By Gracia Phang - published
Hiro Ye (Photo: Courtesy)
Having formally trained as a product designer, Hiro Ye stumbled into fashion styling when helping friends put looks together. “It’s so much more fulfilling to create an outfit that is able to bring out the best of someone,” says the commercial and celebrity stylist of his chosen career path. The 30-year-old has since built up a starry client base that includes rapper Yung Raja and actress He Yingying. A trend that should never return in Ye’s books? Three-quarter trousers.
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“My first fashion memory is of Sex and The City’s Carrie Bradshaw in the Dior slip dress by John Galliano. That really stuck with me.”
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“I favour Maison Margiela, Jacquemus, Bottega Veneta, Y/Project and COS.”
“The first fashion item I bought was Louis Vuitton’s 2007 Pochette Cles Denim coin pouch, which is now kept in a little box of archived items.”
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“Shopping is my vice. My last purchase was a jacket and boots from Bottega Veneta. Next: A Clash de Cartier ring.”
“If I had five minutes to get dressed, I’d throw on a white singlet, a pair of black wide-legged trousers, a ratchet camp collar shirt and a pair of Tabis. Of course, I’d finish with a few spritzes of Le Labo’s Another 13.”
Ye in his go-to outfit.
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“I start the day with a Muji cleanser and Estée Lauder’s Re-Nutriv Repair Serum. Come night, it’s all La Mer—cleansing foam, The Revitalizing Hydrating Serum and Crème de la Mer. Masking every day is essential too.”
La Mer’s Crème de la Mer is a must-have on Ye’s beauty shelf.
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“We need an app or a device that is able to detect and profile scents. Sometimes, I’d like to know which scent the next person is wearing!”
One of Ye’s favourite scents, Another 13 by Le Labo
“... mine would be aglio olio—a few simple ingredients, but so good.”
“I love Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami. The narrative of obsession with death, the loss of identity, betrayal, and forgiveness is all about the realities of growing up.”
“The most played song on my Spotify is ‘Falling’ by Harry Styles, but my go-to karaoke song is ‘Break My Heart Again’ by FINNEAS.”