From left: Yap Po Leen, Marion Caunter, SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin and Zaida Ibrahim.

Every year, we wait with bated breath for our esteemed guests, in all their finery, to make their grand entrance at the foyer of Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur’s Grand Ballroom. And this year was no different.

The indomitable fashion sense of KL’s high society naturally is the focal point, and we love all the #ootd from the night on our Instagram feed. And of course, seeing these outfits up close were a bonus!

Marion Caunter in Jonathan Simkhai and SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin in Tom Sweeney.

Datin Nadia Hazali Mustafa in Solace London.

Raja Jesrina Arshad in Michael Ong.

Datin Dian Lee in Sonny San.

Chryseis Tan in Moiselle.

Yap Mei Fong in Alice McCall.

Ju Nn Phang in Duchess & Co.

Kim Raymond in Alia Bastamam.

Lee Jim Leng in Elie Saab.

Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim in Rizman Ruzaini.

Sally Quah in Alice McCall.

Che Puan Datin Winnie Low in Sebastian Gunawan.

Datin Yvette Kang in Johanna Ortiz.

Lim Wei-Ling in Roberto Cavalli.

Lim Ai San in Celest Thoi.

Elia Geneid-Sutter in Farah Khan.

Datin Sri Jacqueline Ting in Farah Khan.

Esha Geneid in Farah Khan.

Zaida Ibrahim in Jovian Mandagie.

Angela Karto in Jovian Mandagie.

Muhaini Mahmud in Jovian Mandagie.

Nina Ismail Sabri in Jovian Mandagie.

 
Datin Barbara Yap in Zuhair Murad.

Datuk Raziah Mahmud-Geneid in Valentino.

Melissa Sin in Red Lantern Studio.

Shirena Hamzah in Maticevski.

Rekha Sen in Oscar de la Renta.

Vivienne Cheng in Vaughn Tan.

Rebekah Yeoh in Herve Leger.

Shaine Wong in Tarik Ediz.

Yap Po Leen in Reem Acra.

Zaireen Ibrahim in Milly.

Lee Yin Yen in Marchesa.

Melissa Lam in Celest Thoi.

Yap Ai Leen in Marchesa Notte.

Teo Yi Ping in Herve Leger.

Lyn Siew in Keith Kee.

Lim Ai Chiin in Christopher Kane.

Che Puan Amelia Thripura Henderson in Kenzo x H&M.

Dato' Sri Bernard Chandran in his own creation.

Jovian Mandagie in his own creation.

Alessandro Macri in Versace.

We can always count on our favourite faces to flex their sartorial wings , serving a buffet of “wow” outfits we still can't get enough of. White proved to be a popular colour this year, as seen on Marion Caunter, Datin Dian Lee, Datin Nadia Hazali Mustafa, Raja Jesrina Arshad and Chrysies Tan.

Farah Khan and Jovian Mandagie were the two top favourite designers of the night. The former ticks all the right boxes for red carpet glam with its figure-accentuating and hand-sequinned numbers. The ladies in Farah Khan all looked like superstars!

Jovian’s creations this year were proudly donned by his wife Nina Ismail Sabri, Angela Karto, Muhaini Mahmud and the winner of our inaugural Women on the Rise award, Zaida Ibrahim. We are still riding on the wave of Zaida’s dramatic dress, and that shade of green is just out of this world.

Watch our red carpet interview here: