https://www.scmp.com/rss/325623/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Since they made Dubai their home nearly 20 years ago, three Filipino designers have been quietly building their fashion empires and dressing some of the world’s most famous women. Despite their global success, Furne One, Ezra Santos and Michael Cinco are notoriously media shy and painfully discreet about their little black book of clients. Meet Esther Quek, Dubai’s most stylish girl-about-town – who is actually from Singapore “I have lots of celebrity dresses that I’m currently working on but... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2121397/filipino-fashion-designers-dubai-dressing-hollywood-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2121397/filipino-fashion-designers-dubai-dressing-hollywood-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:15:30 +0000 A meticulous eye for detail and knack for predicting cultural trends are the linchpins of Esther Quek’s Dubai-based work life. But it doesn’t hurt to have incredible personal style and a conversation-stopping platinum blond haircut – as she discovered on a recent work trip to Paris. “A young Russian lady came up to me in a cafe and she couldn’t breathe,” says Singapore-born Quek, the editor of luxury lifestyle magazine CitizenK Arabia. “She stood in front of me and told me – whilst panting –... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2119772/meet-esther-quek-dubais-most-stylish-girl-about-town-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2119772/meet-esther-quek-dubais-most-stylish-girl-about-town-who?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Nov 2017 04:30:33 +0000