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Around Asia
Vicky Lau, winner of the 2023 Tatler Dining Chef of the Year Award, speaks to Tatler about her journey from design to cooking, and her eternal love for all things soy. Entertainers, entrepreneurs, politicians: Maia Estianty, Chuchu Liu, Lusyani Suwan
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Fresh Perspective
I have no idea where the first two months of the year have gone. The thing with writing monthly editor’s notes is that it is a steady marker of time’s inexorable march, and I find it almost rude that I’m writing the March edition when I haven’t even
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The Guest List
Agata Serge is known for her New York street fashion shoots and collaborations with singers and actors including Christina Aguilera, Halsey and Dave Franco. She photographed Bling Empire: New York’s Tina Leung for Tatler this month (p.120). Jasper Yu
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Zadon
Zadon has previously collaborated with the likes of Tosh Rock, Yung Raja and Fariz Jabba. The hip-hop artist is currently working on a new mixtape, one that he says will cross different genres. With the help of producers and artists from all over Asi
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A Seat At The Table
When Karen Loon first entered the workforce, the fourth‑generation Asian Australian noticed that there were neither female nor Asian partners in the assurance division of her firm, Price Waterhouse (now known as PwC) in Sydney. Soon after, the charte
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The Big Picture
While conversations around blockchain, cryptocurrency and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) reached fever pitch in 2021, these emerging technologies took a tumultuous turn in 2022. But it also led to new ideas and experimentations. This transformative natur
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State Of The Art
When we meet Michael Tay at Art SG in January, it has been three hours since the art fair opened and the halls are buzzing during the vernissage. The Singaporean art collector had time to make his way around the halls spread across two levels of the
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New and Noted
With a menu that is updated every two months, Yohei Sasaki, the Japanese head chef of modern Italian restaurant La D’Oro, seeks to “showcase my culture and heritage in the food I serve”. While Italian and Japanese cuisines are vastly different, he en
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Savouring Wisdom
Lolla’s head chef Johanne Siy has received plenty of acclaim for her savoir faire in the kitchen over the years. Nightly, the Filipina chef doles out her speciality dishes, such as the lightly grilled giant Spanish Carabinero prawn served with prawn
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Tam Wai Jia
It took a question about her life purpose from an editor of her latest book—which chronicles her global experiences as a humanitarian doctor—for Tam Wai Jia to realise what it was. “It has always been about dreams since I was 18: raising funds for th
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The Walk Talk
One would like to think that in 2023, gender diversity in the workplace would not be as much of a hot‑button issue. But the reality is that there are still too few women at the top, particularly in the more male‑dominated industries such as the finan
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Good Game
International football star Son Heung‑min radiates positive energy both on and off the pitch. His teammates say he is one of the nicest people in the sport—always smiling, laughing and joking around to lift morale and light up the room. The captain o
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Style Pick
A pink-haired Kate Moss is giving us déjà vu in her 2023 Marc Jacobs campaign, taking us back to Juergen Teller’s 1998 iconic image of the supermodel. The updated version promises to be as legendary given that it’s for Marc Jacobs, a designer she has
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Beautifully Broken
Fear washed over Robert Wun when the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the governing body behind fashion weeks in Paris, invited him to make his runway debut in January 2023, giving him less than three months to put together his first-eve
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Irene Kim
Irene Kim might be the ultimate slashie; it’s certainly not enough to call her an influencer. With her modelling experience, hugely engaging social platforms—she has 2.7 million Instagram followers at the time of writing—television presence and four-
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The Great Outdoors
Spring has sprung, the flowers are blooming and the allure of wanderlust beckons. This is the vibrant mood of celebration and exploration that French fashion label Longchamp has captured in its spring‑summer 2023 collection. Inspired by the concept o
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The Wish List
Romantic motifs are en vogue well after Valentine’s Day. Be it a brooch, a bag or dress with cut-outs, hearts and roses are blooming all over the apparel and accessory world. Forget “sequin season”—we believe glitz and glam should be celebrated all y
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Jewellery Picks
Bulgari’s Tubogas collection for 2023 harks back to the shapes that became classics in the 1970s. This renaissance includes three bracelets and one statement necklace made from 18K rose gold and featuring cabochon-cut rubellites surrounded by pavé di
