Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2018 i Tatler Hong Kong

The cover story features six Generation T listers—Mike Concepcion, Jess Connelly, Rosenthal Tee, Mark Bumgarner, Jay Yao and Reese Fernandez-Ruiz—who represent different industries. They discuss their motivations and what they want to achieve. Aidil Azman, director of investor relations at MTC Asset Management, and ballerina Suhaili Micheline share a common passion: fitness. The dynamic couple talk about drive, discipline and how they discovered they were meant for each other. Cover star Yu Hong, one of China’s best known oil painters and a professor at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, is known for her portrayal of women in different stages of life. She discusses the use of new technology in art. Carmen Ow, Fanty Soenardy, Jeffrey Piak and Yenny Then, honoured at this year’s Singapore Tatler Fashion Awards, write…

CHEN MAN The Beijing-based photographer shoots cover star Cathy Lee for Quiet Achiever (p.106) If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? To become one with AI. How would you describe yourself? A sloppy and lazy woman on the outside and a calm and concentrated man on the inside. What’s your happiest memory? Every day is a good memory. What films and books do you like the most? I am a big fan of superhero movies. I also like sci-fi. What’s an important life lesson you’ve learned? Everything that can happen will. What makes you happiest? Being with my family. TAMIHITO YOSHIDA The Japanese-born photographer, who works out of Hong Kong and Singapore, captures spring fashion in Brighter Than The Sun (p.68) Who has had the greatest influence…

Hong Kong Science Park will be transformed into a children’s playground on May 20 for some 1,000 altruistic walkers—including Chi Heng Foundation founder and chairman Chung To (left). They will be taking to the Pak Shek Kok Promenade for the Walk & Carnival for Aids Orphans, which is hosted by the nongovernmental organisation. With the theme “Walk with kids at heart,” the foundation’s flagship fundraising event, held annually since 2013, will whisk participants back to their childhood days with a one-hour, three-kilometre walk alongside a carnival featuring beloved children’s folk games. The goal is to raise HK$1 million to support the foundation’s education and psychosocial efforts for Chinese children affected by Aids. chfaidsorphans.com/charitywalk2018…

Generation T, the platform created in Hong Kong in 2016 to recognise and connect the big-thinking young entrepreneurs, professionals and creatives shaping our future, has come a long way in two years. It’s now a pan-Asia initiative, connecting and inspiring disruptive young talent across the continent. It elevates 450 game changers, including 50 from Hong Kong, every year through the Generation T List—and the 2018 edition will be announced next month with great fanfare. To be considered for the list, a nominee needs to be under 40 and have had a significant achievement in the past 18 months. In Hong Kong, our editors comb the city and consult a panel of industry heavyweights, the Tatler Tribe, before arriving at the final 50. The Generation T List, crossing boundaries from entrepreneurs…

Louis Vuitton’s collections of Objets Nomades, which pay homage to special orders for travel accessories the maison has filled in the past, have drawn on famed modern-day designers from around the world, such as Dutch master Maarten Baas, Brazilian duo Fernando and Humberto Campana, and Japan’s Tokujin Yoshioka. To celebrate the launch of its latest Objets Nomades collection, Louis Vuitton hosted an exclusive cocktail party at Pedder Building in a space conceptualised by renowned architect André Fu and in which an objet nomade of his own design was unveiled.…

LABEL LOVER NANUSHKA Fashion is in Nanushka founder Sandra Sandor’s genes. Her mother started one of the first childrenswear brands in their native Hungary and, several decades later, Sandor founded her own label in 2005 after graduating from the prestigious London College of Fashion. Now represented in 30 countries and available on Net-a-Porter.com , Nanushka is known for versatile clothes that evoke confidence with ease, modern staples that can be worn many ways and restyled every day across the seasons. Women have come to love the contemporary brand’s loose silhouettes and comfortable fabrics, which continue to take centre stage in the latest collection, which is named Angel Heart after the 1980s movie starring Lisa Bonet. Neutral, earthy tones take the spotlight in this collection, with bandana prints and denim sprinkled…

