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Beyond Legendary

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SJM Resorts and the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM), jointly organised an awards ceremony for the ‘Grand Lisboa Palace – Beyond Legendary ‧ Grand Gala’ Wedding Gown Design Contest at the Grand Lisboa Palace in November. Based on the ‘chinoiserie’ theme which underscores the architectural design of the resort property, the contest encouraged participants to conjure wedding gown designs imbued with Eastern and Western cultural elements. 
 
A panel of jurors oversaw the competition, including Ms. Victoria Kuan, Director General of CPTTM; Ms. Daisy Ho, Managing Director of SJM; Mr. Qu Tingnan, renowned fashion designer and Mr. Nuno Lopes de Oliveira, Macau fashion designer. 
 
After intense deliberation, nine designers were shortlisted to further present their designs in person, explaining their design concept in detail and highlighting the unique features of their gowns. The designers also fielded in-depth questions from the jury.  Ultimately, the grand prize was won by Nicole Tam, with Judy Choi and Alo Lo the first and second runners-up respectively, as well as Venus Tou and Ophelia Vong taking home the excellence awards. 
 
 
“SJM has always been committed to promoting local arts and cultural industries. Through proactively launching new platforms for artists to demonstrate their talents, we can converge Macau’s local creatives into a formidable force that significantly contributes to the diversification of Macau’s economy,” Ms. Daisy Ho, Managing Director of SJM, remarked.
 
“This wedding gown design contest, co-organised with CPTTM, is one such platform; a great opportunity to nurture local fashion designers. It is clear from the wonderful designs presented today that Macau has a unique and unparalleled cultural appeal, with great potentials to develop into an arts and cultural hub.” 
 
At the awards ceremony, the shortlisted designs were revealed in a stunning fashion shown on the elegant stage at The Grand Pavilion of Grand Lisboa Palace, the wedding gowns showcasing an ingenious blend of modern design with multicultural East-MeetsWest elements. 
 
Grand prize winner Nicole Tam commented on her design, “The Chinese motif 「囍」, which passes on blessings of happiness and harmony, is merged with the graphic elements of Grand Lisboa Palace’s logo to create an embroidered, chinoiserie-themed design feature on the bridal veil. This elaborate element is paired with the carefully arranged petals on the three-dimensional lace on the dress, symbolising the Chinese adage ‘may fortune bloom with the flowers.’ Together, they express well wishes of a blissful life, prosperity and elegance to the happy couple,” Nicole explains. 
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