e are inside Roshan Valiram’s walk-in wardrobe in her residence at the St Regis, selecting clothes for her Asia’s Most Stylish photo shoot. “Sorry, my wardrobe here is sparse—it’s just occasion wear. My main wardrobe is [in Singapore],” she explains apologetically. She pulls out several outfits to show them off—a pink Brian Khoo jumpsuit with sequinned cut-outs on the side, a cropped Patty Ang top with a wide, encompassing bow edged with pearls—but stops as she excitedly unzips a garment bag to reveal a gorgeous black and white creation decorated with an elaborate three-dimensional rose fold. “I wore this gown for a friend’s anniversary party in Oman; it’s by a Filipino designer named Mark Bumgarner.