LABEL LOVER NECESSITY SENSE The brainchild of three Taiwanese brothers, Steve, Michael and Richard Hsieh, Necessity Sense is a menswear brand ripe with cultural dialogue. Founded in 2013, its aesthetic is inspired by the boys' strict Japanese school education and their more liberal experiences in the United States. This is evident in the long jacket silhouettes and loose shirt sleeves paired with sporty jumpers or track suit trousers. Their latest collection, titled Pressured Paradise, is once again a cultural investigation, this time exploring the contradiction between commercial tourism in Thailand and the country's Buddhist roots. Sartorially, it translates into an assembly of silk shirts with monastic collars, the collection name printed on them in antique lettering, and densely chequed blazers with matching loose trousers. There are cape-like pinstripe jackets, white…

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller › The classic and ever-reliable Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller is fitted with a helium escape valve, which regulates the pressure accumulated in the case during the decompression phases of deep-water saturation dives. Water resistance: 1,220 metres Chopard Happy Ocean › Don’t be fooled by this fun, playful design, because the Happy Ocean can indeed accompany you on your deep dives. Its index and hands are filled with blue luminescence so that it glows in the dark. Water resistance: 300 metres › Panerai Submersible Available in titanium, stainless steel, red gold and bronze, the Submersible’s Luminor 1950 case has a unidirectional rotating bezel with a graduated scale to calculate the time of immersion, connected by a patented system to ensure accuracy. Water resistance: 300 metres ›…

DAY 1 8.30AM Start the day in a suitably ornate atmosphere at Café Pushkin, the closest a 21st-century visitor can get to taking tea at the Winter Palace. With its 200-year-old harps, leather-bound books and golden grandfather clocks, the wood-panelled room is Tolstoy chic, right down to the drooping moustaches of the waiters who take your order for prostokvasha, a traditional probiotic milk drink, or caviar and blinis. 10AM Take a pretty 15-minute taxi ride across the river to the biggest expanse of green space in the city, Gorky Park, which has been transformed from Soviet utilitarian to hipster chic in the past few years. Enter Make through the monumental triumphal arch supported by a forest of columns and wander around the tulip gardens and old-fashioned amusements parks within, or…

COPY THE QUEEN AND DO SCOTLAND BY TRAIN Modern train stations are rarely glamorous places. But as you make your way towards the burgundy Belmond Royal Scotsman (pictured left), a handsome, kilted piper leading the way, you may reconsider that assumption. This is the kind of train that makes you yearn for the past. Each time you step aboard, sit down for a meal or move in such a way as to suggest you’re awake, attendants appear holding trays of something delicious and boozy. Cabins are plush, dinners are strictly black-tie, and on your journey from Edinburgh into the Highlands, you’ll stop off at a number of Macbeth-worthy castles and cruise through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. TAKE A GIN CLASS AT ROSEWOOD LONDON London and gin have long…

1 JOSEPH DROUHIN MONTRACHET GRAND CRU MARQUIS DE LAGUICHE 2016 The complexity and sheer magnitude of Montrachet is on full show. A powerful expression of the largest holdings on the Puligny side of the vineyard. Grilled hazelnut, grilled peach, grapefruit and lemon, as well as a layer of spiced nougat-like aromas. The long, concentrated and dense palate starts cloaked in flavours of rich peach and glossy fruits. The flavours then peel away in layers, revealing a very focused, refined and essence-like citrus core with tremendous elegance and intensity. Drink or hold through the next decade—or longer. 99 points 2 LOUIS LATOUR CHÂTEAU CORTON GRANCEY GRAND CRU 2016 Love the depth of fruit and intensity of this wine. It has dark fruit and floral undertones, as well as meat, which is…

