https://www.scmp.com/rss/323376/feed Follow our Aristocrat as she attends the hottest events and parties in town. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com K-pop is everywhere. If you live in Asia, you can’t escape it. On the street, on TV, in our shops, on the net, it’s inundating our lives. The endorsements are endless, the fan fervour is fierce. It’s perplexing. From my not-so-humble point of view, K-pop has always seemed cleverly packaged, unchallenging, deeply superficial mush – rather like McDonald’s. The girls all seem to go to the same plastic surgeon; the boys are sexless mannequins. The music videos, though slick and professionally... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2158453/k-pop-harmless-eye-candy-or-toxic-sludge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2158453/k-pop-harmless-eye-candy-or-toxic-sludge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Aug 2018 08:32:57 +0000 Plastic, as you know, is very much out. I refer in this instance to single-use plastic, which is jamming up our lakes and oceans, in turn poisoning our delicious fish, in turn poisoning us. Girls (and boys), listen up: the only single-use plastic you ought to have in your life should be in that little square of foil nestling in your clutch (or wallet). 4 suitcases to pack and travel in style this summer But that doesn’t mean we must be averse to every form of synthetic. Just the other night at... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2155581/cosmetic-surgery-you-can-stick-your-opinion-where-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2155581/cosmetic-surgery-you-can-stick-your-opinion-where-it?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:01:24 +0000 Operating a gym is hard work. I imagine trying to keep a fitness studio going every summer is exercise enough for the owners. The people who make New Year get-in-shape resolutions start breaking their vows and regulars go on summer holidays to show off their earned physiques. Gyms can get desperate looking for novel ways to bring in new people while keeping current clients interested. Traditional yoga classes are no longer enough – studios now seek the latest trend and variations on old poses... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2150778/hong-kong-gyms-offer-all-sorts-yoga-do-they-really-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2150778/hong-kong-gyms-offer-all-sorts-yoga-do-they-really-work?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Jun 2018 04:03:42 +0000 It’s the Year of the Dog, but some of my friends have decided every year belongs to their own dog. From the society girls with their pampered pooches to the feminist divorcee who fills her village house with a dozen strays and abandoned pets, a lot of women are finding man’s best friend is even better than a gay best friend. Paris Hilton made toy chihuahuas a fashionable accessory but the preference now is for active doggies like the Japanese shiba. They have become more desirable company for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2145189/are-pampered-pooches-replacing-annoying-boyfriends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2145189/are-pampered-pooches-replacing-annoying-boyfriends?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 May 2018 02:03:07 +0000 With each blossoming spring, the city opens its cultural consciousness to an extended feast of exhibitions and installations. It’s the time of year when even bankers and socialites rise above their superficial lives of money and fashion to ponder thought-provoking questions. Art Basel’s annual flowering of creative works provokes and delights, challenging our perceptions, and moving us to re-think the metaphysics of … Everybody who is anybody wants to be invited to the opening night Vernissage –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2135061/art-admirers-art-basel-spot-posh-pretenders-crowd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2135061/art-admirers-art-basel-spot-posh-pretenders-crowd?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:00:45 +0000 It’s inspiring to see more women fight back against sexual harassment and injustice. This growing movement has seen powerful men like Harvey Weinstein brought down and outed as the creeps they are. This wave of female empowerment is spreading around the world, although , Hong Kong is still in denial. Despite a growing number of women achieving great success and entering the halls of power, very few have spoken up about any abuse or injustice they’ve personally faced. I guess there’s no sexism... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2132283/metoo-hong-kong-women-need-take-stand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2132283/metoo-hong-kong-women-need-take-stand?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Feb 2018 03:00:23 +0000 Happy New Year. You know what this means? Another year I’ll be turning 29 years old. Although to be honest, it gets harder and harder to not feel much, much older. I used to say I want to act my waist, not my age. Then it got hard to keep my waist in check. Going to the gym twice a week used to let me indulge all I wanted on the other five days and nights. Going full throttle at after-hours clubs used to be easy and fun. Now, it’s not particularly easy nor fun. There was a time I loved all-night... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2126497/new-out-old?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2126497/new-out-old?