KL in The Prime

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KL in The Prime-Seeing Your Future with Sarah Rani

So what does 2010 have in store for you? Do you ever wonder what your future holds for you? Do you want to know if the guy you have the hots for will eventually be yours? Well, allow me to introduce to you, clairvoyant Sarah Rani. I first heard of Sarah from Nancy Bakshhy,  the Persian [...]

12Jan2010 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Tuesday Personality -Into the Future with Lynette Ow

emmagem had the pleasure of speaking to Lynette Ow, Editor in Chief of CLEO magazine lately and got some inside tips about fashion and most importantly about the lady herself who  is a fashion inspiration to many. A fellow Piscean, this sophisticated mother of two (seriously who could tell),  who is trained as an accountant and [...]

5Jan2010 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Ahmad Shareza- Banking In The Future

October 15th , is the launch of the new Maybank2U site and it is quite an awesome site (yeah, we know, we tested it) as it is user friendly and has a lot more  features than the previous one. It is also a nicer looking updated version and caters to all ages, tech savvy or otherwise.
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6Dec2008 | yetmee | 3 comments | Continued
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Penny Yuen- Story Teller

emmagem.com , met up with the Penny Yuen recently and over a cup of coffee ,got to know this talented graphic designer and “eco- warrior alter ego”. Well, Penny would not be your ideal image of a “warrior , because she is very petite. But whoever said that heroism is measured by one’s physical size obviously [...]

4Nov2008 | yetmee | 6 comments | Continued
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Lisa Foo and Su Sim- Lighting The Path

What is the effect when you put two bright and talented 30somethings together…well I think it is safe to say …blinding brilliance.
Diminutive in size but power packed with their conviction about conserving Planet Earth , these two young artists,already accomplished in their own chosen fields; one is a celebrated architect (read all [...]

12Oct2008 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Chloe Lai-Action Packed

There’s this group of personal trainers and fitness instructors out there who truly live their lives according to the fitness principal that they believe in. At getactive ,three young personal trainers headed by the torpedo fit Chloe Lai, 32 years old, do just that. They are health enthusiasts who believe in daily work outs (they [...]

5Oct2008 | yetmee | 1 comment | Continued
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KL in The Prime-Debbie Lee

Debbie Lee, restauranteur, gym instructor and studio owner, 37 years old
Fashion philosophy - practical , quality, mix and match friendly pieces
She has on:
Attire :
Tank top from Reject Shop
Sports bra- Nike
Gym pants from Lulu Lemon (”a friend bought for me from Canada, really great brand, very slimming”
Feet- flip flops
Accessories:
Never leaves home without her PDA, her [...]

27Sep2008 | yetmee | 1 comment | Continued
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Debbra Lee- Core Strength

emmagem caught up with Debbra or Debbie recently over breakfast at her Jalan Bangkung ,Fit For Two cafe and studio. It has been almost a year and half since emmagem last spoke and loads has happened since then. Debbra co- owner of Bijoux Chain of restaurants which includes the modern european restaurant [...]

27Sep2008 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Liew Nyok Lin- “Carpe Diem”

Recently back from France after a five year French language government scholarship, Lins, as he is fondly known among his friends, is currently lecturing French at a local institution. emmagem.com caught up with him to see how this francophile is coping with his transition into his Malaysian-ism.

Lins, an old friend  was emmagem’s French “correspondent’ for  a brief while [...]

21Sep2008 | yetmee | 4 comments | Continued
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KL in the Prime- Art Comes to Life

Fabian Tan- architect and emerging artist, age 34 years old, standing beside his art pieces, currently exhibited at Petronas Gallery
Found him - at the opening of the art exhibition - “Working Title “ - by emerging artists
He has on:
shirt- Key Ng cotton shirt
jeans - only Lee will do
watch -from Fossil - arkitetk range (great for [...]

10Sep2008 | yetmee | 1 comment | Continued
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Fabian Tan - Emerging artist

His cheeky dimpled grin belies the seriousness of this young architect and newly discovered artist. His corner art was discovered by curator, Zabas, of the current exhibition at Petronas Gallery “working title – by 12 emerging artists” . And would you believe it, he was discovered at the previous Art for Grabs event which was [...]

7Sep2008 | yetmee | 8 comments | Continued
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KL in the Prime- Then is Now

THEN

NOW

Over the Merdeka weekend, I got to check out my friend Sook Yee’s collection of vintage clothes and boy, was I ever glad I did. Sook Yee has collected over the years , clothes that are worth many a designer’s gem of current creations. Some pieces have been with her over for [...]

6Sep2008 | yetmee | 2 comments | Continued
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KL in the Prime- IT Factor

Emmagem has always been about the 18 to 24 year olds glampots, but what about the older women and men? This segment is to answer a request from a reader to show the styles for the mid 30′ s and above …
Emmagem will be in search of some fashionable people that come really packed in [...]

29Aug2008 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Lisa Foo-Multi Faceted Designer

You’ve all seen the pictures of the EMMA House, well now meet the lady who designed it.
Considering the amount of recognition in the local architecture circle of “that concrete box house” in Bukit Damansara and being published in several international magazines like Elle Decoration Hong Kong, Architectural Digest Italy, Residence Jubilee Issue Amsterdam and [...]

3Jun2008 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Khoon Hooi:Reaching out to the world!

Papierblog, fashionweek editor Ali Manning fell in love with his designs at the Singapore Fashion Week in December 2006, quote? “the designer we should all look out for?” His Spring Summer 2007 line is raved in all the fashion blogs in the USA. Yep, sure sounds like the fashion world has just had a wake [...]

14Jul2007 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Calvin Thoo - Designer for the Stars

Amidst the frenzy of Siti Nurhaliza’s wedding, a local designer was preparing to move into his new boutique. Calvin Thoo’s boutique is now located at Prestige Floor, Lot 10, Jalan Bukit Bintang as befitting his prestigious clientele. Calvin can rightfully boast as a designer for the stars and calls among his regulars, Anita Sarawak or [...]

28Oct2006 | yetmee | 2 comments | Continued
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Designer Profile - Donna C

The petite Donna, though diminutive in size and has recently given birth to a bouncing baby boy, emmagem discovered this gentle lady to be gigantic in talent and big on fashion philosophy. You would not expect this soft spoken lady to be dressing the power women of today. But that is whom she [...]

28Apr2006 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued
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Interview with Peter Lum

Peter Lum is a renowned Malaysian stylist. He is a veteran in the fashion industry and his work include styling celebrities like Sharifah Aini, Camelia and recently, the contestants from Malaysian Idol 2. emmagem caught up with him recently and got his professional views as well as hot fashion tips on fashion in Malaysia.

28Jan2006 | yetmee | 0 comments | Continued