A year of resolute, resilience and giving back
This year-end, or what is left of 2022, started off as I’ve always imagined it to be every year - us trying to get the last bit of work and deliveries from the factory before they closed for their annual leave during Chinese New Year. The workers stretch their shifts to meet deadlines before the last truck leaves for the airport. Before they had to put down their scissors, switch off their machines and rush to their train stations in the freezing cold back to their villages and hometowns, with their multi luggages and enormous red white blue canvas bags, filled with city goods and presents from the city.
AKINN 3.2 inspirations: Alicia Pan
INTRODUCING ATHLESTYLE Redefining athleisure. Rethinking sophistication. Reclaiming comfort. Conventional athleisure is defined by athletic wear with an aesthetic touch - looking and feeling good with the same pieces in and outside the gym. Athlestyle by AKINN elevates the notion of athleisure and reshapes our ideas of what it means to have versatility in sports utility. Stylish, refined looks that are befitting of the new office environment, featuring curated premium sports fabric present in top sports brands with quick dry and wrinkle resistant properties so you can grab and never go wrong. Think occasion-ready dresses in stretch fabric; sharp utility...
AKINN 3.1: The Story of Hope
It’s time to bring back the light. To celebrate life, with all its trials and tribulations, with a heart filled with hope, love and joy. Restrictions have put a dampener on the holidays, but we are taking back the glamour, romance and magic of the season. And what better way than set against the backdrop of the city of love, Paris, France. Designed in collaboration with Sharon Au, our favourite celebrity, our warrior and sunshine - AKINN 3.1 aims to bring joy and confidence with every piece. Playing around with different silhouettes for a cafe chic outfit to a cocktail...
NEW YEAR, NEW STRENGTH
2021 was a strange one. I thought 2020 was a strange year, well it was, in so many unprecedented and inexperienced ways, so we thought, it can’t get any worse than that, well… I started the year with such positivity, because this was the year where we could shove ‘new normal’ aside and go back to shouting over loud thumping music, have energetic, boisterous and creative meetings in the workplace, dress up for events and scream ‘YUM SENG’ at wedding parties. Instead, we broke our hearts and watched India as they fought the deadly Delta variant, bewildered at why the...
AKINN 2.4: Kind Earth
AKINN, led by creative director Wykidd Song, is coming together with performing and recording artiste Inch Chua to launch a fashion capsule collection, AKINN 2.4: Kind Earth, anchored on the message of sustainability. The collection focuses on making sustainability sustainable, taking on a practical approach with an understanding that an all-or-nothing mindset is unattainable for most of us. It is not about grandiose attempts at making drastic lifestyle transformations but taking steps towards being aware, seeking education, and practicing mindfulness in our choices. Knowing that every bit makes a difference, and believing that our collective consciousness can and will make...
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: FELICIA & ALASTAIR, FOUNDERS OF THE WHOLE HEALTH PRACTICE
Felicia is a certified nutritionist who wears AKINN. Together with her husband Alastair the duo founded The Whole Health Practice a health coaching, nutrition, and lifestyle practice. Adopting a comprehensive outlook on wellness The Whole Health Practice helps individuals achieve better physical, mental, and social well-being. As the daughter of a practicing traditional Chinese doctor, it’s no surprise that nutrition and well-being throughout her life and in her current clinical experience. Her background in traditional Chinese medicine drove her to acquire a formal education in the field, earning her a Master of Human Nutrition from Deakin University. Felicia embodies what...