There was a quiet intake of breath as Jas Chin walked onto our Asia’s Most Stylish set in a high-shine mirrored Dikson Mah bustier, hair slicked back in a sculptural spike, face composed.
Then she flexed her guns and grinned. “My style is intuitively a constant dialogue between masculinity and femininity,” she says. “I don’t believe in sticking to one end of the spectrum. Every outfit I wear is a mood, not a rule. I dress to feel, not to fit in.”
If you see Chin out and about, you’ll recognise her signature look—though you may be hard-pressed to put a specific name to it. She loves a tailored look, a sharp shoulder, a silhouette that does something a little unexpected. Catch her front row in a deconstructed Kit Woo three-piece suit, or in a sweetly sexy scarlet gown, seams split to thigh-high—both style expressions are equally, truly her. “Style is about duality: soft and strong, bold and unexpected,” she says. “That’s where I feel most free. I like adding my own twist and never dressing straight out of the box. That’s just not me.
“I’ve definitely found a rhythm and consistency in what feels like ‘me,’ but I’m always evolving,” Chin says with a smile. “It’s a constant dialogue between who I am and how I show up. I love discovering under the radar talent, it feels like collecting little pieces of someone’s story. It doesn’t have to be a big brand, if it speaks to me. I’ll wear it.”
Every outfit I wear is a mood, not a rule.
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Styling Mughni Che Din
Styling assistant Surya Ammari
Photography Xerxes Lee
Photography assistant Aizuddin Afiq
Hair Juno Ko
Makeup Joey Yap
Creative direction Noemy Zainal
Jewellery Chopard
