HERTAPE ISSUE 01

in Singapore

with Kharis Journal

May 2026 · An editorial collaboration

At The EDITION, Cuscaden Road

Four days in Singapore — familiar, nostalgic, dynamic. The kind of trip where you don't really need a plan.

We stayed at The EDITION on Cuscaden Road. The room faced east, which meant good light by morning. Clean Japandi interiors, a scent in the amenities that turned out to be a Le Labo collab made just for the hotel — that kind of attention.

No itinerary in particular. Just early walks, slow breakfasts, an MRT ride if the mood called for it, and a latte close behind. I have GERD, so coffee always comes after breakfast. Never before.

Morning at The EDITION, before the city catches up

Mornings moved at their own pace. Some days we went straight to Dearborn — the potato and egg is the kind of thing you'll crave again the moment you leave. Comfort food, done with the care of a restaurant that actually knows what it's doing. Other days called for something more nostalgic. Tian Tian, at Maxwell. I've been coming to Singapore since I was little, and chicken rice has always been the meal — so far, Tian Tian is the best I've found.

The weather did its own thing. Hot and bright by noon, a downpour by late afternoon, sometimes both in the same hour. The Airylex shirt — the bone one — became my go-to. Breathable when the sun was out, layered easily when the rain came in. Hertape pieces tend to sit quietly like that. Easy to wear, easy to forget you're wearing them.

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We didn't really plan the routes. Singapore rewards that kind of wandering — you walk for an hour and the city keeps shifting. Hawker centre, colonial bank, shophouse lane, all in a stretch.

We moved through neighbourhoods more than landmarks. Chinatown in the morning. Tiong Bahru for the cafés. Joo Chiat when we wanted slower. But it was New Bahru we kept coming back to — the kind of place that pulls you in not just for the food or shopping, but for the creativity of the brands stacked into walking distance. Independent design, considered curation, the sort of place that makes you want to take notes.

Afternoon at Mozmoji

One afternoon we made the trip out to Mozmoji — somewhere between a coffee shop and a ceramics studio. I've been into ceramics lately, and the cup you drink from is one they made. Every corner feels intentional. The kind of space you walk into and immediately want to slow down in. I wore the camisole and pants in moss that day, which felt right for the room.

We also had a lunch at noci — the food was fine, better as a setting than a meal, but the kind of room you want to spend time in anyway. Paper lanterns, long wooden tables, light pooling through frosted glass blocks. Sometimes the space carries the meal.

Dinners ran late. Modu came up more than once — the samgyetang there is what you order when you want a meal to do the slowing down for you.

Lunch at Noci

— THE LIST —

Singapore by Kharis

01

Tian Tian Chicken Rice

HAWKER · MAXWELL ROAD

The chicken rice I've measured every other one against since I was little. So far, undefeated.

02

Dearborn

RESTAURANT · NEW BAHRU

Get the potato and egg for breakfast. Real comfort food — the kind you'll crave once you leave.

03

Modu

RESTAURANT · KOREAN

Samgyetang you'll think about long after.

04

The Singapore EDITION

HOTEL · CUSCADEN ROAD

White oak floors, cream interiors, the kind of zen quiet that feels like a tropical resort in the city. Even the amenities are a Le Labo collab made just for this hotel.

05

New Bahru

DISTRICT · KIM YAM ROAD

The creative pocket of the city. Independent design, slow restaurants, brands that pull you in.

By day four the trip had its own rhythm. Breakfast somewhere quiet. Long walk back. Afternoon doing nothing in particular. The Airylex on the chair in the morning, the camisole and pants folded over it by night.

Singapore is good for trips like this — easy to slow down in, easy to come back to. Wearing Hertapewhile doing it felt natural. Familiar, nostalgic, dynamic. All at once.

— WARDROBE —