ALAN SEE

showing up to a black tie dinner in monochrome traditional Chinese silk robes doesn’t immediately grant you the status of style icon, then we don’t know what else will. The Malaysian-born, Hong Kongbased impresario behind The Armoury is a refreshingly original counterpoint to all the other dandies out there. Underlying all of this, surely, is a remarkably keen eye and profound understanding of how patterns and colours work together, particularly against the Asian complexion and silhouette. His alchemy of sober tones and lively prints (our favourite is a grey Glen plaid Liverano number paired with a lissom Mughal-motif wool-silk scarf) ensures he is a latter-day Fellini. Cutting a striking figure as the image of contemporary Asian elegance, See’s singular aesthetic vision has redefined – for all of us – what it means to be a stylish man in the 21st century. ≠