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:01:14 +0000 Instead of finding a job like everyone else, my privileged friends have a different way of paying their bills. They forward them to dad. Who needs a new fortune when you can inherit old money, right? The thing is, status is very important to the silver spoon and gold card demographic. Being an heiress is great when you’re young, with perks like invitations to fashion shows and profiles in society magazines. But when you reach a certain age, even Paris Hilton gave up the limelight to try and live... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2125287/its-time-those-born-silver-spoon-their-mouth-be?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2125287/its-time-those-born-silver-spoon-their-mouth-be?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Dec 2017 03:03:06 +0000 I recently moved. Unless you cling to your adult umbilical cord and live with mum and dad, it’s something you’ve likely endured. The process can be traumatic but also exciting, and a lot of work. Essentially you’re unending your life, untethering from a familiar moor to a new and presumably nice dock. My new flat is great, but it doesn’t have any built-in closet or storage. I knew I would have to buy or create some wardrobe space but that fell in priority among more urgent things I needed to do... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2113917/moving-extra-stressful-when-you-are-fashionista-mountain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2113917/moving-extra-stressful-when-you-are-fashionista-mountain?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Oct 2017 10:00:30 +0000 It’s not easy staying fit. Lord knows I try to hit the gym, and sign up for any spin cycling and yoga classes. But lately, I feel extra restricted in my tights and getting a good workout is proving more difficult than ever. It’s not that my hips are spreading out of control or my previous night’s club binges are making me winded. It’s because exercising in the city is becoming an exercise in frustration. Classes are now stretched to capacity space and more and more instructors have fewer and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2109349/working-out-loses-its-appeal-when-gyms-are-crammed-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2109349/working-out-loses-its-appeal-when-gyms-are-crammed-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:03:21 +0000 Once upon a time, men were men and women weren’t men. Those are no longer the only two options for dating and self-identification. Gender fluidity is firmly on everyone’s agenda, now but it’s not an easy terrain to navigate. Even Vogue got it wrong putting Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik in the “experimental” category. We figured Harry Styles would be the “questioning” one. Regardless of the confusion, “genderless” androgynous fashion is the new rage on Asian runways this season. Male identity has... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2104933/who-wears-pants-and-does-it-even-matter-anymore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2104933/who-wears-pants-and-does-it-even-matter-anymore?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Aug 2017 07:00:30 +0000 A few weeks ago , a luxury brand threw a massive party out at the Shaw Studios in Clearwater Bay and I think it made some people lose their minds. That’s because such grand extravagant bashes almost never happen in Hong Kong anymore. The younger socialites I know and their junior fashion entourage literally had their mouths open and gaping when they entered the dramatic and impressively decorated hall. The millennial types have probably never seen unbridled excess and a bottomless budget on such... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2101994/extravagant-party-thrown-luxury-brand-reminiscent-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2101994/extravagant-party-thrown-luxury-brand-reminiscent-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:00:15 +0000 All’s not well inthe Kardashian household. Kim and Khloé had a public spat on vacation. Kim’s hubby Kanye West deleted all his social media accounts. This followed half-sister Kendall Jenner’s ill-advised Pepsi ad and Vogue India cover. Any other time, you would say this is just business as usual. After all, this is a family where dad had a sex change and immediately appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair. The family business is chronicling their banal and ridiculous vanities for public... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2096947/trumps-are-beating-kardashians-when-it-comes-fame-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2096947/trumps-are-beating-kardashians-when-it-comes-fame-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:00:45 +0000 I know shopping is a competitive sport in Hong Kong, but sometimes people really go overboard. A good-hearted girlfriend of mine recently hosted a closet clearing party. That’s where she invites a wide circle of friends and acquaintances together, bringing their old clothes, shoes and handbags for second-hand sale with the money going to charity. It sounded like a fun night to see the girls, and have a chance to pick up each other’s “gently loved” fashion on the cheap. If you don’t see anything... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2094846/how-greedy-women-turned-closet-clearing-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2094846/how-greedy-women-turned-closet-clearing-party?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 May 2017 00:45:45 +0000 I could be on the most romantic date, with my hair done just right, in the most fabulous dress, with the hottest and most perfect gentleman, but if a restaurant’s service is bad it will still ruin my entire night.   