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Older and Wiser

Seems like it-girl Adinda Bakrie is not the only person in town who threw socialite-studded birthday party last May, businessman Adiguna Sutowo, son of the late Ibnu Sutowo, also celebrated his birthday at Blowfish Kitchen & Bar.

Vika Sutowo, Sabella ‘Tini’ Soegomo, Vashty Soegomo, Karina Wiano, designers Elga Naldy and Chossy Latu, Lunamarina Melvin, PR king Kiki Utara, Samantha Ivanno, Tio Setyoso, Deddy Rizaldi, Sys Sakri, Panca Makmun, Monica Tian, actresses Dian Sastrowardoyo and Velove Vexia Kaligis, it-boy Mirza Juneo, Herwinto Sutowo, and Cecile Seruni Sutowo was among the guests.

Guests were fashionably dressed in beautiful batik – looks like everyone’s (except for Elga Naldy, Lunamarina Melvin, and few others) having a batik-fever now. Daughter of Adiguna Sutowo, the seventeen year old Cecile Seruni Sutowo, was definitely the belle of the night.

Sabella & Vashty Soegomo, Adiguna & Vika Sutowo

Adiguna & Vika Sutowo, Deddy Rizaldi

Kiki Utara, Deddy Rizaldi, Monica Tian, Elga Naldy

Sabella ‘Tini’ Soegomo, Elga Naldy

Three fine ladies; Vika Sutowo, Elga Naldy, Lunamarina Melvin

The fabulous Lunamarina Melvin with designer Chossy Latu

Herwinto Sutowo, Velove Vexia Kaligis, Cecile Seruni Sutowo, Mirza Juneo

The belle of the night, Cecile Seruni Sutowo

Celebrate Fashionably!

Besides wedding, birthday is also a worth celebrating occasion. Jakarta’s very own it-girl has just turned twenty-six last month.

There might be disappointments from those who had expected sumptuous and lavish celebration because despite the immensely increasing wealth of her uncle – Aburizal Bakrie, Adinda only threw a modest celebration attended by her closest friends and relatives.

Birthday girl’s dearest friend, the uber-talented young designer Didit Hediprasetyo was among the fabulous guests that include Indra, Gaby, Intania, and Andra Bakrie, Seng-Hoo Ong, Manohara Pinot, the Soekasah twins, Indah Saugi, Elsa Kurniawan, Vashty Soegomo, Wulan Guritno, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Renny Sutiyoso, Kiki Utara, Ronald Liem, Rachmat Harsono, Livia Prananto, and Fitria Yusuf.

The birthday girl was looking effortlessly chic in a dress by Emilio Pucci (yes, that print du jour) with a quirky yet sweet hairdo. What else can I say other than “Wow!”

Blow the candles, birthday girl!

Gaby Bakrie, Didit Hediprasetyo, Adinda Bakrie

Intania Bakrie, Adinda Bakrie, Didit Hediprasetyo

Ronald Liem, Adinda Bakrie

Stunning guest Fitria Yusuf with the equally stunning birthday girl

Adinda between the Soekasah twins

Happy birthday Adinda!

Photos from her personal collection.

The Splendid Wedding Plan

Love is in air, and we hope that you feel it too, but if you don’t, one thing that we know for sure is that love is in the air for the bride & groom to be Adinda Bakrie and Seng-Hoo Ong. Marriage is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime ceremony, so you will remember your wedding celebration for the rest of your life.

Planning a dream wedding celebration has never been easy, yet it could be easier for some people. Commissioning a professional wedding organizer and event designer can be very helpful, moreover if you’re commissioning the world’s preeminent event designer, Preston Bailey. Prepare yourself to be amazed by all the splendor and grandeur that is truly (or not-so-truly) Indonesian.

There has never been an official announcement regarding how much the celebration will cost.

Eresistible!

We might be a little – or much – too late to post the photo, but we believe that something surprising will still be surprising, regardless its slight outdatedness.

Dewi Sukarno – spotting a unique headpiece that channels the late Isabella Blow – attended Ere by Repossi Japan Launch Party at Ristir Midtown on April 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan

And who were the other guests? The designer herself, Euginie Niarchos, with her friends Gaia Repossi, Olympia Scarry, and sons of HRH Princess Caroline of Monaco, Pierre and Andrea Casiraghi and his armcandy, Tatiana Santodomingo of the well-known clique dubbed the international set.

Girls, if meeting Paris Hilton has become so yesterday, what about meeting Andrea Casiraghi?

Gaia Repossi, Alberto Repossi, Dewi Sukarno

Andrea Casiraghi, Dewi Sukarno

Photos by Jun Sato/ Wireimage

Golden Inspiration

The ballroom of Dharmawangsa Hotel was turned into something close to an Eden from fairytales with nothing short of magnificent and grandeur. Couture flower arrangements in fancy avant-garde shapes were everywhere, filling the room with breathtakingly beautiful atmosphere. The magic was done by Preston Bailey, a world’s preeminent event designer.

Last night, he collaborated with Indonesia’s very own Biyan Wanaatmadja, who showcased more than 50 couture wedding gowns from the Biyan Bride and Biyan Gold limited edition labels. The models who strutted on the runway in meticulously detailed couture gowns are Indonesia’s finest, while the guests of ‘Inspiration by Preston Bailey Featuring Biyan Bride & Biyan Gold’ event were the crème de la crème of our country, including Adinda Bakrie, Intania Bakrie, Amanda Soekasah, Jessica Nathalie, Renny Sutiyoso, Tirza Tabitha, Sjully Darsono, and Sarah Moerad.

Tres magnifique!

Preston Bailey with the ravishingly beautiful Wulan Guritno

Vashty Soegomo, Renny Sutiyoso, Wulan Guritno, Thania Muljadi

Amanda Subagio

Jessica Nathalie, Wulan Guritno

Intania Bakrie, Adinda Bakrie, Thania Muljadi, Vashty Soegomo

A well-dressed clique

And another well-dressed clique!