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The Business of Looking Lethal

Inspired by Southeast Asian corporate culture, these killer looks are necessary for surviving in style

By Angelo Dionora

December 07, 2024
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Looks That Kill: Surviving Southeast Asia's Killer Corporate Culture

Survival of the stylish

The killer fashion look is a uniform of ambition pushed to madness, where boardrooms transform into crime scenes of crushed souls. In the cutthroat world of Southeast Asian corporate hustle, every stitch is a second ticking by, every seam a fraying nerve. Dress to kill. Fashion that slays… literally.

Looks That Kill: Sharp Suiting to Survive the Corporate Hustle.
ALL CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, AND SHOES LOUIS VUITTON

It’s not a secret that in Southeast Asian urban centers, the working hours can get extensive and exhausting. Add to that the heavy traffic, the bustling streets, the endless stream of pedestrians, and the incessant tasks that one needs to accomplish, and you have more than enough reason to dress for survival—to don looks that kill to power through the day.

Looks That Kill: Surviving in Style in Southeast Asia's Corporate World
SUIT JAGGY GLARINO

So what is it going to be? Will you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the stress and savagery of corporate culture? Or will you rise to the occasion and bear the battle scars of surviving in style? The choice is yours, really—but if you’re in need of seeing looks that kill, don’t say we haven’t done our part.

Looks That Kill: Surviving Southeast Asia's Killer Corporate Culture
SHORTS AND EYEWEAR GUCCI / TRENCH VIKTOR

This story appears in the pages of VMAN SEA 01: now available for purchase!

Photography Paolo Pineda

Creative direction Vince Uy

Fashion Rex Atienza and Roko Arceo

Grooming Xeng Zulueta

Hair Mong Amado

Art direction Mike Miguel

Retouching Summer Untalan

Model Alfio Schmidt (Women Management)

Fashion associate Corven Uy

Photography assistants Isidro Pejoto and Cesar Salve

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