I am known as a style diva, but I’m also a picky fine-dining snob. To be clear, I don’t expect every waiter and maitre d’ to fawn over me, but I do want professional service especially at the gourmet establishments where I assume the help didn’t just clock in after class and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2089537/why-bad-service-can-ruin-romantic-date-no-matter-how?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2089537/why-bad-service-can-ruin-romantic-date-no-matter-how?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:00:30 +0000 In this age of social and cultural sensitivity, we’re not supposed to talk about other people, especially their looks. But I feel the tragic state of some men’s attire compels me to speak up. The way some of them dress, I dare say it’s a crime against civility. Some Cro-Magnons just have never had proper fashion or wardrobe guidance. Other guys’ dress sense is as lacking as reason is from Donald Trump’s head. As a woman about town and style expert, I feel it’s my duty and obligation to offer... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2080768/six-style-tips-men-without-clue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2080768/six-style-tips-men-without-clue?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:33:44 +0000 We’ve all been in awkward social events, stuck standing around with strangers or at dinners with people we don’t know. Beyond initial pleasantries, casual conversation is never easy or comfortable. But I’ve found one sure topic that always eases the flood gate of chatter among women in Hong Kong – shoes! It never fails. Ladies of every age will happily spill their sole (and soul) about their favourite heels, pumps and wedges. It crosses cultural and class lines. You could discuss toe cleavage... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2065749/how-do-women-break-ice-shoes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2065749/how-do-women-break-ice-shoes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Jan 2017 01:00:43 +0000 In this narcissistic age of social media, I find it interesting that the braggarts who claim the most friends on Facebook are usually the ones nobody wants to be with in real life. We all know fakers who blow air kisses and suggest we should catch up when we meet at functions. The fact is, we so barely know each other, and there’s nothing to be caught up on. It’s a social gesture – much like when they say they like your dress. It’s well known they would then backhand slap you, adding: “I think I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2062543/true-friends-withstand-bad-husbands-and-cosmetic-flops?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2062543/true-friends-withstand-bad-husbands-and-cosmetic-flops?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jan 2017 01:03:20 +0000 As Christmas approaches, guys always complain about how difficult it is to buy gifts for their wives and girlfriends. Clearly, they’ve never tried to buy presents for themselves. Men actually think they are the easiest people to buy for, but they’re not. As women, we offer you a lot more options. Just think about all the different departments for us at Lane Crawford. The dream gift most women truly desire is a walk-in closet, in order to keep all the stuff we buy and wear. Among the things we... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2056287/why-men-are-more-fussy-women-when-it-comes-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2056287/why-men-are-more-fussy-women-when-it-comes-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Dec 2016 04:30:30 +0000 I can empathise with my boyfriend now. He would get so worked up ranting about some footballer getting transferred from his beloved home team to a hated rival, while I’d roll my eyes and dismiss him with my signature ‘I don’t give a damn’ look. But now, I find some of my society BFFs shooting me this same blank face when I wax lyrical on a favourite designer leaving a label or quitting a brand. I thought my boyfriend was an obsessive sports geek when he went on his football screeds. These days,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2040650/transfer-spree-leading-designers-are-switching-labels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2040650/transfer-spree-leading-designers-are-switching-labels?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:30:00 +0000 The new fashion dilemma that my glam squad faces this season is not so much what to wear, but what not to wear. According to all the buzz sites, the hot celeb fad of the summer is to go au naturel – from our faces to our ladies. The internet spent weeks weighing in on Alicia Keys’ decision to go to the VMAs make-up-free – and for the cyber world, that’s a long shelf-life, particularly since she literally didn’t do anything. Poor Kim Kardashian probably spent days carefully layering on the face... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2022576/hollywood-celebrities-are?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2022576/hollywood-celebrities-are?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:45:45 +0000 September means a new season full of events, cocktails and gala dinners. Whether it's a smart casual reception or an all-out formal evening ball, you should put your best foot forward, in your newest shoe, and be presented in the best light possible - from the right, my better side. But good grooming and expensive fashion won't completely cover the truly cheap and tacky. Unlike a couture gown, you can't buy good taste and manners. To help the uncouth, here is a Do and Don't list to keep you... