Easily the most dazzling evening of the year for fashionistas and the arbiters of style in the city, the opening gala for Savoir-Faire: The Mastery of Craft in Fashion exhibition at K11 Musea was a spectacular return to glamour. For a city that’s long been cloaked in designer masks and mostly muted celebrations for the past two years, the best-dressed stepped out in unabashed style.
K11 Musea was the place to be seen, to be heard, to be photographed in couture, and by George, the A-list pulled out all the stops and dug out their finest wears and tears. The opening night for Adrian Cheng’s exhibition, with fashion editor Carine Roitfeld, provided ample reason to doll out in designer gladrags as haute couture was celebrated alongside intricate Chinese crafts. From the realms of culture, fashion and art alike, we noted several people head to toe in scintillating sartorial selects, after the drudgery of the pandemic, it was a return to life in colour, exquisite embroidery, scintillating silhouettes, sequins and feathers.
Veronica Chou and Victoria Tang-Owen 
Julian Liu, Anne Wang Liu, Jennifer Yu Cheng and Adrian Cheng 
AJ Mak and Sabrina Chen 
Justin Kuok and Chelsea Chau 
Christopher Owen and Victoria Tang 
Joe Sun and Queenie Mak 
Christopher Owen, Victoria Tang-Owen, Olivia Dawn and David Steel 
Eric Schuldenfrei, Marisa Yiu and Peter Cheung 
Harris Chan, Veronica Chou, Alison Chan El Azar, Karim El Azar and Lillian Ho 
Antonia Li 
Alison Chan El Azar 
Colleen Yu Fung 
Yenn Wong and Alan Lo 
James Neary and Angie Ng 
Irene Wang and Karson Choi 
Jonathan Cheung, Feiping Chang and Elly Lam 
Feiping Chang 
Queenie Rosita Law and Jennifer Yu Cheng 
Alvin Goh, Jennifer Cheng and Oceana Ou 
Tiffany Chan and Jonathan Li 
Jonathan Cheung 
Betty Ng and Bernard Lam 
Alvin Goh, Oceana Ou, Nielson Chow and Tiffany Lam 
Mira Yeh 
Elly Lam 
Cissy Wang, Donnie Yen, Yang Xiaojuan, Irene Wang and Karson Choi 
Cissy Wang and Donnie Yen 
Oceana Ou, Donnie Yen, Cissy Wang and Alvin Goh 
Donnie Yen, Cissy Wang, Irene Wang and Karson Choi 
Jonathan Zeman and Phil Liang 
Jonathan Zeman, Isabella Tsao Liang and Phil Liang 
Alan Lo, Jennifer Yu Cheng, Adrian Cheng, Yenn Wong and Jonathan Cheung 
Oceana Ou, Jennifer Yu Cheng, Adrian Cheng and Antonia Li 
Alvin Goh and Oceana Ou 
Pansy Ho 
Pansy Ho and Nigel Luk 
Reina Chau, Chelsea Chau, Colleen Yu Fung, Sabrina Fung and Dorothy Cheng 
Fanny Sieh 
Veronica Chou, Melissa Fok, Anne Wang Liu and Colleen Yu Fung 
Elly Lam 
Colleen Yu Fung and Jennifer Yu Cheng 
Jennifer Yu Cheng, Pansy Ho, Winnie Chiu, Charmaine Ho and Elly Lam 
Anne Wang Liu 
Winnie Chiu and Ho-Pin Tung 
Alvin Goh 
Dorothy Cheng, Wendy Law, Jennifer Yu Cheng and Sabrina Fung 
Jennifer Yu Cheng and Melinda Zeman 
Tiffany Chan, Oceana Ou, Elly Lam, Marisa Yiu and Eric Schuldenfrei 
Alvin Goh, Oceana Ou, Joe Sun and Queenie Mak
The big question that was trending on social media (and by many self-appointed fashion critics); Who was best dressed? We have our picks, of course, and as we race to print and publish, here are a few of our favourites; Anne Wang Liu in Alex Perry to Jennifer Yu Cheng in a custom pink Christian Siriano gown, the gold carpet (red carpet is ‘so’ last season) was rolled out for the dashing and the debonair.
Let’s not forget the gents, Adrian Cheng inaugurated the eventing wearing Alexander McQueen, architect Andre Fu looked faultless in a tailored suit by Yally Yan (for the pernickety fashion purveyors, in Tom Ford shoes and a Chanel brooch).
The bold and the beautiful Elly Lam in London-based label Alessandra Rich turned several heads, while Alison Chan El Azar in a feathery and sequinned little red number from 16Arlington looked ultra-glam. Veronica Chou wore Thierry Mugler and all the devilish details were in the back of her eye-catching ensemble, Colleen Yu Fung in Jenny Peckham looked fab, while Michelle Reis opted for a classic Giorgio Armani gossamer gown with intricate detailing.
A special shout out to those who opted for Asian designers such as Feiping Chang’s frothy green confection from Chinese designer Ryzyoryuan, couturier Barney Cheng and PR maven Peter Cheung who wore traditional qipaos (designed by Cheng). Calvin Wang also opted for a traditional Chinese-style men’s gown accessorised with a glittering broach.
Jennifer Yu Cheng and Adrian Cheng 
Julian Hui and Michelle Reis 
Stephen Fung 
Cissy Wang and Donny Yan 
Irene Wang and Karson Choi 
Kimbee Chan 
Wesley Ng and Andre Fu 
Justin Kuok and Chelsea Chau 
Elly Lam 
Kevin Lam and Sabrina Fung 
Lilian Ho, Harris Chan and Antonia Li 
Feiping Chang 
Christopher Owen and Victoria Tang 
Kevin Poon and Fiona McLeish 
Stephanie Au 
Angela Yuen 
Locker Lam and Jeannie Ng 
Tyson Yoshi 
Hilary Fan 
Arnaldo Ho 
Jenny Wong and Brandon Chau 
Jolie Chan 
Alvin Goh 
Stephanie Shek 
Anais Mak 
Faye Tsui and Noel Li 
Ivan Lui and Carmina Law 
Justine Lee 
Sue Chang 
Tina Wong
Via livestream, fashion icon Carine Roitfeld joined the guests, the glittering skyline of Hong Kong island was the stunning background for the evening. Gala guests also participated in a silent auction powered by Open Heart featuring one-of-a-kind pieces and one-off experiences by couture houses and traditional artisans crafted in collaboration with the K11 Craft & Guild Foundation (KCG). Proceeds from successfully auctioned items benefited UNESCO and the KCG to further the global efforts in cultural preservation.
Savoir-Faire: The Mastery of Craft in Fashion officially opens to the public today (13 December, 2021), and continues on 6F, K11 Art & Cultural Centre, K11 MUSEA until 14 February, 2022.
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