Tower Fashion Eleganza 2023 will be showcasing the best of Malaysian designers at The Sky Deck, KL Tower

Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh - Managing Director of KL Tower, Suhaimi Sulaiman - Director General of RTM, Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar - Director General of Tourism Malaysia, Bon Zainal Harun - Founder and CEO of Bon Fashion Legacy and TFEKL and Co-Founder of GC, and Azhar Nadzir - Managing Director of Elang Wah Sdn Bhd

The CEO of Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR), Jwan Heah, was also present at the PC as a show of support due to the event’s high degree of probability to be included in the MBOR as the highest fashion show ever actualized and successfully carried out in Malaysia (and in the region). Bon Zainal further mentioned that Her Royal Highness Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has agreed to grace this historical event that coincides with the celebration of Hari Malaysia.

Picture: Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh Abdul Razak Shaikh

Keeping it short and succinct, Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh Abdul Razak Shaikh, Managing Director of Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn. Bhd. conveyed, “On behalf of KL Tower, I hope that this will be an annual event as it will favourably profile this world renowned structure and attract more local and foreign tourists. Moreover, our collaboration with TFEKL23 correspondingly signals our support towards the thriving Malaysian fashion industry”.

Located atop Bukit Nanas at a breathtaking height of 421 meters, KL Tower was built blending the tower seamlessly with nature. Bukit Nanas is one of the oldest permanent forest reserves in Malaysia - gazetted in 1906 and was formerly known as Bucket Weld Forest Reserve. Covering an area of approximately 9.37 hectares, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve is the only remaining virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of Kuala Lumpur serving as the green lung of the city. That said, KL Tower is the only tower in the world located within a forest adding to the fascination and magnetism of the tower.

Here are additional quotes from TFEKL23’s other prominent collaborators:

Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur – “At DBKL, we are consistently on a mission to elevate the image of Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of Malaysia. In that respect, we are always ready to collaborate with any parties by virtue of our similar aspirations that supports our slogan, VisitKL. DBKL is proud to support TFEKL23 not only due to its exhilarating content and iconic characteristics, but ultimately uplifting two significant industries, fashion and/or retail and tourism, that are both important contributors to the country’s economy”

Azhar Nadzir, Managing Director of Elang Wah Sdn. Bhd., the operator of Kuala Lumpur Hop On Hop Off – “KL Hop On Hop Off and Ronda Ronda KL buses operate to fuel KL’s domestic tourism. It connects almost 80% tourist attraction around KL on a daily basis, and I feel this would be a great way to promote an event that will profile Kuala Lumpur city in an imaginative and progressive light to locals and tourists around the city”.

World Skyscraper Day is celebrated on September 3 every year, as it falls on the birthday of American architect Louis H. Sullivan, who is fondly called the Father of Skyscrapers and is widely believed to have designed the first ones. At one time, the US had a monopoly on skyscrapers in the world with nearly all of the tallest buildings being in the country. The rise of China as the second largest economy in the world has seen nearly 3000 skyscrapers being built in the past three decades. Other countries like the United Arab Emirates have also capitalised on their new found wealth and modern ideology to create iconic skyscrapers like the Burj Khalifa.