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2008493/how-avoid-being-uncouth-elegant-social-gatherings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/2008493/how-avoid-being-uncouth-elegant-social-gatherings?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:30:30 +0000 The dog days of summer are well and truly here. The August heat is a real scorcher. This year in particular, the hot weather warning seems to be raised more often than ever. Under such extreme conditions, extreme attitudes prevail. Nowhere is this polarisation more evident than with the Hong Kong women I know. Females here tend to all fall into two separate camps when it comes to the blistering hot sun - they either love it or they loathe it; there is no middle ground. On one side, you have the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1995511/no-middle-ground-women-hong-kong-either-love-or-loathe-being-under?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1995511/no-middle-ground-women-hong-kong-either-love-or-loathe-being-under?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:15:00 +0000 As individuals, I really like Americans. They're generous, outgoing and very friendly. But, together as a whole, they can be a strange people. I regularly travel to the States for work and am constantly amazed by how Americans insist their way is the best, even if the rest of the world thinks different. The rest of Western civilisation tries to work within common-accepted parameters of standards - not the Yanks. Theirs is the only country in the world where I have trouble deciding if I need a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/1983092/americans-can-be-strange-people-their-own-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/1983092/americans-can-be-strange-people-their-own-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:00:15 +0000 We are quite a gullible lot in Hong Kong and we’ll try pretty much anything to look young. I am the first to admit I’ve bought my share of cosmetics and body-contouring products, hoping to defy age, wrinkles and the muffin top creeping over my waistband. I used to blame overzealous sales clerks and their hard-sell tactics. It’s their fault for tricking me into wasting good money on useless products. But the truth is, it didn’t take a lot of convincing or sales pitch. Many times, a store will... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1955227/owning-latest-beauty-and-skincare-products-and-gadgets-has-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1955227/owning-latest-beauty-and-skincare-products-and-gadgets-has-become?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:45:00 +0000 The world is a lot more accepting and tolerant of all things and all people now - well, except those nutjobs determined to "make America great again". One benchmark is that cosmetic enhancements are no longer something to shamefully skulk around and perform in secret. Now, people proudly show off their new implants and procedures, regaining youthful vigour and vanity with the removal of lines around the face and tightening hard-to-slim places. It's common for women to openly and casually chat... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1939130/cosmetic-surgery-no-longer-taboo-subject-doctoring-your-selfie-no-no?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1939130/cosmetic-surgery-no-longer-taboo-subject-doctoring-your-selfie-no-no?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 May 2016 13:45:15 +0000 I now believe climate change is real. I used to be a sceptic, but now I've seen first-hand global warming and the wardrobe chaos it is causing in my own life. We need to halt this environmental catastrophe because the extreme conditions it creates will be disastrous. When our planet boils over, trust me, it will be too hot or too cold to wear anything fashionable. Dressing up will be the last thing you want to do when it's baking hot all the time, and there's a reason why designers don't release... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1931586/climate-change-causing-inconvenience-i-pick-what-wear-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1931586/climate-change-causing-inconvenience-i-pick-what-wear-day?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:00:45 +0000 My boyfriend just excitedly told me he has just scored passes to the city's biggest party this month. In the past, that would unquestionably have meant the rugby sevens every March. For some reason the tournament this year is in April. The big bash he is talking about is Art Basel, which used to be in May but not any more. Timing aside, the agenda is a surprise to me. Let me be clear, my sweetie in his Savile Row suits looks like a cultured educated gentleman, but in reality he knows nothing... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1916723/art-basel-has-become-event-where-clueless-gather-just-socialising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1916723/art-basel-has-become-event-where-clueless-gather-just-socialising?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:45:15 +0000 The two big red circles highlighting everyone’s calendar this month are Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year. For girls like me, the conventional belief is February 14 will always be more stressful and worrying. In school, we wonder if we’ll ever be anyone’s Valentine. A few years ago, I got upset if the guy didn’t book the right table at the right restaurant. But as a grown-up, I’ve learned the Lunar New Year holidays can be truly traumatic. In Hong Kong, the familial rituals of the new year are... