Most Stylish Women 2024

Stylishness isn’t just about being fashionable. Instead, it’s a blend of self-assurance, passion and stories that makes the idea of style so multifaceted and rich. From a mother and daughter duo who approach dressing up with equal exuberance, to an entrepreneur championing the varied tales of batik to a singer-songwriter showing her chic chops with a walking stick, meet the 10 women who inspire us with their singular takes on personal style.

- AARON KOK

SANDRA CHANG, 70

Director of Raffles Yacht Group, vice president of International Seakeepers Society Asia

As the vice president of the International Seakeepers Society Asia, Chang is always working on something new to help further the cause of marine conservation and to promote the education and understanding of these critical issues, but when she’s off duty, fashion becomes her playground. “My love of fashion came from my mother, who loved dressing up and who always encouraged and allowed me to express myself in fashion,” the always-poised Chang tells us. “I was allowed to choose my own outfits at the age of five!” Today, her closet is a veritable role call of designers, including the likes of Alaïa and Oscar de la Renta, all of which reflect Chang’s operative words of “timeless elegance” when describing her style. Still, no maison holds a special place in Chang’s heart quite like Dior and the self-professed “diehard Dior fan” says that of all the couture pieces she owns, it’s a Dior dress that she wore to her daughter’s engagement party that she treasures most. “It was a magical time that we had celebrating, and I still feel that sense of joy and love whenever I see this dress.”

TARA TANN, IN HER 40s

Sales & marketing director of Raffles Yacht Group, ambassador of International Seakeepers Society Asia