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INTO THE WILDS OF ZIMBABWE | IAN SCHRAGER IN SHANGHAI ROLLIN’ THROUGH THE ROCKIES | ALL YOU’LL WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
PLUS SHIATZY CHEN | HIGHLAND PARK | MICHAEL KORS
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
ÚRSULACAUGHT IN THE ACT
ÚRSULACORBERÓ
DECEMBER 2018 HK$50HONG KONG
ROMAN HOLIDAY
Úrsula Corberó swapped her native Spain for the streets of Rome for our cover shoot by renowned Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti. “Mario is an icon,” the actress says. “He’s a person who transmits a great sense of calm, but he is also keenly aware of his surroundings and very observant. I love chatting with him, and playing in front of his camera. I felt free.” Decked out in dazzling pieces from Roman master jeweller Bvlgari’s Fiorever collection, Corberó appeared to have the time of her life. “Mario told me he wanted me to be myself; he didn’t want me to play a character. We all have many characters within ourselves, we are not just one person. He gave me permission to experiment with different moods with each change of clothing, staging and setting. I let myself go and it was marvellous.”
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UNDERCOVER
14 UNDERCOVER28 EDITOR’S LETTER30 CONTRIBUTORS32 DIARY151 CHRISTMAS192 BACKSTORY
53 Park Seo-Bo’s Ecriture series
AGENDA34 EDITOR’S PICKS
What’s catching our eye
38 STYLE Rock your wardrobe
43 DISCOVERY Ones to watch
44 JEWELLERY A cornucopia of stone and metal
46 WATCHES Fine art for the wrist
48 BEAUTY Shades, salves and scents
50 DINING Tickling the taste buds
52 ART Masters old and new
54 TOYS Cool kit to covet
56 TRAVEL Goss for globetrotters
VIP58 EVENTS The month’s
top parties
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CONTENTS
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VIA
TSA
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FASHION60 WOMEN’S AND MENSWEAR
High Voltage
70 SHIATZY CHEN The Road Less Travelled
74 MICHAEL KORS Zero to Hero
JEWELLERY78 BVLGARI Flower Power
BEAUTY80 MAKE-UP Midas Touch
82 CHA LING Second Nature
COVER86 URSULA CORBERO
Living the Dream
PEOPLE94 IAN SCHRAGER
Mischief Maker
60 High Voltage
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CULTURE98 ART The Da Vinci Codex
100 BOOKS Must-reads
TOYS102 CAR Rolls-Royce Cullinan
SPORT108 TENNIS
Rolex Shanghai Masters
RSVP114 EVENTS On the town
INDULGENCE136 DINING Destination USA
140 WHISKY Highland Park
142 TRAVEL Zimbabwean safari
148 HOTEL Florence’s Hotel Savoy
102 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
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CONTENTS
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Tama Miyake LungMANAGING EDITOR
Gigi LeeCREATIVE DIRECTOR
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Dino Busch, Until Chan, Lionel Deluy, Christiaan Hart, Chun Ho, Joe Kwong, Ruby Law, Ricky Lo, Gordon Lund, Marco Ponti, Mike Ruiz, Laurent Segretier,
Samantha Sin, Calvin Sit, Giovanni Squatriti, Olivier Yoan
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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INTO THE WILDS OF ZIMBABWE | IAN SCHRAGER IN SHANGHAI ROLLIN’ THROUGH THE ROCKIES | ALL YOU’LL WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
PLUS SHIATZY CHEN | HIGHLAND PARK | MICHAEL KORS
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
ÚRSULACAUGHT IN THE ACT
ÚRSULACORBERÓ
DECEMBER 2018 HK$50HONG KONG
PHOTOGRAPHY MARIO SORRENTIJEWELLERY BVLGARI
Tama Miyake Lung | MANAGING EDITOR
The end of the year is always such a blur, with the rush of holiday parties, school events and business matters to wrap up. And don’t get me started on Christmas, which seems to creep up on us earlier and earlier each year. In the midst of all the craziness, it’s nice to take even just a moment to reflect on the 12 months gone by and brace ourselves for the months to come.
Which is where I find myself now, madly dashing to finish this issue but taking a few minutes to acknowledge what we’ve managed to accomplish. Not only do we get to end the year with a bang – aka the beautiful Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó – but we also proudly present our first-ever dedicated supplement on Hong Kong’s 40 most intriguing, accomplished and game-changing men and women under 40 years old. 40 Under 40 is a true labour of love, with every single participant styled, photographed and interviewed by our talented team.
This December issue, meanwhile, features a host more fascinating figures and stories from around the world. Uber-stylists Olivia Tsang and Tasha Ling bring us two stunning photo shoots that perfectly capture the holiday mood.
Our fashion and features editor Zaneta Cheng reports back from her recent jaunts among the elephants and antelopes of Zimbabwe, as well as the fashion-world luminaries at the Golden Heart Awards co-hosted by Michael Kors in New York, and shares an intimate conversation with Shiatzy Chen founder Madame Wang at her Paris boutique.
Editor at large Jing Zhang also criss-crosses the globe, talking to hotelier extraordinaire and Studio 54 co-founder Ian Schrager in Shanghai and checking out the landmark exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester journal in Florence.
The guys are getting in on the action too, with senior editor Jon Wall playing in the mud with Rolls-Royce in Wyoming, copy editor Steve Reels turning clods of peat at the Highland Park distillery in Orkney and society editor P.Ramakrishnan popping up at all the hottest events in Hong Kong.
And finally, all of our Prestige elves have been working tirelessly to bring you our biggest and best Christmas gift guide ever. All you have to do is flip to page 169 and start making your lists. And be sure to follow us on Instagram (@prestigehk) to join our incredible 12 Days of Christmas giveaway campaign, kicking off on December 13. From our family to yours, we wish you the happiest of holidays and look forward to seeing you again in 2019!