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1905961/married-couples-lunar-new-year-can-be-stressful-when-it-comes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1905961/married-couples-lunar-new-year-can-be-stressful-when-it-comes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:30:15 +0000 I love hosting dinner parties, but I hate dinner party guests. This is especially true at Christmas, and fully applicable to my spoiled set of friends. I think they tolerate and indulge my attempt at hospitality rather than truly enjoy the home-cooked festive cheers. Obviously, my little festive gathering can't compare to their VIP dinners with Karl Lagerfeld or Kate Moss. As one of my frienemies suggested as a backhanded compliment, "Darling, I love your party because I can wear something I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1885900/inconsiderate-guests-ruin-spirit-christmas-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1885900/inconsiderate-guests-ruin-spirit-christmas-party?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:00:45 +0000 I have a problematic new boyfriend. He's handsome, cool and stylish. But perhaps a little too stylish though. Sadly, he is a member of a disparaged social demographic, looked down by many and disdained by even more. Yes, I am dating a "hipster". I'm sure he can't help it. He was just born this way and maybe we should just accept him for what he is. There is already enough hate in this world and in this day and age we all need to be inclusive. But honestly, there are times when I can't stand him... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1873832/hipsters-are-not-cool-you-think?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1873832/hipsters-are-not-cool-you-think?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:30:30 +0000 As a modern woman, I have some serious life decisions to make. Will it be marriage or independence? Children or career? Shave or wax? But nothing has brought me more existential angst lately than deciding which shoes I should wear. A few years ago, I swore I would never demean my legs with any footwear that didn't have at least a three-inch heel. Like my fashion hero Carrie Bradshaw - who deemed that a pair of Manolo Blahniks was mandatory for living fabulously - I believed with an almost... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1845221/choice-between-painful-heels-and-trendy-trainers-prompts-some-sole?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1845221/choice-between-painful-heels-and-trendy-trainers-prompts-some-sole?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:00:00 +0000 It's true. Every gal wants a gay male best friend to gossip and gab, to spill the beans on boys we fancy, and go shopping for shoes and clothes. And, mostly, to know you can trust them for an honest opinion because they're not competition. But more and more these days, the men you want to be your studly suitors are acting more like the hairstylist who dishes dirt. Seriously, I think there are too many guys who are beyond just metrosexual. Some are becoming so downright feminine I wonder if... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1811294/metrosexuals-are-girls-best-friend-not-when-hes-wearing-more-make?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1811294/metrosexuals-are-girls-best-friend-not-when-hes-wearing-more-make?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:00:00 +0000 In her bestselling book, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg famously encourages women to Lean In. What she means is that females should not be passive at home or work. Instead, they should be proactively pushing for greater participation in corporate leadership roles. To that, I say: "You go, girl." I am all for smashing the glass ceiling. As a woman on a mission with ambition, I am always confronting the old boys and their exclusive club. And I make no apologies about clawing my way ahead. When... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1780172/professional-women-city-have-battle-against-old-boys-clubs-sugar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1780172/professional-women-city-have-battle-against-old-boys-clubs-sugar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2015 13:00:45 +0000 Don't hate me too much. I may have the looks of a skinny runway model, but I still have the appetite of an entire hungry rugby team. So in the busy social season, my nemesis is not just any tai-tai wearing the same dress. Often, it's the catering at these events. There's a certain Murphy's Law to canapés. The hungrier I am, the less food there will be at any function. And the more likely a waiter will constantly top up my Champagne glass when I'm not looking. The result is me becoming a woozy... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1752508/social-events-filled-freeloaders-fighting-few-nibbles-hors-doeuvres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1752508/social-events-filled-freeloaders-fighting-few-nibbles-hors-doeuvres?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:30:15 +0000 With events season in full swing, traffic around town is frenzied again. It's not just the parade of minivans pulling up nightly at five-star hotels to drop off their over-styled payloads. There's also the daily rush to pricey hairdressers each afternoon and last-minute fittings at dress shops - at least those that still cater to local socialites instead of cash-in-hand mainlanders. For some of us making the rounds, the events are honestly like Bill Murray's movie, Groundhog Day. Actually, let... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1343654/halls-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1343654/halls-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:30:45 +0000