Before we bid goodbye to 2019 and welcome a new decade, let’s take a look back at the red carpet highlights of the year.
From dramatic gowns in tulle to sleek tailoring of pant suits, these Asian celebs like Michelle Yeoh and Constance Wu were channelling serious hot looks.
Swipe on for our favourite red carpet outfits that were big hits.
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Glamour was the name of Michelle Yeoh’s game. Crazy Rich Asian’s Eleanor Young arrived at the Academy Awards dressed in a floral off-shoulder Elie Saab haute couture gown with cascading silver neckline details and finished the look with Chopard jewellery and Richard Mille timepiece.
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Hustlers’ Constance Wu shows how amazing you can look when you wear a colour that’s complementary to your skin tone. And canary yellow is definitely Wu’s colour as it made her warm-toned skin glow in the Versace tulle gown to the Oscars.
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White dresses make you look ethereal and young. And in the case of Angelica Lee Sinje, the pairing of the lacy see-through white Dior gown with the black lingerie underneath masterfully played on translucency and gave the Malaysian actress the victory on the red carpets of the Golden Horse Awards.
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The Singaporean actress wanted something simple and classy for Star Awards. But little did she know that her Style Lease navy strapless dress would score her a win as one of our best red carpet looks of 2019. Its fitted bodice showed off the best of her assets while the ruffled train added drama.
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Cecilia Cheung was another who copped a red carpet victory on the night of the Star Awards. Her Alberta Ferreti fringed and sequinned dress with a deep V backline gave her the right shimmer and glam factor to cement her spot in this list.
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If there’s a style lesson you have to learn from Qin Lan’s outfit to a Cartier event in Hong Kong is that red dresses are the next LBDs. With its peaked shoulder details accompanied with its floor-length train and sleeve length, Qin looks absolutely regal.
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Guan Xiaotong definitely stole the show at this year’s Cannes Festival. Her elegant look consisted of a bejewelled strapless Georges Hobeika gown that showed off her decolletage and statement Chopard cuff bracelet and earrings.
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Carina Lau was one of the talent ambassadors for this year’s International Film Festival of Macau and she definitely made her presence known through her outfit.
Her Elie Saab Fall 2019 Haute Couture gown with strong shoulders and chunky gold belt gave Lau a power look that’s hard to forget.
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Tulle was the name of Angelababy’s game. The actress was nothing short of a princess in a classic soft pink Giambattista Valli design that featured copious amount of the light, ethereal fabric at the 2019 Harper’s Bazaar Charity Gala.
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