Honouring the masters of their trade

Emcee of the night Jason Godfrey (right) having a chat with the three award winnerson the subject of being a tastemaker. From left is Yap, Alia and Mac., Ng was out of the country.

The award recipients were fashion designer Alia Bastamam, tech startup investor Khailee Ng, restaurateur Mac Chung Lynn and lifestyle curator Adrian Yap.

Alia is one of Malaysia’s fastest rising stars in the fashion design world and she calls Jovian Mandagie and Sofira her mentors. She specialises in made-to-measure, ready-to-wear, bridal and bespoke fashion collections and has personally dressed many of the country’s celebrities.