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SHANGLIU TATLER STYLISH HEAVYWEIGHTS PHILANTHROPIST and businesswoman Melody Li is this month’s cover star. She discusses the focus of her NGO, which links innovation with charity. Designer Jason Wu is also profiled, as he visits Shanghai as an ambassador for St Regis Hotels & Resorts. He talks about luxury living and his expansions plans for the China market. PHILIPPINE TATLER GLAMOUR AND GOODWILL On the cover is Elvira ‘Tootsy’ Echauz-Angara, an exemplar of grace and strength and the magazine’s representative for Asia’s Most Stylish 2017. Elsewhere, a feature presents 50 of the country’s philanthropists. THAILAND TATLER ALTERNATIVE CAREERS Cover star Apinara Srikarnchana used to be known as one of the three daughters of Yuki and Chulapayap Srikarnchana, but she’s now an entrepreneur in her own right, having launched two successful…
FEATURES Four Times the Charm To say they looked like prince and princess on their wedding day is an understatement, as Dr Fazliana Abd Rashid and Dr Farid Razali played the part four times with grand ceremonies, each more decadent than the last. We spoke to the bride on how she executed her real-life fairy tale. Timeline of a Trendsetter Marion Caunter has been a perennial fashion idol for good reason—regardless the event, dress code, theme or stage of her life, she’s one to rise to the occasion. We take a look at the key moments this chic mum slayed, then and now. VIDEO A Toast For All Seasons Whenever there’s a reason to celebrate, be it a first meeting or an anniversary, Hennessy has everything you need to make…
HAPPY NEW YEAR dear readers! It feels that 2017 passed by so quickly but I’m glad that it’s over. It’s been a challenging year, with a lot of us feeling the pinch of inflation, which affected businesses and the resulting rising cost of everything from food to household expenditures. Some companies are forced to make hard choices, cutting staff or even worse, folding up. The watchword is change or die. But there are some that are doing well, rising like a phoenix out of the current bearish market. Built by a relatively young developer, SkyWorld’s SkyAwani home series is so popular that its third development—SkyAwani 3—recorded a 90 percent take-up within three hours, with registrants showing up as early as 6.30am! Meeting the founder and group managing director of SkyWorld…
HUANG JIAQI The Shanghai-based photographer, stylist and model captures floral prints and delicate embroideries in Body of Art Coffee or tea? Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon. What’s the word you use the most? Hahaha. Facebook or Instagram? Instagram. When are you happiest? When I’m doing the things I love. Name three icons of the past or present you would invite to your ideal dinner party. I’d rather not have dinner with my icons. KHAIRUN NISA This consultant focuses on devising strategies to futureproof businesses and possesses a strong belief in sustainable tourism Who would you play in a movie? Erin Brockovich. When are you the happiest? When I’m on the road, I really enjoy travelling! Facebook or Instagram? That’s actually quite a hard one. I would have…
WOMEN ARE steadily climbing corporate and career ladders to reach their fullest of potentials—even when it comes to male-dominated industries such as that of science; as last October, three women won the prestigious L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Fellowship. In its 12th year already, the annual fellowship was created and granted to recognise and promote the contribution of female scientists. The partnership was true to both organisations’ ethos, as L’Oréal was founded by scientist Eugene Schueller, and has been celebrating women’s confidence for over a century. Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has also advocated for gender equality in the cultivation of scientific knowledge since 1945. RUMOUR MILL BEING FRIENDLY HAS ITS PERKS… but avoid being overly so, as it caused one socialite a great deal of…
Tell us about the upcoming Semalam di Malaya: Ushera & Ganesh show this month. The show will discuss what we term as ‘The Golden Era’ of Malayan music. What was happening during the ’40s and the ’50s and how it influenced our musical styles. We will also perform some numbers from the album itself. What was the process of putting the whole show together like? It all started with my research via Radio Klasik RTM. The study itself went on for about almost a year. I picked my songs based on the sound that had Western, Latin and Irama Melayu influences. But of course, from the bunch I picked, Ganesh (my pianist) then decided what he felt would be best to put together in an album. How would you describe…
