PART 1---DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN CELEBRATES HIS 10 TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ANNUAL 'PETANG RAYA' COUTURE COLLECTION THAT REFLECTS HIS DESIGNS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. HIS BOUTIQUE CARRYING HIS NAME IS IN FAHRENHEIT 88, BUKIT BINTANG. HOW TIMES FLIES AS IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY WHEN HE WAS STUDYING IN PARIS AND I USED TO VISIT HIM AND WIFE MARY! COMPLEMENTING DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN'S FABULOUS 'PETANG RAYA' COUTURE CLOTHES WERE FANTASTICALLY DAZZLING JEWELS FROM DATO TRACY ONG'S ELEGANCE CLUB AND HERMES BAGS AND ACCESSORIES FROM DATO SRI ROZITA ABDULLAH'S KABINET SHOP IN WISMA ELEGANCE CLUB, JALAN MAAROF, BANGSAR.

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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH NUR ZAHIRAH THE SULTANAH OF TRENGGANU GRACED THE HISTORIC OCCASION.

HRH SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG AND HRH SULTANAH NUR ZAHIRAH OF TRENGGANU WITH DATO TRACY ONG OF ELEGANCE CLUB ADMIRING DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN CLOTHES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

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This momentous occasion was made extra special as 'Petang Raya' couture show was the first major event at the newly opened St Regis Kuala Lumpur which has entered history as Malaysia's first 6-star hotel! 

PETANG RAYA 2016/2017   
“Every woman is a princess in the eyes of her beholder.  My job is to make every woman feels like a royal when she wears my creations,” Bernard Chandran. 

Influenced by the insights and beauty of designing for the aristocrats and a royal clientele, Dato Bernard Chandran channeled inspiration from the joys to social expectations and confines of a royal princess in his recent tenth anniversary Petang Raya show.  

Staying true to his consistency by bringing fresh concepts and continuous updates to the traditional Malay wear the Petang Raya collection also came to a queenly height when Dato Bernard Chandran introduced several revolutionary styles of cut, contrasting colours, prints and textures, with ‘70s undertones to the overall formation.  

Breaking free from the restrictions of printed fabrics with their stereotyped usage and rigid outcomes, mixing many prints and colours in a single design was the order of the day.  The real statement was the impact to the natural contrast of the many prints, whilst retaining an overall serenity and calm that is easy on the eyes.  

This twist is exciting, literally taking the dull moments out of an outfit, yet resulting in a super refined style, staying true 
to its original inspirations.    

Apart from the interesting fabric combinations and fused colour palettes, the master of design and cut gave us a cohesive and glamourous collection that never failed to impress. 

Innovative easy silhouettes were further 
emblazoned with intricate beading, rich embellishments and eye-catching sequins whilst sophisticated cut skirts 
including one-sided back flipped and box pleated fluid trains that spread into a natural uplifting flare at the edges.  

The style here is not simply throwing everything together but rather relies heavily on the building blocks of well 
thought out designs from colours and prints to cut and texture composition.  

The transitional look that bridges 
contemporary and traditional design is considered the quintessence of Bernard Chandran and paired with a deep rooted sense of constantly ‘pushing boundaries’, he has masterfully brought a contemporary edge to his royal inspiration, one of a luxury vision of mind-blowing modern sophistication.  

Completing the looks, the runway was bedazzled in opulent jewellery by Elegance Club, known for its lavish 
gem-encrusted designs and exquisite handbags by Kabinet, a luxury multi-brand retailer.  
   
Jewellery by Elegance Club
Luxury handbags by Kabinet Private Salon 

 DATO ANNE AU, THE LADY OF THE HOUR PUAN SRI SHARON CHUA THE WIFE OF TAN SRI CHUA MA YU WHO JUST HAPPENS TO OWN ST REGIS KL HOTEL AND JENNY

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE JOINS THE TRIO WEARING KORY KOUTURE OF BANGKOK LION JACKET

THE EVER LOVELY, CLASSY AND TALL CARMEY CHUA, DAUGHTER OF TAN SRI AND PUAN SRI CHUA MA YU AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE. CARMEY CHUA HANDLES ALL EXTERIOR AND EXTERNAL ASPECTS OF ST REGIS KL WHICH GUESTS CAN SEE

HANDSOME RAYMOND CHUA RAY-MEN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE. SIMON CHUA, SON OF TAN SRI CHUA MA YU LOOKS AFTER BEHIND-THE-SCENES PROJECTS FROM KITCHENS TO PLUMBING TO MAINTENANCE

SIMON CHUA SAI-MEN, SON OF TAN SRI CHUA MA YU, LOOKS AFTER TAKA BY SUSHI SAITO THE BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT IN MALAYSIA AND EVEN BETTER THAN NOBU AS IT IS HELMED BY CHEF TAKASHI SAITO WHO IS A 3-MICHELIN STAR CHEF!