Light Upon An Imaginary Space, a short film conceptualised by Berlin-based Swiss multimedia artist Julian Charrière for La Prairie and shot on expeditions to different frozen landscapes across the world, was showcased in an illuminated installation at the La Prairie pavilion in the VIP Collectors Lounge at Art Basel in Hong Kong. To open the pavilion, La Prairie’s global chief of marketing, Greg Prodromides, hosted an exclusive cocktail party. As well as viewing the film, which was inspired by the power of light, many of the VIP guests enjoyed sampling La Prairie’s luxurious White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire.…

Harris Chan knows how to create buzz. On April 20, he shut down the Hong Kong Space Museum and Cultural Centre for an extravagant party and catwalk show for his label, Moiselle. Securing both these impressive venues would be a coup for most people, but for Moiselle’s creative director, it wasn’t even the highlight of the night. The cherry on the cake was a fleet of Moiselle-branded ferries that blocked off a huge swathe of Victoria Harbour, giving guests uninterrupted views of Hong Kong’s glittering skyline. Speedboats then zipped between these floating billboards, carrying VIPs from the Central piers to their front-row seats at Moiselle’s harbourside catwalk in Tsim Sha Tsui. This was only the latest of the extravagant fashion shows that Harris has organised for Moiselle, which was founded…

1 BITE-SIZED BRILLIANCE DIM SUM DUETS The second edition of T.Dining’s unique collaboration dinners is launched this month, bringing together a lineup of six chefs, including VEA’s Vicky Cheng and Haku’s Agustin Balbi, who will present their contemporary take on dim sum. facebook.com/hktatlerdining 2 FRENCH FANCY ECRITURE Just one floor up from Arbor is the long-awaited restaurant from Amber’s former chef de cuisine Maxime Gilbert. Ecriture is the latest from the Le Comptoir group, so you can expect extraordinary artworks throughout the space to match Gilbert’s refined cuisine. facebook.com/hkecriture 3 NATURE’S FEAST ARBOR Épure’s sister restaurant is now open across the harbour at H Queen’s in Central. Helmed by Eric Raty, former chef de cuisine at Café Gray Deluxe, Arbor is a celebration of seasonal ingredients executed with creative French…

The Artling and Hong Kong Tatler’s annual Art Basel party, which was sponsored by Hublot, drew a lively crowd, including Emily Lam-Ho, Antonia Li and Denise Lo, to Popinjays, the newly opened rooftop restaurant and bar atop the Murray hotel. The evening’s guest of honour was Swiss tattoo artist Maxime Büchi, who gave a live demonstration of his art. He treated the winners of our social media giveaway, Adam Bires and Tina Rim, to personalised tattoos. For those unwilling to commit to the real thing, a temporary-tattoo station had a range of custom designs created by Maxime. We also spotted Edwin Pun, Esther Sham and Sunny Tan enjoying the interactive photo booth, all smiles as they flashed their Hublot timepieces for the camera. Guests enjoyed Mumm Grand Cordon and Absolut…

When you co-founded Theory in 1997, what was its mission and how has it changed? It was a different time back then. It was the beginning of cellular phones and the wide use of the internet. And the office was no longer a destination; it was going to be wherever you were, and I wanted to make clothes that had the versatility and the flexibility for people who led these on-the-go type of lives. It’s still very relevant today. I started the company based on the philosophy that all our fabrics would be combined with Lycra. It’s important for a new company to really take a stand for something, and you have to have something that’s a little different that sets you apart from the rest, and that was mine.…

Nothing screams springtime quite like a luscious bouquet of colourful wildflowers—but why stick them in a vase when they can be threaded into hip-grazing knots à la Rapunzel? That’s the hottest trend for your tresses this season, with near floor-length inverted French braids, teased to perfection and plaited in bright flowers, sweeping the runway at Philipp Plein’s SS18 show, and Dolce & Gabbana sitting jewel-encrusted rose crowns atop blown-out locks cascading all the way down to the waist. Find floral headpieces too girly? Toughen them up with some statement accessories, like the exotic ornaments seen at Naeem Khan’s show. All you need to master the look are extensions, embellished headbands and a host of ultra-lush conditioners and hair oils—after all, a tangled web does not a mane maven make.…

