Page 143 - Philippine Tatler (April 2019)

KAVITA SIDHU

This former beauty queen is much more than a
bundle of good genes. Kavita, who in 1990 became
the fi rst Malaysian to win an international beauty
pageant and went on to model for international
designers such as Jean-Louis Scherrer and Escada,
launched her own silk kaftan label, Kvita, in 2017.
MELINDA LOOI She has also ventured into fi lm—she starred in two

Melinda, whose sister popular horror movies in 2004 and 2005—and
Beatrice is also a respected food, co-owning the upmarket Zenzero Group of
fashion designer, is known restaurants with her husband Roberto Guiati.
for her avant-garde take
on vintage style. Her
couture, ready-to-wear,
and bridal collections
are bold and highly
decorative, featuring
beads, crystals, and
semi-precious stones.
Melina was invited to
show her designs at
Contemporary Muslim
Fashions, an exhibition
staged by the Fine
Arts Museums of San
Francisco last year.
The mother of four
is a “night owl” and
will often stay up to
3am when she’s on
a creative roll.

VIVY SOFINAS

YUSOF

A law graduate from
the London School of
Economics, Vivy is as
sharp as she is stylish.
A chronic entrepreneur,
she is chief creative
offi cer at FashionValet,
a multimillion-dollar
e-commerce company
she founded with her
husband. She’s also the
founder of Duck, a leading
women’s accessories
brand that specialises in
chic headscarves. Vivy,
the fi rst hijab-wearing
woman to be named a
Friend of Louis Vuitton,
is a powerful social
infl uencer. She has a
popular blog called
Proudduck and more
than a million followers
on Instagram.

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