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TATLER HONG KONG Architect and artist William Lim and designer Katerin Theys spoke about how they’ve joined forces to create Night Safari, a limited-edition series featuring silk drapes that can be donned as clothing or hung as wall art. TATLER KAZAKHSTAN Opera star Aigerim Sharipbek, a graduate of the Institut für Klavierkunst Vienna, spoke to Tatler about her musical and professional journey. “I don’t consider myself an opera diva yet, but I hope to perform truly major roles soon,” she says. TATLER MALAYSIA Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan, who at Paris 2024 made history as the first Malaysian semi-finalists in badminton women’s doubles in an Olympic event, are igniting hope for female players. They shared how they face challenges with a positive mindset. TATLER PHILIPPINES Karen Salutan Krukover spoke to…

I write this as we cruise 10,363m over the Caspian Sea en route back to Singapore, after 72 hours in the City of Lights. The Tatler Singapore team was just in Paris with Cartier to feature and photograph Deva Cassel, the enigmatic model-actress who fronts the April issue of all eight Tatler Asia editions across the region. Fresh off the fashion weeks, and the premiere of her new Netflix series, The Leopard, Cassel arrived bright and early—and solo—on set at the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel. With a croissant in one hand and a café crème in the other, the 20-year-old sat through hair, make-up and the feature story interview with incredible ease, speaking with depth and a sense of self far beyond her years—attributes she credits to her creative…

1 THE HIDEAWAY Comprising 62 private pool villas that come with the legendary Raffles Butler service, the newly opened Raffles Sentosa Singapore makes for a tranquil island retreat just minutes from the city. 2 THE SNEAKERS Bearing retro aesthetics, the Dior D‑Sketch sneakers sport a slim, low‑cut silhouette as well as printed sketched pencil markings taken from the shoe’s actual conceptualisation stage, channelling a work‑in‑progress spirit. Crafted in black or white screen‑printed nylon and featuring beige suede insets, a double lacing system and sports‑inspired soles, they come with a signature‑esque “Christian Dior” emblazoned on the sides, playing into the prototype feel. 3 THE BAG Inspired by the classic biker jacket, the Louis Vuitton LV Biker bag combines structure and suppleness with a foldable design echoing the Speedy and Keepall. Crafted…

TUAN ANH LE Vietnamese creative director and photographer Tuan Anh Le graduated from Efet, a photography school in Paris, with first-class honours, and in 2018 was named ambassador for Leica Vietnam. His work has been published in publications such as Elle, Citizen K and Harper’s Bazaar, and he has collaborated with brands such as Toyota, Lexus and Audi. For Tatler this month, he photographed some of Vietnam’s top chefs. JUNE LEE Currently an independent writer, editor and consultant, June Lee’s raison d’être is to document Asia’s burgeoning drinks scene. She completed her Certified Specialist of Wine and Wine & Spirit Education Trust Level 3 certifications, and deepened her appreciation of wine, whisky and gin in particular as Epicure magazine’s wine editor for seven years. In this issue, she sat down…

LITTLE BARCELONA CARLITOS Quite possibly the hottest Spanish restaurant in Joo Chiat—and some say in all of Singapore—neighbourhood tapas bar Carlitos has had hungry diners lining up since its debut last November. Italian chef Antonio Miscellaneo (of La Bottega Enoteca and Casa Vostra) and Spanish chef Carlos Montobbio (of Esquina) join forces to present more than 30 tapas inspired by the latter’s memories of tapas bars back home in Spain. The casual nook channels the vibrant energy of Barcelona, complete with a traditional tapas counter dining set-up. Here, guests feast on irresistible bites such as crispy patatas bravas slathered with garlic aioli, spicy tomato sauce and smoked paprika oil; grilled and fried squid atop squid ink rice; and Fricandó, Montobbio’s favourite fall-winter dish of braised mushrooms and tender sliced beef,…

When the Institute of Masters of Wine announced its first vintage of 2025 this February 21, there was a familiar name amongst the four to earn the Master of Wine (MW) title, joining the current cohort of 425 active Masters of Wine in the world: Jackie Ang, only the second Singaporean to achieve the feat after Tan Ying Hsien in 2015. “I was chasing a dream that I once thought was so unattainable,” Ang shares, reflecting on the journey that started in 2018 upon acceptance into the programme, considered the most rigorous and demanding in the wine world, with a passing rate of around 10 per cent. During this time, he had to pass three examination stages, but these were variously deferred first due to family matters and then the…