The creation of a Cartier high jewellery collection is as complex as it is emotional. It typically takes two to three years, with the conception of the collection followed by the long, arduous task of searching for the perfect stones. “We travel all over the world in search of these gemstones, and this could take months and even years,” Cartier’s creative director, Jacqueline Karachi-Langane, says. “And when that’s complete, we take the stones to our atelier and only then can the creation commence.” In this year’s high jewellery collection, Résonances de Cartier, the gemstones take on an even greater, more crucial role, as the aim is for the jewellery pieces to highlight the stones’ unique qualities—to resonate with the gems’ personalities, so to speak. Among the incredible stones featured are…

FOUR SEASONS Sandwiched between the Kremlin and State Duma, the Four Seasons (right) boasts one of the best addresses in Moscow, with most of the city’s top sites within a stone’s throw. A mix of Stalin-era design and contemporary Western styling, it is unmistakeably Russian while also being wonderfully luxurious. ARARAT PARK HYATT The right concierge can get you helicopter rides in a city where helicopters are banned and tickets to shows that have been sold out for months—and the Park Hyatt, a central, stylish hotel, has two of the most efficient. BALTSCHUG KEMPINSKI Close to Red Square with wonderful river-facing views, this lavish hotel has notably good service and is home to the Baltschug Grill, a restaurant that serves caviar worth getting on a plane for. THE RITZ-CARLTON With…

Mexico City’s Blue House, the home Frida Kahlo shared with her muralist husband, Diego Rivera, is a moving celebration of the life and work of the influential Mexican, one of the most acclaimed artists and feminist trailblazers of the 20th century. Kahlo’s personal belongings lie seemingly untouched in the rooms in which she lived her creative, tumultuous and all-too-short life. Downstairs, her wardrobe is on display behind glass cabinets. There are colourful, bright dresses and sweeping, full-circle skirts, maxi shawls in boisterous prints, and necklaces inspired by Mexican folk craft. And there are more sombre items: body casts and corsets, which Kahlo had to wear for the rest of her life after a near-fatal bus crash left her heavily debilitated when she was 18, and a prosthetic leg she decorated…

TODDLERS & TIARAS Competition for places at international schools has reached crazy new heights. We hear one couple is so eager to secure a place for their child at a particular school that they’re showering members of the board with extravagant gifts. A+ for effort; C- for tact. BAD BOY FOR LIFE To involve this heir in the family biz, his well-known and respected father has had him shadowing the management team in meetings, but the heir is sending Dad spare with his unwillingness to adapt to company culture. From his unkempt street style to his potty mouth, he’s making himself quite unpopular. UNDER THE INFLUENCE(R) She may market herself as a multitalented “entrepreneur,” but the reality is her career has tanked. She’s now resorting to bulk-buying Instagram followers and…

1 SWAN LAKE The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre flutters into town with the Tchaikovsky classic. At HKAPA until May 6. hkticketing.com DUA LIPA The English singer and songwriter performs her chart toppers, including Hotter Than Hell, New Rules and IDGAF. At MacPherson Stadium. cityline.com 5 HARRY STYLES The former One Direction frontman stops by on a world tour to promote his eponymous debut solo album. American indie rock band Warpaint is the opening act. At HKCEC. hkticketing.com 11 EVITA Directed by Broadway legend Hal Prince, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical will draw tears for Eva Peron, once heralded by the Argentinian people as their “spiritual leader.” At HKAPA until June 10. hkticketing.com 13 DISTRICT RACE In this two-hour race of urban exploration, participants compete to collect points via 80…

