Chandon’s Limited Edition Bottle Kickstarts Summer At Twenty One Tables + Terrace!

The Chandon Summer Edition turned up the heat with a summer themed launch party

A few weeks ago, Chandon turned up the summer air by throwing a summer themed launch party at Twenty One Tables + Terrace! The society’s elite guests arrived dressed in red, blue and white striped livery – the same colors of the Chandon Summer Edition bottle.

The perfect summertime accessory, this special edition of Chandon Brut is colourfully wrapped in eye-catching stripes.  I simply adored this edition as it has a fun and preppy feel. Chandon Brut is well known for its vibrant and sophisticated aperitif style, making for a refreshing treat on a hot summer’s day.  Made using the méthode traditionelle, Chandon blends classic varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with extended yeast ageing for added complexity. It is simply vibrant and citrusy on the palate with a fairly intense sensory experience!

With trays of Chandon Brut served in flutes of high-octane colours yellow, magenta, blue and green, guests such as actress and host Sarah Lian, 8TV Quickie host Megan Tan, models David Lian, John Oh and James Ng, Miss Universe Malaysia finalist Lu Xanne Boon, actor Billy Ng and pop-violinist Dennis Lau were certainly in the mood to celebrate summer, amidst an inviting backdrop of shady sun parasols and beach balls.

The evening took off with much laughter around the room where guests mingles and sips Chandon Brut with some canapés. Somewhere between the bubblies, guests were treated to Corset Me Fashion Show where models strutted down the room runway in funky and stylish corsets with hats and Chandon of course!

 

How much fun did we have that night? Only the photos will tell…

As the night progressed, there was much laughter and camaraderie, as new friends were made and others reacquainted over a refreshing and colourful glass of Chandon. The night did not end early, and for a very good reason – everybody wanted to leave with a bottle of Chandon Summer Edition!

The Chandon Summer Limited Edition 750ml bottle is available for purchase from 1^st July 2013  at TwentyOne Tables + Terrace, Bangsar Shopping Centre and TwentyOne Kitchen + Bar, Changkat Bukit Bintang at RM198++

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New Zealand Week in Malaysia @The Saujana: Virtual Re-Start Fashion Competition

Crossing Borders with Fashion!

In conjunction with New Zealand Week in Malaysia held at The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur, distinguished and elite guests, fashion design students and members of the media gathered to celebrate this occasion with Mainland Cheese launch, gala dinner and a collaborative Virtual Re-Start Fashion Competition. The fashion competition was based on the theme of ‘rejuvenation’ and inspired by the rebuild of Christchurch city. Education New Zealand established the Virtual Re-Start Fashion Competition to encourage a stronger relationship between both countries and to attract Malaysian students to further their education in New Zealand.

10 pairs of fashion graduates from New Zealand and Malaysia fashion design school worked virtually to conceptualize, design and construct a mini collection with the theme. Each team worked through virtual communications and only met up for three days to finalize and complete their collections before the competition. It’s all about making a fashion statement crossing borders!

The event took off with speeches followed by an unplugged session by Boh Runga, a New Zealand recording artist. Check out her website here.

The competition was also graced by the presence of Dato Jimmy Choo and a panel of distinguished judges.

Left to right: Judges for the event included top Kiwi footwear designer Kathryn Wilson, Malaysian couturier Bill Keith and the wife of New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia Arti Pine.

I will let the photos speak for themselves! Let the Fashion show begin…

Very feminine and flowy, the combinations of colors are pleasant and beautiful!

This one was more mysterious and had a deeper richness in the tones.

A personal favorite, the bright orange and lime green really pops and makes a gorgeous fashion statement!

The pale austere gold had me mesmerized at first sight! Though intricate at design, there is just something really bold and beautiful about this collection.

Flirty and pink, the collection had spring written all over it.

Then this pastel pretty collection showed up. Intricately sewed lilac and yellow daisies strewn across flowy whites are clean and elegant. Jacket casually thrown on the gown makes an impressive design while flowery hats sync up the whole collection like a pretty dream.

White seems to be the color of the season with another collection of white casual and chic pieces graced with motifs of colors.

I thought the pointy piece of short jumper had a sense of devilish creativity and the usage of colors was pretty interesting and creative!

Bold and definitely making a statement, the yellow and black collection simply screams for attention! Its quite complicated in design and yet, everything seems to work together.

 

Funky and fairly futuristic!

At the end of the evening, the winners were announced and Dato Jimmy Choo presented the winners with the prizes.

Grand Prize goes to Phoebe Radcliff-Reid (CPIT) & Kathryn Lagrosa Rao (Raffles College of Higher Education) for their masterpieces based on 3 concepts of empty spaced, chairs and daisies.

2nd prize goes to Melissa McIndoe (CPIT) & Liew Chee Yeng (Malaysian Institute of Arts)

3rd prize goes to Hannah Shand (Massey University) &

Moto Keek Wen Han (Raffles College of Higher Education)

Simply a night to remember, it was more than just fashion but a great collaboration effort in building a stronger relationship between cultures!

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