The Midas touch

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• The scandal of sexuality

  When criticisms emerged over Nicki Minaj’s ‘Feeling Myself’ video, with guest artist Beyoncé, Alex Barrow was reminded of the earlier controversies surrounding Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke’s MTV VMA performance in 2013—and examines if anything has changed

  par Alex Barrow
• The rise and rise of Bench

  From humble beginnings with a T-shirt business, to an empire that spans fashion and beauty on a worldwide basis, Ben Chan tells Jack Yan about his philosophy as Bench’s creative director

• Preparing the harvest

  Get your shopping lists ready: fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng shares his favourites from New Zealand Fashion Week

  par Sopheak Seng
• Success for a successor

  With Donna Karan resigning from her label in July 2015, how possible is it for her successors to carry on her style? Alex Barrow weighs up the potential.

  par Alex Barrow
• Gold touch
• Eye tunes

  Photographed by Mike Ruiz
  www.mikeruiz.com
  Make-up by Joanne Gair
  www.joannegair.com
  using MAC Cosmetics
  Manicure by Yukie Miyakawa
  for Opi at Kate Ryan, Inc.

• To your good health

  Alex Barrow flies to Malaysia to examine first-hand the phenomenon of medical tourism, and why the country is fast becoming the destination of choice

• Alleviating dis-tress

  Forever-relevant Hollywood hair guru Allen Edwards is still snipping away at popular haircut and hair-care myths with great finesse, according to
  Elyse Glickman

• Poolside
• Time for tea
• Hands across the ocean

  Some celebrity philanthropists go public to clear the air on their causes. Actress Tanna Frederick, meanwhile, wants to clear the water, writes
  Elyse Glickman

  par Elyse Glickman
• Still fresh, more stylish, surprisingly capable

  Jack Yan samples one of Lucire’s most acclaimed SUVs, in the form of the 2015½ Range Rover Evoque Si4 with Black Pack, and throws more than what you might expect at it

• Green India

  Stanley Moss discovers that ecotourism need not be the ego-driven affair that it has become in some circles. Keeping it pure, he visits Chhatra Sagar, Sarai at Toria and Samode Safari Village in India

  par Stanley Moss
• Web history

  What we wrote online 15, 10 and 5 years ago. Web searches by DuckDuckGo

• Complex

  Jewellery this season isn’t about simple lines and shapes; look out for complexity and colour