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN KORY KOUTURE BESPOKE SUIT 

EVERYONE THINKS DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS A LEO BUT HE IS A GOAT! 

CAPRICORNIAN IN LEONINE ENSEMBLE

 PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND ANNE SCOTT GENERAL MANAGER OF ST REGIS KL

 ANNE SCOTT HAS ENTERED HISTORY AS THE FIRST FEMALE TO BE A GENERAL MANAGER OF A 5-STAR HOTEL IN KL AND SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY GM OF A MAJOT LANGKAWI HOTEL TOO!

 LIM SIEW CHENG, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND YOYO

YES, YO YO IS HER NAME YO! 

 DATO JONESER CHOI AND PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO

 I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY HERMES BIRKIN HANDBAGS IN ONE VENUE, WITH MANY PURCHASED FROM KABINET IN WISMA ELEGANCE CLUB, 120 JALAN MAAROF, BANGSAR
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 DATO JONESER CHOI AND PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE JOINS IN

 SAME SAME

 ANGIE GOW(LEFT) AND FRIENDS

 CAPSULE EXHIBITION OF 'PETANG RAYA' THROUGH 10 YEARS. THIS IS 2006

 2007

2015 COLLECTION FROM 'PETANG RAYA' 

CAREY NG FORMER MISS MALAYSIA 

 LOVELY AS EVER! BRAVO CAREY NG! 

 LOOKS MORE CHANEL THAN BERNARD CHANDRAN 

 BUT HER REAL PEARLS FROM ELEGANCE CLUB AND BAG IS HERMES BIRKIN AVAILABLE AT KABINET PRIVATE SALON

 CARMEY CHUA WAS ACTIVELY AND INTENSELY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF ST REGIS KUALA LUMPUR, FROM THE DRAWING BOARD TO HANDLING SUPPLIERS TO OPENING DAY WITH ELEGANCE CLUB, KABINET AND BERNARD CHANDRAN THOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL GALA LAUNCH

CARMEY CHUA IS PERENIALLY PRETTY AND CLASSY

CARMEY CHUA AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

LOOK LIKE TWINS SEPARATED AT BIRTH EXCEPT ONE IS FAR MORE GLAMSLAM BUT THE OTHER PRETTIER AND RICHER

DATO JONESER CHOI AND PUAN SRI SYLVIA OTHMAN WHO RECEIVED A CHEQUE FOR RM 10,000 AS SHE WON THE BEST DURATE WOULD BE NEW PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINES AND NOT BINAY SO I EXPECT HER TO BUY US LAVISH DINNER 

NADIA ABDULLAH SHOCKED EVERYONE AS SHE TURNED UP DRESSED AS JUNIOR CLERK, NOT EVEN SENIOR CLERK OR OFFICE SUPERVISOR 

NADIA ABDULLAH IS KNOWN FOR HER GRAND GOWNS AND LAVISH DRESSES BUT LOOKED DISAPPOINTINGLY DOWDY WITH NO CLEAVAGE WHEN MOST CAME DRESSED TO THRILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND SULTANAH OF TRENGGANU

PUAN SRI SYLVIA, VIP AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO

DATO JULIE LIM DESERVES BEST DRESSED AWARD AS HER BAJU MATCHES THE INVITATION CARD! 

SEE? DATO JULIE LIM'S DRESS IS SAME LIKE THE INVITATION CARD! 

TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN IS ONE OF FEW MEN INVITED AS WE ALL KNOW HE PAYS FOR WHATEVER HIS PRETTY WIFE PUAN SRI SYLVIA OTHMAN BUYS! I WAS TOLD HER PLATINUM CARD HAS LIMIT OF RM 10 MILLION

TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DATO JULIE LIM

DATO ANNE EU, PUAN SRI SHARON CHUA AND JENNY

BIRKIN BRIGADE

DATO ANNE EU, PUAN SRI SHARON CHUA AND JENNY

DATO KEE HUA CHEE FLOORS EVERYONE WITH HIS KORY LION SUIT AND LION PACK PACK

THE 2 MOST GORGEOUS GUYS ALIVE IN THIS KALPA, RAYMOND CHUA AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

RAYMOND CHUA RAI-MEN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

NOTICE DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S LION ON EACH SHOULDER WITH TASSEL? 

DATO JANET YEOH, MOTHER OF TAN SRI MICHELLE YEOH WITH FRIENDS

DATO JANET YEOH IN MIDDLE WITH VIPS

THE RICH AND FAMOUS!