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The Crown Jewels of Asia
In 2006, the Burrell Collection in Scotland was the first museum in Europe to stage a solo exhibition devoted to a contemporary Chinese jewellery artist—a female one. Jewellery exhibitions were relatively rare then, but this was early recognition of
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Maria Cristina Buccellati
How are Buccellati designs inspired by Italian heritage? Italy [is often] regarded as the birthplace [of all manner] of arts and culture, including music, architecture, paintings and sculpture. Jewels were often seen as part of sculptures, dating fr
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Watches Picks
Zenith’s Defy Extreme Felipe Pantone is a collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker and Spanish-Argentinian artist Pantone. An extension of the latter’s Planned Iridescence series, the watch plays with light, metal, shapes and technological creativi
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Catherine Rénier
Congratulations on the launch of “Made of Makers”, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s series of collaborations with artists and artisans. How will the campaign stand out from those run by other luxury brands? Made of Makers is a profound expression of the core prin
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An Enduring Bond
At the end of the latest 007 movie No Time to Die, James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, seemed to meet his untimely end. What happens now to Omega’s collaboration with the character and the film franchise? I often get asked about this and I always an
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Keeping a Legacy Alive
One of the most prominent figures in 19th‑century German watchmaking, Karl Moritz Grossmann was known for his technically impressive pocket watches and pendulum clocks. He also co‑founded the German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte. When he died of
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The Of Art Surrender
Over the past two years, Rashid Johnson has been using forgotten or obscure words to title his exhibitions, in an attempt to identify what he’s been feeling recently. “I almost feel as if I should just name all of my shows with the shrug emoji,” the
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Tina Finding
When it comes to It girl Tina Leung, there is so much more than meets the eye. The Bling Empire: New York star opens up about fashion, friendships and even past lives Tina Leung is the modern‑day cool girl next door. But instead of a floral smock and
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Remix Restitch Re-learn
For the past few years, Korean Canadian artist Zadie Xa has been exploring the afterlife through her art. “I think the main reason for this is because of the Covid [situation] we’re currently living in,” says Xa upon reflection. “We haven’t had a cha
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The Golden Girl
Her 2023 Golden Globe nomination made her country proud and put Filipino talent on the global map. And while she lost out on the best supporting actress win to Angela Bassett’s turn in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dolly de Leon is making use of al
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An Iconic Woman
For the first time in more than seven decades, the Miss Universe organisation, known for its annual beauty pageant Miss Universe, is owned by a woman. And its new owner wants to bring about much-needed change. Thai media mogul and transgender woman J
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Emotionally Yours
As etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho discusses her journey to the TV screen, there is a quiet resolve that emerges—her wish is to help people elevate their lifestyle and be the best version of themselves. “It all began 10 years ago when I moved to Beijin
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The Dawn Of A New Age
As the plane begins its descent, the view outside the window is of a vast desert: there are reddish mountains on the horizon standing tall like an indestructible fortress, and some ancient structures which we would later learn were tombs carved out o
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Limited Edition
Travel trend forecasters around the world are all in agreement: travel centred around art is poised to replace culinary journeys and tours as a leading luxury trend. Museums, galleries and special exhibitions are attracting more travellers than ever.
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A Quiet Place
From a post-industrial wasteland to an art-filled utopia, the story of Japan’s art islands in the Seto Inland Sea is one of redemption. There are three islands to be exact: Naoshima, Teshima and Inujima,all of which were on the brink of being damaged
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Labour Of Love
A metronome ticks. Vines stretch out into the distance. The curtain rises as Lady Gaga, cultural tour de force, platinum blonde hair immaculately coiffed, sits alone in a darkened room and puts pen to paper, writing the first notes of a melody. The p
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My Top Shot
Growing up, Audrey Kwok’s parents and paternal grandparents kept freshwater fish as a hobby. “I have great childhood memories of picking out guppies and mollies in our neighbourhood fish shop, and watching the fishes swim around in glass tanks at hom

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