This island city of ours is not just popping culturally, but also visually. Armed with some of the prettiest and most playful looks for the party season, FEMALE and the architectural photographer Finbarr Fallon go sightseeing.
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
The view of its gleaming skyscrapers surrounded by the Singapore River never gets old, and gives the acronym CBD another definition: Central Beauty District.
Embroidered polyamide-blend dress with sequins, calfskin leather clutch and Hourglass 100mm polyamide spandex boots, Balenciaga
THE PADANG
Gazetted as Singapore’s 75th national monument in August last year, this open field – which is also home to the Singapore Cricket Club and Singapore Recreation Club – offers the best view of another one of our cultural treasures, the ever-buzzy National Gallery.
Embroidered nylon dress with sequins, nylon stockings and velvet Mary Jane pumps, Prada
THE NATIONAL STADIUM
Without it, Blackpink, Coldplay and Taylor Swift would just hit different.
Tulle blouse, silk knit bra (worn inside), cotton lace skirt and D-Strike calfskin boots with gold-finish metal and resin beads, Dior
AMBER BEACON
An underrated lookout point along East Coast Parkway that’s the stuff of Wes Andersonian TikToks.
Organza jacket with glass stones embroidery and matching mini skirt, Miu Miu. Nylon stockings, Prada
HAW PAR VILLA
This ’30s-built theme park has long been loved for its colourful, if kitschy statues and dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese folklore, history and literature (don’t miss the Hell’s Museum on site – reportedly the world’s first museum on death and the afterlife). Following a renovation in 2020, the park has become a cultural hotspot for another reason: It also now plays host to some of the coolest parties in town.
Cotton-blend ribbed turtleneck top, linen-blend jacquard kilt and nylon tights, Burberry. Socks (worn inside tights), model’s own
GARDENS BY THE BAY AND MARINA BAY SANDS
The Kim and Kylie of Singapore attractions.
Celine by Hedi Slimane velvet lamé dress; and Irina suede calfskin boots with fringes and tassels, Celine. Stockings, stylist’s own
TANJONG RHU LOOKOUT TOWER
Expect tranquillity, a sense of romance and a postcard-perfect view of Golden Mile Complex.
Cotton poplin blouse, technical guipure skirt, Tribales gold-finish metal earrings with resin beads, matching Metamorphose choker and necklace, and D-Strike calfskin boots with gold-finish metal and resin beads, Dior
BLOCK 316 ON HOUGANG AVENUE SEVEN
The most heartwarming kind of art in the heartlands.
Cotton jacquard top, matching skirt and leather boots, Fendi
Photography Finbarr Fallon Photography Assistant Claire Goh Styling Damian Huang Production Noelle Loh Production & Wardrobe Assistants Danessa Tong & Pang Jiawei Hair Tan Eng Chong/Kizuki+Lim Makeup Keith Bryant Lee, using Hermes Beauty Model Mary Jacob/Basic Models
This article first appeared in the December 2023 This Great City Edition of FEMALE