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS

BRA-LESS I BELIEVE

AMIRA LUQMAN

YK, DATO JONESER CHOI AND BIRKIN OWNER

ONLY THOSE CARRYING GENUINE BIRKINS ARE ALLOWED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY DATO KEE HUA CHEE. HERMES BIRKIN, KELLY AND OTHER BAGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM KABINET PRIVATE SALON. ITS ACTUAL NAME IS PRIVE SALON KABINET BUT WE WERE BRITISH COLONY NOT FRENCH COLONY SO ONLY 0.083% OF MALAYSIANS SPEAK FRENCH SO I TOLD OWNER DATO SERI ROZITA TO USE 'KABINET' LEST SOME THINK IT IS A PRICEY HAIR SALON

LINE-UP OF DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN'S MEN APPAREL

AH-MEN

MIKI CHOONG AS A VESTAL VIRGIN

SINCE MIKI CHOONG IS NOT MARRIED, SHE MUST BE A VIRGIN LIKE ME LAH

QUITE BUSTY

CLASSY

PURE AS DRIVEN SNOW

SHOULD BE BIRKIN, NOT CHANEL

ELEGANT

DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S T-SHIRT IS BY QIF ALVAREZ

DATO FLORA ONG ALWAYS SITS FRONT ROW ONLY

ROSLAN 

LOVELY LADIES

PRETTY WOMEN

ARRIVAL OF THE WIFE OF OUR DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DATIN SERI HAMIDAH KHAMIS

DATIN MARY LOURDES CHANDRAN

WIFE OF DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN

2 DAZZLING BEAUTIES

DATIN MARY AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

DATO SITI NURHALIZA

PRETTY AS EVER

DATO SITI NURHALIZA AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

2 PAHANG DATO'S

DATO JULIE LIM

THE ONLY ONE WHO WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF FINDING AN OUTFIT THAT MATCHES BOTH INVITATION CARD AND RUNWAY! THE RUNWAY FEATURED THE SAME PATTERN AS INVITE! SEE BELOW

SEE? SAME SAME!

DATO JULIE LIM AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

FABULOUS PAIR

THANYA KUMARI CHANDRAN, TANZANITE CHANDRAN, DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN, DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH AND PUAN SERI SOFIA AND DATO TRACY ONG

2 HOT HUNKS AND QUARTET OF HOT WOMEN

SAME SAME

DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH AND DATO TRACY ONG ARE THE LADIES OF THE HOUR! 

DATO KEE HUA CHEE TOWERS OVER THEM ALL

DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN ADMITS OLD AGE AND RAISING 5 CHILDREN HAVE SHRUNK HIM WHILE DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHO HAS ONLY 1 POODLE HAS GROWN YOUNGER AND YOUNGER LIKE BENJAMIN BUTTON

ANNE SCOTT THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ST REGIS KL JOINS THEM

PUAN SRI ZAINUN YAAKOB, DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH OF KABINET AND DATO TRACY ONG OF ELEGANCE CLUB

DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH OF KABINET PRIVATE SALON SELLING NEW AND USED HERMES BIRKINS, KELLYS AND OTHER MODELS AND DATO TRACY ONG OF ELEGANCE CLUB, WHICH SELLS JEWELS FROM RM 10,000 TO RM 100 MILLION! 

DATO SERI ROSZ WEARS CHANEL PANTS AND DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN JACKET

LOVE HER NECKLACE WORTH RM 1.5 MILLION FROM ELEGANCE CLUB

DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH IS NOW CONFIRMED TO BE MALAYSIA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SEXIEST DATO SERI!

DATO SERI ROZITA ABDULLAH IS MALAYSIA'S BEST DRESSED AND BEST JEWELLED DATO SERI!

CAN HARDLY SEE PUAN SERI ZAINUN YAAKOB BLING

AHA THE LONG TASSELED CHAIN ON PUAN SERI ZAINUN YAAKOB

DATO TRACY ONG WORE MALAYSIA'S MOST VALUABLE,NON-ROYAL 7-STRAND DIAMOND NECKLACE IN PRIVATE HANDS!

DATO TRACY ONG'S DIAMOND NECKLACE IS HER OWN NOT FOR SALE BUT EVERY WOMAN HAS A PRICE AND SHE MAY BE PERSUADED IF YOU OFFER HER RM 10 MILLION

DATO TRACY ONG'S INCREDIBLE DIAMOND NECKLACE SITS IN PLACE AS THE LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDERS HAVE BEEN HAND SEWN BY DATO BERNARD CHANDRAN SO IT STAYS PUT AND DOES NOT MOVE MORE THAN 1 CM!