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Duo De Force Bowerhaus Reign ANWAR SYAHRIN PULSATING Outstanding Property LUXURY CEO of the Year 2018 at Puteri Harbour THE UEM SUNRISE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2018 DUO DE FORCE Bowerhaus Reign ANWAR SYAHRIN PULSATING Outstanding Property LUXURY CEO of the Year 2018 at Puteri Harbour ISBN 978-967-15037-0-6 THE PERFECT PLACE Powered By Blackwall & UEm Sunrise TO GET WORK DONE OUR SERVICES COWORKING MEETING ROOMS OFFICE SPACE Choose from hot desking Unique, engaging meeting Serviced offi ce suites on daily or monthly plans, rooms for hire. Hire by the available on month-to-month or make the space your hour for standard meetings terms. We make renting own with a permanent desk or longer term for projects offi ce space easy for teams membership. and team offsites. of all sizes. ABOUT WOTSO WOTSO is fl exibility – coworking desks, offi ces, meeting rooms, event and project space for individuals, small businesses and corporates. 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U LIVING ◆ SPOTLIGHT KaLeidoscope of KoLours with KL Ho 7 U LIVING ◆ SPOTLIGHT 8 U LIVING ◆ SPOTLIGHT Stunning Couture of Nostalgia and Glitz here was once an accountant that sat on his office desk Couture Fashion Week New York with his 2019 Cheongsam dreaming of the day that he would one day realise Collection. MOD House presented itself as a fashion label This dream of becoming a fashion designer. Certainly, with a collection of Asian-inspired designs on the runway there are not many stories like that. But Ho Kok Loong was that made an impact among the guests. Titled, “Spirit of the a person to experience such a pivotal transformation in his Qipao Rekindled”, classic looks incorporated both the qipao life. and kua, embellished with beautiful songket fabric. It was in New York that Ho showcased his immeasurable repertoire, So he began his foray into the fashion industry as a wholesale injecting modern elements into centuries of tradition, which distributor. Subsequently, he then delved into producing were considered as the epitome of Chinese high fashion and his own designs, eventually setting up a production team, culture. creating samples for various brands and local designers. This would-be fashion designer would sit down day and Besides incorporating elements from the merging of Chinese night with his seamsters and seamstresses to develop the and Malay cultures through decadent songket fabrics and best possible cut and designs. heritage motifs from Baba and Nyonya ancestry, he has combined Chinese mandarin collar and Western evening Ho reached a new level when he teamed up with his friend gowns in dramatic ruffles and beadings, and portrays the Jiason Foong, winner of the MODA Young Designer Award. Qipao as a regal gown for the most exclusive of high society They shared a vision and passion and from there, they events. created a brand of their own. 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