Cover Amiroel Shazrie Yusof, Wong Wai Kuan, Michele Kwok, Monica Lai, Andrew Wong, Che Puan Datin Winnie Low, Shida Mahadi, Brian Quirk and Gabriel Mah (Photo: Fady Younis/Tatler Malaysia)

From red carpet glamour to heartwarming awards speeches, here’s what went down at #TatlerBall22 last Friday

“I'll always consider Tatler Ball as the last and best ball of them all, a fabulous way to end the year,” as one Tatler Ball guest enthused on the night itself. We couldn't have said it better.

Despite rainy weather and rush hour traffic on Friday evening, our guests made a grand entrance at the grand ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur dressed in a stunning array of mesmerising looks inspired by the ‘White Christmas’ theme. Chopard, being the premium sponsor of the ball, lived up to its reputation as a red carpet jeweller, with many of our stylish guests accessorised in its glamorous watches and jewellery. Read our style report to find out who wore what Chopard luxurious pieces.

Related: Tatlergram: Snapshots We Love From Tatler Ball 2022

After snapping pictures at the photo wall, guests were ushered into the foyer where a glittering Christmas tree awaited. Under the tree sponsored by The Melium Group were 10 luxury items donated by the luxury retailer that could be purchased by guests on the spot. One hundred per cent of the proceeds would go to Make a Wish Malaysia, OrphanCare Foundation, and Yayasan Chow Kit via Tatler Ball’s GiveAsia crowdfunding page, which is open for donations from now until December 25, 2022.  

The Melium Christmas Tree was popular with stylish ladies like Lee Jim Leng, Datin Meera Sen, and Datin Joanna Low. Other esteemed guests like Chopard's managing director of Asia & Oceania Pierre Millereau flew in to Kuala Lumpur to be part of this special occasion.

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Photo 1 of 31 Karen Teh, Joanne Tan, Charmain Liew, Dr Loo Say Yee and Jas Chin
Photo 2 of 31 Fariza Sakina
Photo 3 of 31 Aaron Chin and January So
Photo 4 of 31 Zac Liew
Photo 5 of 31 Mattia Salussoglia and Ellen Franke
Photo 6 of 31 Kent Chua and Shirley Chua
Photo 7 of 31 Ally Mukhriz
Photo 8 of 31 Whulandary Herman
Photo 9 of 31 Marion Caunter
Photo 10 of 31 Sarah Iqbal and Terimunite Chandran
Photo 11 of 31 Dato' Setia Aubry Rahim Mennesson, Firhan Yassir and Shazlan Sufian
Photo 12 of 31 Mette Simensen and Martin Issing
Photo 13 of 31 Koh Li Tim and Chryseis Tan
Photo 14 of 31 Law Wai Cheong and Diani Lee
Photo 15 of 31 Datin Sri Eannes Chop, Datin Sri Linda Chen and Valerie Ong
Photo 16 of 31 Yohan Indot and Bianca Lind Indot
Photo 17 of 31 Datin Carla Soong and Raymond Choon
Photo 18 of 31 Coral Cheng
Photo 19 of 31 Ian Chong, Qing Ling Fang, Dinesh Ratnam, Ferhat Nazri-Aziz, Geraldine Beh, Zac Liew and Devan Linus Rajadurai
Photo 20 of 31 Francesca Chia and David Tjhung
Photo 21 of 31 Christine Cheah and Heng Thang Yih
Photo 22 of 31 Ning Baizura and Tony Eusoff
Photo 23 of 31 Elyna Effendi, Mariam Teh, Justine Lim, Datin Joanna Low and Datin Meera Sen
Photo 24 of 31 Yong Yoon Li and Grace Leung
Photo 25 of 31 Lee Jim Leng
Photo 26 of 31 Datin Maureen Ooi and Datuk Rudy Foo
Photo 27 of 31 Rekha Sen
Photo 28 of 31 Chuang Ting Yu and Ivan Gan
Photo 29 of 31 Mac Bakar, Emi Stames and Geraldine Beh
Photo 30 of 31 Carlos Steenland and Sasibai Kimis
Photo 31 of 31 Wong Tze Lee and Cesarine Lim

Guests enjoyed a generous flow of Hennessy cocktails and Moët Brut Impérial champagne as they visited the dazzling photo booth by Tatler Ball 2022 beauty partner Beauty & Co. Art lovers were thrilled to see artist Jackie Tsai’s exquisite artwork and other exclusive art pieces donated by Qing Gallery for Tatler Ball’s silent auction to raise funds for charity. In addition to bidding on the artwork of their choice, guests could also place bids for two Malaysia Airlines Business Class tickets to London and a 3D2N stay at the luxurious The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi.      

