectic mix.
DERRICK YEO, 34 DIRECTOR OF A FAMILY BUSINESS
From a denim jacket – sans shirt – and jeans at a Formula One event, to a mesh top and ripped jeans at electronic music festival Ultra, Derrick Yeo has worn some pretty crazy outfits. More soft-spoken in real life than his flashy Instagram account (@trumpster.d; 102,000 followers) suggests, the 34-year-old says: “When I started my Instagram account, I would look at the outfits that other Singaporeans wore in their posts. All the guys wore normal stuff – to me, they were like the good guys. So, I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll be the crazy one.’”
WHICH CAME FIRST FOR ME,
fashion or watches? Fashion, for sure. When I was 10, I would watch MTV to see what my favourite boy bands were wearing, and try to get similar clothing.
But it was difficult, because children’s clothes aren’t as nice as they are now.
TODAY, WHAT I’M WEARING
is quite subtle: a white shirt (with a tone-on-tone monogram) and dark trousers by Dior. So, I added these Gucci studded suspenders to make my outfit a bit special.
THE WATCHES I’VE CHOSEN
to complement my look today are the Urwerk UR-105 CT
Streamliner and the Panerai Submersible Marina Militare Carbotech PAM 961. I like larger, sporty watches.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR
wore a similar Urwerk UR-105 in the movie
Avengers: Endgame. His was the Iron version, in titanium and steel, while mine’s matte black. I like the flip top and the self-winding system that looks like jet-engine turbines. THERE ARE ONLY 33 PIECES OF THE PAM 961,
and it comes with the chance to train with the Italian special forces, the Comsubin, in Italy. When I ordered the watch, I didn’t know that it came with the experience. But it was fun. I went last September, and got to do shooting and ride in their helicopters, but honestly, I think they just let us do the simple stuff. Not that many of us who went for the experience are that fit. [Laughs.]
I USED TO BE QUITE UNFIT,
but I started exercising last year. My stomach was getting bigger because I like eating junk food and didn’t work out. I had a Louis Vuitton belt with an “LV” buckle, and I got irritated because the top of the “L” kept poking my stomach. I started working out with a trainer, five days a week.
ANYONE CAN BUY DESIGNER CLOTHES,
but if you want a nice body, you have to work out. You can’t buy it. Otherwise, Bill Gates would be buffer than Arnold Schwarzenegger.