3+ day, 21+ hour ago (975+ words) UTme! x ST180 contest winners (from left) Daphne Ong, Sandara Tang and Justina Low. Published'Nov 27, 2025, 06:00 PM SINGAPORE " The winners of a T-shirt design contest jointly organised by The Straits Times and Uniqlo were announced at the Japanese apparel chain's flagship store in Orchard Central on Nov 27. Their three original designs are launching on Nov 28 as part of the UTme! x ST180 collection, themed Telling Your Singapore Story. ST contributed another three designs. The roll-out is one of a series of events in 2025 marking the newspaper's 180th anniversary. The iconic dragon fixture from one of the last remaining old-school playgrounds, in Toa Payoh, is the centrepiece of 46-year-old illustrator Sandara Tang's winning submission. Its coiled body is festooned with blooms, in a nod to Singapore's "garden city" nickname. The collaboration could not have come at a better time, as Ms Tang is a fan…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago (355+ words) The tie-up with Uniqlo will consist of 14 styles of T-shirts and sweatshirts. Published'Jul 01, 2025, 08:11 PM Updated'Jul 02, 2025, 09:54 AM SINGAPORE - Come September, fans of the wildly popular Labubu cartoon characters in Singapore will be able to buy T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the playful elves in the latest special collection from Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo. The tie-up with Uniqlo will consist of 14 styles of T-shirts and sweatshirts, and will be priced between $14.90 and $39.90. Uniqlo said the collection will be in women's and girls' sizes, and suggested that male customers check sizes when making a purchase. Uniqlo added that it is expecting high demand for the collection but will not be implementing a purchasing limit for each customer. Labubu characters " said to be elf-like creatures that live in a Nordic forest " were created in 2015 by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung as part of his Scandinavian-inspired…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago (869+ words) NEW YORK " It was not long ago when most men with office jobs seemed to have closets full of dress shirts " solid, striped, plaid, polka dot. Even as the ways of wearing them have become more casual in recent decades, and even after the neckties they were often worn with have largely disappeared, collared dress shirts " whether button-up or button-down, tucked or untucked " have long remained a fixture of white-collar wardrobes. The shift to working remotely during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns eliminated the need for many to dress up for work. And when people started returning to the office, a lot of men left their dress shirts at home " a habit that has seemingly persisted as other aspects of office culture have returned. But lately, as various companies have doubled down on their continuing efforts to get more workers back in…...