They say that time flies when you are having fun, but as any full-grown adult knows, it disappears even faster when you’re busy. Here at ELLE, we work hard to make each issue count, but we really wanted to make this December issue extra special to wrap the year up on a high note.
Take our cover story with JJ Lin, for example. Truth be told, it almost didn’t happen because of the star’s hectic schedule. At the thirteenth hour, however, after months of discussion, the stars aligned, and we found ourselves pivoting our plans to ensure we feature him on our pages. After all, he is Singapore’s biggest popstar to date, with 5.3 million followers on Instagram, and over 54 million fans on Weibo. We weren’t about to pass up the chance to learn about his plans for the upcoming year before he embarks on the “JJ20: Final Lap World Tour” that kicks off right here in Singapore at the end of December.
On the fashion front, we flew up to Hong Kong for an exclusive interview with Chanel’s president of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky at the brand’s restaging of its cruise 2025 show at the Hong Kong Design Institute—the first university in Asia that Chanel has inked a partnership with. Of course, while there, we seized the opportunity to ask him about Chanel’s quest for a new creative director. Read what he has to say about the subject and get an insider’s peek at what went down at the impressive star-studded in our exclusive interview.
Our beauty colleagues have also been working as hard as Santa’s elves to present two exclusives: Our interview with Guerlain nose and humanist Thierry Wasser (I can personally attest that the perfumer is a fantastic storyteller with a wealth of tales of far-flung places), as well as Charlotte Tilbury, who has lots of useful tips on keeping your make-up fresh throughout this festive season.
And if you’re after something of a more sparkling nature, we’ve got an exclusive with Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of watches and jewellery Francesca Amfitheatrof. She takes us behind the scenes into what goes into the making of a Louis Vuitton high jewellery collection (hint: it involves lots of decadent gems and revered savoir-faire.)
Now, let’s hope Santa’s got something really wonderful in his gift sack for the ELLE team this Christmas—and for you too! Here’s to a happy, happy holiday season. You deserve it.