Women who are powering their own businesses

INTERNATIONAL Women's Day falls on March 8, and to mark the occasion, BTLifestyle puts the spotlight on four women who have made their mark as entrepreneurs. Among them are Sherrie Han, a female watchmaker undeterred by the gender balance in her industry, who saw a gap in the market for affordable mechanical watches designed for women.

Then there is singer-songwriter Sarah Cheng De-Winne, who is winning a new following with her own retail business; Debbie Lee, the founder of TechStorm is challenging the status quo in the tech industry, and Cassandra Riene Tan, who has found her niche as a serial F&B entrepreneur. They share their respective stories about the challenges they face and say gender is no impediment to pursuing their own passion.

Elsewhere, take a peek at some pretty things as we look at the Tweed de Chanel collection, the luxury brand's fabric-inspired high jewellery pieces, as well as Van Cleef & Arpels' latest ballerina-influenced timepieces.

On the arts front, Heman Chong's first solo art exhibition at STPI is filled with spy intrigue, global affairs and pandemic politics.

And in Dining, we check out some comforting izakaya cooking at Sake Maru.