As if a following numbering millions across various social media channels was not enough, fashion influencer Chriselle Lim sealed her icon status when toy company Mattel created two Barbies styled by her. If you’re one of her 1.4 million followers on Instagram, you will know that she was in town last month to reacquaint herself with audiences in Asia. The region is an important market for Los Angeles-based Chriselle, with Singapore comprising her biggest social media following after that of the United States.
I am speaking to Chriselle as she’s having makeup applied for this photo shoot. It’s a chance to see one of the world’s leading fashion influencers up close, bare faced, simply dressed, unedited and devoid of the usual glamorous trappings of her work. Not that I don’t have a sense of who she is. Prior to our meeting, I binged on Chriselle’s Tiktok videos – for research, but more so because she is eminently entertaining.