Clothes were once made to cover up and conceal, but that notion has all but gone out the window in the latest trend, as evidenced by the paper-thin, patterned pieces that floated revealingly down runways from Milan to Paris. The translucent trend makes for plenty of layering opportunities. At Dries Van Noten, models wore diaphanous trenches dyed in saturated floral hues over jacquard tops and skirts for a more high-octane effect. Fendi followed suit, piling gossamer-thin cheques and stripes on top of each other in an erratic cloud of patterns that somehow blended well together. Miu Miu, meanwhile, opted for a more subtle iteration of the trend, with a gauzy, plaid dress that hung over a simple white romper tied together with a crisp shirt collar. Total Transparency No more…

No longer is Dad so uncool that we’d ask him to park a block away. Championed by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga, the “dad look,” marked by relaxed jackets, slouchy or high-waisted trousers and loose polo shirts, was seen across the menswear runways. At Balenciaga, model fathers strolled through the audience with children as accessories, wearing slumped anoraks with pockets deformed by weighty contents paired with faded jeans. It was, in Gvasalia’s imagination, what fathers would switch their corporate suits for to enjoy a relaxed weekend. It continues the trend away from the stiff suits and slim fits of recent times, bringing comfort into the foreground. Elsewhere, this translated into the oversized, short-sleeve shirts at Wales Bonner paired with a tie and nerdy trousers, and the almost pyjama-like trousers at Kenzo…

It’s wonderful to play inspiring women and get their stories and their voices out there What’s your take on make-up? I have to wear a lot of it when I’m working, so I don’t wear any when I’m not working. I enjoy creating a character and playing with my facial features and becoming someone else with the help of make-up, but I also really like days when I don’t have to wear any make-up at all. What do you do to relax? With a small child there’s never any time to relax, except maybe with a glass of wine when she has gone to bed. That is bliss. And maybe a nice, relaxing bath—if I manage to have one where she doesn’t get in with me and we end up…

Everyone has certain memories that always bring a smile to the face. Think of them and, no matter where you are, you will be flooded with happiness. The clever people at Piaget have found a way of bottling that joyful feeling and putting it on your wrist right where you can see it. Symbolic of a world where no two days are the same, and where anything and everything is possible, the iconic turning rings of Piaget’s Possession line are reimagined in an alluring collection of women’s watches incorporating gold, diamonds and sleek new variations in steel. The collection comes with rainbow-coloured ornamental stone dials, and a dazzling watch set on a precious cuff of woven gold chains. Customised with coloured interchangeable straps or even matching gold Possession bangles, your…

When Richard Mille and McLaren Automotive decided to create a timepiece, they agreed early on to take the road less travelled, eschewing the well-worn path of merely adding an inscription to the dial and instead creating a thoughtful, unique design. The resulting limited edition RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph is a masterstroke born from the collaboration of McLaren design director Rob Melville and Richard Mille engineer Fabrice Namura. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year, the Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren sports a solid design. The base plate and the bridges are crafted out of grade 5 titanium, a biocompatible, highly corrosion-resistant and remarkably rigid alloy. The alloy is 90 per cent grade 5 titanium, 6 per cent aluminium and 4 per cent vanadium. This combination,…

FOR EVERYTHING: GUM This century-old shopping centre, housed in a historic building on Red Square, offers every European fashion brand imaginable plus a few Russian ones. You can also buy caviar by the vat-load, watches, jewellery, books, furs and artworks. Oh, and there’s a skating rink for any bored children or husbands. FOR HIGH FASHION: KM20 The Dover Street Market of Moscow, KM20 is a high-fashion, ultra-cool department store that is best described as the Vetements aesthetic brought to life. Don’t miss the cafe on the top floor for coffee and cakes. FOR LOCAL DESIGNERS: TSUM The ideal department store for anyone looking to test their Russian fashion history, Tsum is part brocade and fur, part grungy, urban design. Look out for brands Walk of Shame (a Tatler favourite) and…