Fronting the newly revamped March 2014 issue of Singapore Tatler magazine, Rany Moran springs into a world of luxury where ancient wisdom meets contemporary style.

It’s no secret: one thing we love as much as our March revamp issue is a getaway. So while working on our new look – think bumped up fashion, beauty and jewellery & watches sections; redesigned layouts; and new columns on what’s hot, or not – we packed our bags and set off for Indonesia, where we shot multi-faceted glamazon Rany Moran at The Dharmawangsa Jakarta.

 

Rany Moran welcomes us into The Penthouse Suite

 

From the moment we pulled up to the luxury heritage hotel’s lush premises, we knew lugging over 100kg of suitcases filled with spring/summer 2014 pieces from the likes of Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Dior, Marni and Donna Karan, and photography equipment would be worth it.

Chopard brought the sparkle in the form of 19 high jewellery pieces not unlike the ones seen on the Golden Globes red carpet, which we watched on the television during prep time.

 

The Dharmawangsa’s exclusive compound in the heart of Jakarta

 

Copacabana timepiece with diamonds set in yellow gold by Chopard

 

Rany Moran in a Dior dress from its spring/summer 2014 collection and Chopard jewellery

 

An ultimate spring/summer 2014 must-have: the single-sole pointed stiletto. Here, Rany wears pink metallic Miss Dior shoes

 

We started shooting right away, and did so from the Presidential Suite all the way to the Bimasena Club, a fitness and wellness centre exclusively available for Dharmawangsa guests, residents and members.

 

Taking control of the state-of-the-art fitness equipment at The Bimasena Club

 

Photographer CherHim captures Rany luxuriating in Marni

 

With each stunning shot and setting, we discovered a little bit more about Indonesian culture, what with Moran happily educating us on the history behind the traditional fabric draped over beautiful four-posted beds, handcrafted furniture that decked out every room and common area, or ethnic artworks we came across.

 

Standing tall in Gucci at The Presidential Suite

 

Shades of sand: Rany becoming one with her surroundings at The Majapahit Hall

 

Ethnic fabrics drape over the four-poster bed in the Penthouse Suite, just one of the traditional details found around rooms, suites and common areas of The Dharmawangsa

 

The shoot took two full days, and we ended things on a high with a round of the hotel’s signature chocolate martinis before whiling the rest of the evening away at the Bimasena Spa, Library and Caviar Lounge.

 

From The Majapahit Hall are four doorways that lead to four sumptuous lounges to entertain and be entertained. Here, the Library (top) and the Caviar Lounge (bottom)

 

Despite two long days of holding strenuous poses and outfit changes, Rany is all smiles. On posing, which she learned from this shoot: “If it hurts, then it works!”



Photography by Cherhim, assisted by Ivan Teo

Fashion Direction by Desmond Lim, assisted by Isabelle Ang

Makeup by Dily Wang from Face Bistro, using Chanel

Hair by Eileen Koh from Hair Philosophy, using Redken