Thursday, April 18, 2013

M MISSONI IS NOW OPEN AT STARHILL GALLERY KUALA LUMPUR

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
M MISSIONI THE RTW LINE BY MISSONI, ONE OF ITALY'S TOP BRANDS, IS NOW OPENED AT STARHILL GALLERY, ONE OF KUALA LUMPUR'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND UPSCALE MALLS.
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Dato Yeoh Soo Min holding the Missoni name! L1420222.JPG
Director of Missoni and Niche Retailing Yeoh Pei Nee and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
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Yeoh Pei Nee wearing the same dress as mannequin


M Missoni was opened by the Italian ambassador His Excellency Mr Mario Sammartino accompanied by his wife Madame Federica and the Yeoh family who owns Starhill Gallery and half of Bukit Bintang. Representing the clan was Dato Yeoh Soo Ming finance director of YTL Group, her niece Yeoh Pei Nee and Ida Lokman from Niche Retailing, YTL's marketing arm.

Missoni's representative who flew in from Hong Kong for the occasion was the very tall and elegant (then again, anyone wearing Missoni will look that) Natalia Ryoo. She was tall enough for me to mistake her for another fellow Korean Kimora though Kimora is taller. Natalia looked stunning in a one-shoulder Missoni.

Around 115 upscale ladies turned up for the opening, many of whom were toting RM 35,000 Hermes Birkin or Kelly bags. I have never seen so many Birkin-laden ladies congregating together! Even young daughters were seen carrying Birkins like their mothers!

I would have thought young daughters would rather die a hundred deaths than carry the same handbags as their mothers!

I carried a crocodile bag replete with stuffed baby crocodile! So my bag was the most exclusive and even Natalie Ryoo from Missoni Hong Kong said she admired my attire, bag and bling!

I overdosed on champagne and did not try the finger foods as I prefer solid mee mamak or char kuay teow so later Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and I trotted downstairs to Shook! restaurant for beef noodles.

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Kee Hua Chee and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
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Kee Hua Chee in Eric Choong and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo in Michael Ong
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Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Joshua Yeoh
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Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Joshua Yeoh
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Joshua Yeoh and Kee Hua Chee L1420222.JPG
Christina Leong and Lillian Lip
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 Burcu Demirbas and Agnes Traerup
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Lynette Kwa and Moh Lee Chew
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Ng Hui Jean
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Datin Kate Ong, not Middleton
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If they were not wearing Missoni, they were carrying Birkin bags but I did not see any crocodile Birkins!
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Puan Sri Sylvia Marican in Missoni with 3 holes
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I love the cut-outs in this Missoni dress, so sexy!
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Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Arthur Tan the emcee and Puan Sri Sylvia Marican
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Puan Sri Sylvia and her doting hubby who buys her everything, Kee Hua Chee in Thai dancer costume by Eric Choong and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
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Arthur Tan looking like movie star
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Valerie Ong and mum Datin Kate Ong, both in Missoni and Hermes Birkin bags
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Natalia Ryoo and Ida Lokman of Niche Marketing
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Natalia Ryoo with long legs and Ida Lokman
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Kee Hua Chee is shorter than Natalia Ryoo
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To console me for being shorter than her, Natalia Ryoo slipped her hand into mine, so sweet
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Datin Amelia Ho and Mawar Proehoeman of Indonesia
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Demure in front, wickedly sexy at back!
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Datin Amelia Ho and Mawar Proehoeman looking even better from her back
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Zaza Azman, Mawar Prohoeman, Nadia Johan, Datin Amelia Hoe and 
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Kee Hua Chee outshines and outblings everyone as usual
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The Sexy Six
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Norina Affiza and Juliey Wati
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None carries Birkin!
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Suri Meyer, Nia Beyerlein, Eni Huels and Tetty Courtis
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Kee Hua Chee joins in
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Rozita Shuib with nice cleavage
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Rini Honore and Ivo White in white
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Birkin ladies; Datin Kate Ong and Datin Barbara Yap
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Yap Po Leen and Yap Ai Leen with Hermes Kelly
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Datin Barbara Yap and daughters Yap Po Leen and Yap Ai Leen and Hermes Birkins
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Datin Nariza Hajjar Hashim looking gorgeous as usual in beige Missoni coatee
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Datin Nariza, wife of Kelantan prince, Tengku Ibrahim Petra looks smashingly youthful in Missoni long coat L1420222.JPG
Yenti Lou and Michelle Hee
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Tan Sri Othman Marican, Puan Sri Sylvia Marican, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Soo Shea Pin
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Beauty queen Miss Chinese Cosmos 2004 Carrie Lee and friend
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Ida Lokman, Italian ambassador Mario Sammartino, Madame Frederica, Datuk Jimmy Choo, Dato Yeoh Soo Min, Natalia Ryoo and Yeoh Pei Nee
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Getting ready to cut the ribbon from left; Ida Lokman, Natalia Ryoo, Datuk Jimmy Choo, Datuk Yeoh Soo Min, Madame Federica Sammartino, His Excellency Mario Sammartino and Yeoh Pei Nee
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Cutting the  ribbon...
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Done! Dato Yeoh Soo Min by coincidence perfectly cut the ribbon with Missoni's name!
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VIPs entering Missoni's new boutique
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Alina Fivsova and Adele Azizour from Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan beauties; Alina Fivsova and Adele Azizour

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