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ARE WE THERE YET?
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CONTRIBUTORS
olivia tsang is a photographer and stylist from Hong Kong. After
graduation from university in New Zealand she started her career as
a stylist and photographer at an independent magazine, and became
fashion director for an international men’s title. A regular contributor of
fashion, beauty and jewellery covers and editorials for Harper’s Bazaar,
Esquire and Cosmopolitan, Tsang also works with commercial clients such as Estée Lauder, M.A.C Cosmetics,
Bvlgari, Cartier, Chopard, Louis Vuitton and Chloé. She is also personal stylist
for actor and singer Andy Lau. For this issue, she photographs our fashion
spread (“High Voltage”, page 60).
Vancouver native tasha ling studied fashion communication at Ryerson University in Toronto before landing in Hong Kong in 2007, where she now works as a freelance stylist and art director who produces, directs and styles editorial and advertorial spreads. Obsessed with colour, design theory and attention to detail, her versatility lies not only in wardrobe styling but also in off-figure, product and interior styling. She has worked with numerous publications, brands and celebrities on a range of projects, including, for this issue of Prestige, the jewellery shoot in our Christmas supplement (page 152).
gemma zoe price left her native England 11 years ago and has
since lived in Japan, Australia and Vietnam, where she covered luxury travel and lifestyle for various titles
around the world, including Condé Nast Traveller, Travel + Leisure, Time, Delicious, Food & Travel,
Business Traveller, DestinAsian and Centurion. Now shuttling between
Saigon and San Francisco, she continues to write about luxury
lifestyle, and in this issue reports on four top-tier dining establishments
in the United States (“America the Bountiful”, page 136).
stephen mccarty is a former literary editor of the South China Morning Post and ex-editor-in-chief of the Asia Literary Review. Having appeared at literary festivals in Bali, Hong Kong, Jaipur, London, Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore, he would be delighted to work exclusively as a moderator if he could find someone to pay him to do it full-time. He is a vegetarian, an animal-rights advocate and a musician of questionable quality. And like any knowledgeable, football-loving Mancunian, he supports Manchester City. This month, McCarty reviews some of the year’s best books, and previews the most anticipated ones of 2019 (“Speaking Volumes”, page 100).
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DIARY
HONG KONG
December 9HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES
Hong Kong’s favourite sport stages its biggest day of the year with the Longines Hong Kong
International Races. The four races – the 2,000-metre Cup, 1,600m Mile, 1,200m Sprint and 2,400m Vase –
offer a combined purse of HK$93 million and are the centrepiece of an event that attracts top- class international fields as well as providing
a sporting spectacle second to none.
Until December 11FRENCH CINEPORAMA
The city’s oldest film festival, pioneered by Alliance Française in 1953, is back with a selection illustrating
the energising diversity of films from the birthplace of cinema. Apart from recent releases such as Mektoub,
My Love: Canto Uno by Blue Is the Warmest Colour director Abdellatif Kechiche, the festival is screening
a retrospective of films by “the French Hitchcock”, master of suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot, including
L’Enfer (1964) and Le Salaire de la Peur (1953).
EUROPE & THE AMERICAS
December 6-9 FÊTE DES LUMIÈRESThe city of Lyon lights up every year with a festival inspired by a tradition that dates back to 1852, whereby locals placed lit candles on their windowsills as a symbol of gratitude to Virgin Mary. This year, more than 40 light installations illuminate the streets, bringing out the city’s beauty.
December 13-16PALM BEACH FOOD & WINE FESTIVALBack for its 12th year, the epicurean festival, held at various locations throughout The Palm Beaches in Florida, is jam-packed with events. The line-up features notable chefs such as Alon Shaya, Amanda Freitag and Edward Lee, as well as new activities such as One Caribbean Night, a themed dinner held at Avocado Grill in Palm Beach Gardens.
December 31 HOFBURG SILVESTERBALLRing in 2019 with Hofburg Vienna’s annual gala ball and dinner, under the direction of internationally acclaimed costume and stage designer Christof Cremer and renowned concert organiser Herbert Fischerauer. With a theme inspired by the opera La Traviata and its message of joy, this year’s event involves more than 120 artists in a programme ranging from waltz to jazz to electronic beats, with dancing throughout the night.
ASIA-PACIFIC
December 7-9 THE BIG DESIGN MARKETGet started on your Christmas shopping at this event held at the Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney. Be spoilt for choice browsing the more than 200 stalls displaying products such as homeware, textiles, fashion and lifestyle items. Grab a bite at the numerous food and drinks stalls, keep your children entertained at the dedicated activities area, or take in art installations by guest artists.
December 12-March 29, 2019KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALECurated by artist Anita Dube, the fourth edition of this art fair in India’s Kerala State focuses on inclusion and the need for understanding, generated through interaction with one another and the exhibitions. Programmes include a film festival, a video lab, performances of the music of the ancient seaport of Muziris, a children’s art event and numerous talks, seminars, studios and workshops.
December 13-16 WONDERFRUITLooking for an eco-themed activity? Thailand’s pioneering festival for the arts and sustainable living returns for its fifth year at Siam Country Club in Pattaya, where lush greenery complements the event’s eco-friendly policies, such as sourcing local bamboo for festival infrastructures. Music, art, architecture, wellness and cuisine are all on the Wonderfruit line-up.
December 15-16CREAMFIELDS
Topping the bill at AsiaWorld-Expo for this Hong Kong leg of the Creamfields dance music
festival series is Martin Garrix, ranked the world’s number-one DJ by DJ Mag in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The impressive 14-act line-up also includes trance legend Armin van Buuren and the wide-ranging
musical taste maker, the eclectic Diplo.
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