We Created Our Own Studio 45 Nightclub For The Female Anniversary Bash

And it was fantastic.

By IMRAN JALAL, 27 Apr 2019

It was a night of rock and roll glamour when we took over an eclectic three-storey shophouse on Neil Road on Friday for our 45th anniversary party. Because this magazine's all about a fun, out-of-the-box approach to covering fashion, beauty, design and pop culture, we transformed the entire space into an updated '70s style nightclub named Studio 45 with the likes of a 5m-long mirror wall for party selfies and a 2.6m-tall, rotating floral monument in the centre of the dance floor.

On-site collaborations with various event sponsors added to the glamorous funhouse atmosphere. Cue a temporary tattoo studio by Converse, a fragrance-meets-cocktail bar by Karl Lagerfeld, and an Instagram-worthy dessert room by Estee Lauder with shades of its Double Wear Stay-In-Place foundation displayed from floor to ceiling like an immersive, Pantone-inspired colour chart.

The highlight of the night, however, was the nearly 300-strong crowd that boasted some of the most stylish and daring names from the local creative scene. Among them: top fashion influencers Savina Chai, Mae Tan and Jamie QQ; musicians Narelle Kheng and Sam Rui; actress Fiona Xie; models Fiona Fussi and Iman Fandi; cultural impresario Tracy Philips; DJ Ginette Chittick; and artist Polina Korobova. Here, a peek at how the fantastic crew parties.

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(From left) Singer Narelle Kheng; actress Fiona Xie; cultural impresario Tracy Phillips; eco advocate and creative consultant Aarika Lee; entrepreneur Jaime Lee, branding and marketing whizz Charmaine Seah; and DJ and fashion lecturer Ginette Chittick

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Female's editor-in-chief Noelle Loh (far left) addressing the close to 300 guests

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Fiona Xie's F-themed outfit for the night: Full-on Fendi

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Narelle Kheng (left) and Fiona Xie

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Fashion BFFs: Private investor Wendy Long and style fiend Jamie QQ Wu

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Model family: Wendy Jacobs and daughter Iman Fandi

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Trust vintage store owner Azzurra La Mantia (we heart that Gucci Bamboo bag) and art director Johanna Frederica (that vintage JPG getup is TDF) to bring some true Studio 54 glamour

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Guest rapper Yung Raja (left) and Iman Fandi

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Emily Loke, the founder of Paper Tiger Press and Female Collective member, in Jil Sander

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Mae Tan (left) and Female's digital content producer Andrea Sim

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Singer-songwriter Ysa Yaneza (middle), stylist Shimin Poh (left), and photographer Jasmin Liew (right) got inspired by Charlie’s Angels – the 2000 remake – when they were planning their outfits. Any guesses who's who?