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TATLER HONG KONG Simon Wilson, the brains behind the hugely popular Fork Lore Instagram account, told Tatler why supporting the local F&B industry is so important to him and the secrets behind his successful vox-pop-style videos. TATLER MALAYSIA GX Bank’s CEO Lai Pei Si explained why she is leading a financial services revolution with a goal of democratising access to banking services that high-income individuals and city dwellers take for granted. TATLER PHILIPPINES Award-winning director and Gen.T 2024 honouree Zig Dulay spoke about the power of movies and how he is driven by the desire to entertain, educate and inspire viewers by telling authentic Filipino stories. TATLER TAIWAN Joyce Teng is the leader of the Taiwan Equality Campaign and a 2024 Gen.T honoree, leading her team in efforts to build…
It’s easy to look at a stylish individual and perhaps assume they are born that way. In fact, stylish individuals possess a complex set of underrated competencies: a highly developed sense of creativity, allowing them to envision and create visually appealing outfits; an intuitive sense of fashion, deciphering trends, patterns and colour palettes to combine pieces cohesively; a curiosity for culture and craftsmanship that lead to an appreciation for heritage, history and artistry; and a discerning eye for detail with a deep understanding of themselves, so that they look their best. Capturing our attention this way are the 10 honourees for the Malaysian edition of Asia’s Most Stylish (AMS) 2024 on page 64. They dress themselves as they see the world and as they see themselves, each of them going…
MICKY WONG With more than a decade’s experience in fashion photography, Micky Wong has worked with fashion publications around the region including Harper’s Bazaar in Hong Kong and Singapore, Grazia India as well as Prestige and Pin Prestige in Singapore and Malaysia. For Tatler, he photographed the Malaysian honourees of Asia’s Most Stylish. WEECHEE The celebrity fashion director’s aesthetics are uniquely cinematic, inspired by the film and art world. Having lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur, New York and Beijing, Weechee counts Ling Tan, Gong Li, Li Bing Bing, Simon Yam and Godfrey Gao among his celebrity clients. He insists on pushing the envelope of fashion photography, and his work has been featured in Elle China, Vogue Thailand, Harper’s Bazaar and Esquire. For Tatler this month, he styles the Malaysian…
A woman with over 30 years’ experience at top financial institutions like HSBC, Citibank, and most notably, Maybank Investment Bank, where she served as head of new clients and business development, Azizah Mohd Yatim is just as much a learner as she is a leader. “Moving from the banking industry to the stock market industry was a learning curve,” says the first-time CEO of the newly independent entity CGS International Securities Malaysia, following its demerger from CIMB Group Holdings in December 2023. “The capital markets are totally different because you’re dealing with public-listed companies, retailers, and generally a different target market than banks. My journey has been a mix of learning, desire and opportunity,” adds the former executive director of leading brokerage firm KAF Equities. Taking over CGS International Securities…
Lauded as the prima “ballerina of the people,” Lisa Macuja (also Elizalde) is a cultural icon in the Philippines who has achieved the incredible feat of bringing ballet to the people and people to the ballet. With a career spanning more than three decades, she has performed lead roles in over 300 full-length ballets, gracing stages in 90 cities across five continents. She began studying ballet at the age of eight. In 1982, at age 18, she received a two-year scholarship from the USSR’s Ministry of Culture to study at the Leningrad Choreographic Institute (now the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) in St Petersburg, Russia. She graduated in 1984 with top honours and was invited to join the world-famous Kirov Ballet (now Mariinsky Ballet) as a soloist, making her the…
Jenifer Thien had a successful career at Mars Incorporated, a company famous for its confectionery products like M&Ms and Snickers, but also a big player in the pet food industry with brands like Pedigree, Whiskers and Royal Canin. During her 25-year journey with Mars, Thien took on diverse leadership roles and drove significant business transformations in supply chain, procurement and risk management. She also spearheaded sustainability initiatives long before they became mainstream. “I had a really fantastic career,” says Thien, whose last role with Mars was as global chief procurement officer based in Chicago—the first woman and first Asian to be appointed this vital leadership position. “I was quite fortunate to have been able to do a lot of things with them, but I’ve always wanted to have a second…
