BY TAN MIN-LI
The leading lawyer and rising media
mogul takes us on a star-studded
trip to the Cannes Film Festival
GRAPHY: INSTAGRAM; TIMOTHY WHITE
140 HARPER’S BAZAAR JULY 2018
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Place de la Castre, a medieval tower that has been
converted into a museum, at the top of the old town in
Cannes. Dinner was by Julia Sedefdjian, the youngest chef
to be bestowed a Michelin Star, and the wine list was the
best I’ve ever seen at an event, including Château Latour and
Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle. Not to mention the stellar
women in attendance, like Salma Hayek, Diane Kruger and
Kristen Stewart. Another was the amfAR after-party at Hotel
du Cap at Eden Rock. The DJ spun audio gold till the early
hours of the morning, while the headliners of the night were
Ellie Goulding, Sting, Grace Jones and Shaggy,
whom I got to meet and chat with over drinks.
THE MAISON
I rented a stunning villa with a group of friends so it was
a perennial house party! We had fantastic sea views and
a pool, and were just a 15-minute strollaway from
Promenade de la Croisette, the heart of Cannes.
The owner told me Elizabeth Taylor once stayed at this
very villa during the festival many years ago.
BAGGAGE CHECK
Believe it or not, I travelled light with just one checked-i
a, a roller bag as a carry-on and my Louis Vuitton
eyond the essentials, I packed three black tie out
airs of shoes (Alexandre Birman white mules, Dio
slingbacks, Dior mesh pumps and Gianvito Ross
et sandals, and flip-flops I had customised for my
tes as a gift!); and three bags including a Gucci b
My beauty kit is pretty extensive, from Clé de Peau
té and Sisley skincare, to NARS and Fenty Beauty
p, and Frederic Malle’s new fragrance, Outrageou
GUILTY PLEASURE
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Portrait by
business partner
and celebrity
photographer,
Timothy White
Living it up,
Cannes style
Savouring the Suites
life with Alicia Loke
Killawatt
Freestyle
Highlighter in
Sand Castle/
Mint’d Mojito,
Fenty Beauty
Bag, Gucci
Suitcase,
Rimowa
With Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing
Mid-day treats
At the
Women
in Motion
gala
Outrageous
by Sophia
Grojsman,
Frederic Malle
Eyeshadow Palette
in Fleur Fatale,
Erdem for NARS
Strolling
through the
Croisette
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Dior
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Louis
Vuitton
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by Julia
Sedefdjian
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