A Manifesto of Modern Style

More than a celebration of fashion, the unveiling of Asia's Most Stylish 2025 at Paragon in September reflected Singapore's evolving cultural language-where aesthetics meet intellect, and legacy intertwines with community

- Adriel Chiun

Paragon, the retail landmark on Orchard Road, was reimagined as a crucible of culture when Tatler Singapore unveiled its Asia's Most Stylish 2025 honourees in September. What might have been a celebration of fashion alone unfolded as a meditation on style itself—part philosophy, part performance, part cultural force. For one evening, the luxury destination gathered the city’s tastemakers, creatives and cultural leaders into a space where glamour met gravitas and the meaning of style was explored as deeply as it was displayed.

The night began with a touch of theatre as Tatler Singapore's resident “fashion monster” Adriel Chiun reminded guests that “September is the January of fashion ... a spiritual reset, brimming with promise and the invitation to dream bigger”. Framed against Singapore's 60th year of independence, his words set the tone: style was not simply an act of dressing but a proclamation of identity. In a country often described as a “little red dot”, he added, magnitude has never been about size but about spirit—and it is this bold, forward-looking spirit that defines the nine honourees of Asia's Most Stylish 2025. From the start, it was clear this would not be a fashion parade but an exploration of what style truly means in Singapore today.