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Photos by Chow KF |
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The second night
of STYLO KL Fashion Festival 2008 saw the Old Shanghai of the
1920s, acclaimed as the `Paris of the East' during that era
coming alive at the STYLO Fashion Cube.
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Presented by
MasterCard Worldwide together with the leading business
publication The Edge, 'Les Nuits Shanghai' (Shanghai Nights)
feaiureci the dreamy, laidback and sensual designs of top
couturier Michael Ong complimented by CORUM Watches, the luxury
timepieces that blend perfectly with today's modern lifestyle.
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All the
romanticism, glamour, and seduction of old Shanghai were
reenacted in a dazzling display of cheongsams, cigarettes on
metre-long holders and opium beds (sans the opiate!) with
gentlemen in long Chinese robes or bow-tied suits congregating
to celebrate an era that is still being resurrected along the
Bund today in brand new Shanghai.
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Said Dato' Nancy
Yeoh, CEO and President of STYLO in her speech, "Shanghai before
World War 2 was the ultimate destination in Asia as it was
China's most prosperous and successful city. Its port was truly
cosmopolitan and the city itself was full of intrigue where
various quarters and foreign concessions plotted and schemed for
their own hidden agenda. Spies were everywhere and Shanghai
glittered like no other city in Asia. It was like Rome before
the fall! You can be assured 'Shanghai Nights' will be a night
to remember fondly years from now".
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Following the end
of night's fashion gala, guests were then ushered to an
enchanting after-show party themed `Raise the Red Lanterns'! at
the STYLO Red Room located on the 2nd Floor of Pavilion Kuala
Lumpur.
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"The name is a
witty take on the block buster movie and we will re-create a
clean and legit opium den inside the STYLO Red Room" adds Yeoh.
"Guests to this exclusive party will be taking a step backward
into time some 80 years ago. The atmosphere and mood will be
Shanghai in the swinging twenties and live music will be
provided by well-known local songbird Yudi who specializes in
classical songs. Yudi will be warbling all the famous, familiar
songs of yesteryears and it will be a very nostalgic trip down
memory lane, even for the twenty-somethings!". |
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