STRUTTING THE STUFF AT THE G HOTEL

QUITE OFTEN in Penang there's not much to do on a Saturday afternoon except to eat and sleep. Or go to a fashion show, as the case may be, because it was the Tamasha event yesterday at the foyer of the G Hotel, which I attended.

Invitations obviously weren't exclusive, as it was quite crowded, attended mostly by Penang's expat society, and a lot of them moms of St Chris and Uplands kids. Quite reasonable seeing as proprietor Marita Hovers is one herself.

Launched by Dato Khee, the show was modelled by a mix of locals and expats, although I have to say some of them are pretty brave, parading up and down in front of everyone. Their heels alone would have felled me at the first step, especially as the flooring was quite smooth and slippery. And in fact, I noticed a few actually totter as they strutted around. The clothes? Sort of ethnic made modern would describe them; saris, kebayas and baju kurongs given a fashionable contemporary twist with unusual, flowing materials all sourced from Asia, particularly India and Indonesia. Some were pretty gorgeous, and the colours were stunning and pretty. Not quite me, but then I'm a difficult person to please anyway (yes, I see you nodding your head in agreement). Their accessories and some antique jewellery were also paraded around.

Tamasha, in Island Plaza, is taking a clever and bold step holding this show, and I laud Marita and her partner Sue for bringing themselves to the forefront of Penang attention with it. Here's to a very successful business guys.