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Photo 1 of 28 Maggie Wilson and Tim Connor
Photo 2 of 28 Rebekah Yeoh and Koh Li Tim
Photo 3 of 28 Tunku Datin Myra Madihah, Puan Sri Siew Yong Gnanalingam and Dato’ James Iskandar Ja’afar-Greaves
Photo 4 of 28 Hans De Visser and Chen Tien Yue
Photo 5 of 28 Dato' Simon Foong and Kelvin Cheah
Photo 6 of 28 Dato' Sri Bernard Chandran and Patrick Madendjian
Photo 7 of 28 Hubert Hoi, Blaise Montandon and Ken Lim
Photo 8 of 28 Gabrielle Tan-Helfman, Geraldine Dreiser, Celest Thoi, Elizabeth Tan and Nicole Tan
Photo 9 of 28 Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew
Photo 10 of 28 Ong Ning Geng and Melissa L. Ratkovich
Photo 11 of 28 Serina Hijjas
Photo 12 of 28 Dato' Eric Ong and Datin Kate Ong
Photo 13 of 28 Ahmad Feruz and Fyza Kadir
Photo 14 of 28 Geraldine Beh, Tunku Dara Naquiah and Dato' Seri Farah Khan
Photo 15 of 28 Kelvin Cheah, Raymond Tham and Alex Cheah
Photo 16 of 28 Mily Liang, Leong Mei Yuen and Datin Yvette Kang
Photo 17 of 28 Tengku Datin Paduka Setia Zatashah and Datuk Nicol David
Photo 18 of 28 Datin Kelly Lau and Dato' Lawrence Teo
Photo 19 of 28 Ridduan Ismail and Geraldine Beh
Photo 20 of 28 Dato' Setia Aubry Rahim Mennesson and Devan Linus Rajadurai
Photo 21 of 28 Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong and Puan Sri Lisa Teo
Photo 22 of 28 Rebecca Hilton, Nelson Hilton, Blaise Montandon, Sheila Ali and Dato' Rosemarie Wee
Photo 23 of 28 Dr Er Ping Ling and Datin Kelly Lau
Photo 24 of 28 Mariana De Reyes and Datuk Nicol David
Photo 25 of 28 Ferhat Nazri-Aziz, Roshan Valiram, Lim Wei Ling, Yohan Rajan and Zaireen Ibrahim
Photo 26 of 28 Mariam Teh, Dato' Seri Farah Khan, Datin Yvette Kang, Melissa Lim and Yap Ai Leen
Photo 27 of 28 Vivienne Cheng and Lady Linda Wong Davies
Photo 28 of 28 Benjamin Yong, Datin Mina Cheah, Dato' Simon Foong, Shawna Yap and Yap Teak Sing

Inside the grand ballroom, grandiose décor complemented elaborate tableware and place settings by the Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, including elegant floral centrepieces by Botier.

Guests enjoyed a fine dining feast prepared by Chef Junious Dickerson of Curate while enjoying the captivating vocals of Tony Eusoff and Ning Baizura Dalton, who doubled as emcees.

Related: Behind the Gourmet Dinner and Luxurious Drinks at Tatler Ball 2022

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Photo 1 of 3 Datuk Nicol David receiving Tatler's Diamond Award
Photo 2 of 3 Suriani Kempe receiving Tatler's Impact Award
Photo 3 of 3 Katun received Tatler's Cultural Icon Award

That evening, three individuals were respectively honoured with Tatler’s Diamond, Impact and Cultural Icon awards. Earlier, they were chauffeured to the hotel in style courtesy of BMW Malaysia. Family Frontiers president Suriani Kempe was recognised for her humanitarian efforts with the Impact Award and presented with a Beauty & Co gift voucher. Tatler’s Cultural Icon Award was given to visual artist Abdul Hafiz Abdul Rahman, also known as Katun, who was gifted with an Acer laptop. Retired squash champion Datuk Nicol David received the Diamond Award, which came with a Tod’s bag from the Melium Group. All three awardees were also presented with custom trophies from Royal Selangor.      

The night ended on a high note as guests made their way to the dance floor to show off their moves. When it was finally time to call it a night, everyone went home with gift bags filled with an Armani Beauty fragrance, Spritzer sparkling water, and Beauty & Co vouchers worth RM5,000. 

Watch this space to find out the total amount raised for charity at #TatlerBall22.     

Chopard was the premium sponsor for Tatler Ball 2022. The ball was also sponsored by Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, BMW Malaysia, The Melium Group, Beauty & Co., Acer, Armani Beauty, Hennessy, Spritzer, Royal Selangor, Botier, Malaysia Airlines, Qing Gallery, and The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi.

Credits

Images  

Khairul Imran, Daniel Adams, Fady Younis, Aizat Ady Ikram and Ihsan Rosniza

Videography  

Goh Kwee Jin

Video Editor  

Kamal Azraai

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