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| Editor-in-Chief | Ahy Choi |
|---|---|
| Categories | Society, culture |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| First issue | March 1977 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Website | tatlerasiagroup |
Tatler Asia Ltd. is the publishing company behind Tatler magazine in Asia. Tatler Asia is based in Hong Kong and publishes over 20 Tatler magazines.
Tatler Hong Kong is a Hong Kong society and culture magazine, the magazine was founded in 1977 as Hong Kong Tatler (operating as Tatler Hong Kong since 2023). The magazine was launched as the Hong Kong edition of Tatler , however the original British publication and Tatler Asia are no longer related.
The magazine is a monthly publication, published twelve times per year.
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Launching
Hong Kong Tatler was launched in March 1977 as the Hong Kong edition of the British magazine Tatler . [4] [5] The magazine was published in a partnership by William Guy Alexander Wayte (owner of British Tatler) and Mahabir "Boya" Mohindar and Lina Ross Mohindar. [4] By the mid-1980s the Mohindars had taken total control of the publication and it was no longer associated with the British edition. [4] According to the South China Morning Post after a lawsuit between Boya Mohindar and Condé Nast (publishers of Tatler from 1982 to present), they settled out of court and Mohindar was given the rights to the publication in Asia. [6]
At the time of the launch of Hong Kong Tatler the magazine focused on Hong Kong's mainly British high society and old money families from China. [4] Lisa Mohindar said "We created a local high society with a mix of all nationalities." [4]
Tatler Shanghai was launched in September 2002. [7] The magazine was a joint-venture between Communications Management Ltd (publishing company of Hong Kong Tatler, owned by Boya Mohindar and Lina Ross Mohindar) and the Yifei Group. [7]
The eight Asian Tatler publications had an artistic and editorial redesign in 2003. [8]
In 2005 Boya and Lina Ross Mohindar sold 70% of Communications Management Ltd to the Swiss publishing group Edipresse. [9] The Mohindars continued to run the company.
Michel Lamunière (of the Lamunière family which own Edipresse) moved from Switzerland to Hong Kong in 2015 to run the Asian division. [10]
In 2019 Edipresse Media Asia was rebranded as Tatler Asia Group. [11] This year the head offices were also relocated to a building designed by COLLECTIVE in Wong Chuk Hang . [12]
The magazine was rebranded in 2020 with a new logo, larger page count, and now aiming at a more modern and younger audience. [13] This was done in attempts to shed the high society and "elite" image of the magazine. [13] The annual revenue of Tatler Asia at the time was above $35 million. [13]
The artistic direction was refreshed again in 2023 and all magazine names changed from "location Tatler" to "Tatler location" for example Hong Kong Tatler became Tatler Hong Kong and Philippine Tatler became Tatler Philippines. [14]
The relaunch of Tatler Thailand was announced in 2023. [15]
A licencing agreement was signed with House of MOCO in 2024 for the launch of Tatler Vietnam. [16] A licensing agreement was also signed with Timur Turlov to launch the magazine in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. [17] [18]
The digital edition Tatler Africa was launched in February 2025. [19] [20]
From the first issue in 1977 the "Tatler man" was part of the magazines logo. In 1978 the "Mandarin man" (known as the Mandarin man due to the Tatler man "meeting" him at The Mandarin Hotel) appeared in the magazine as the Hong Kong counterpart of the Tatler man. The Mandarin man even replaced the Tatler man on the cover of the Chinese New Year special editions from 1982 to 1985. [5]
In 1995 following a lawsuit by Condé Nast the Mandarin man replaced the Tatler man in the magazine logo. [6] [5] In 2007 the Mandarin man was removed from the magazines logo. [5]
In 2024, Tatler Asia sponsored and promoted a Hong Kong v Inter Miami friendly football match also known as Tatler XFEST Hong Kong. [21] Argentine footballer Lionel Messi was reported to be appearing at the game, [22] Tatler Asia having negotiated a contract with Inter Miami CF that Messi, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets would all participate in the game, unless injured. [21] Tatler expected Messi to be joining in, however 15 minutes before the match began, Tatler Asia CEO Michel Lamunière was informed that would not play due to injury. [23]
The non-appearance of Messi led to chaos in the stadium and over 1,700 complaints with the Hong Kong consumer watchdog. [24] [25] Tatler Asia gave a 50% refund to all attendees of the match. [26]
| Country/region | Circulation dates | Editor-in-Chief | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (Tatler Hong Kong) | 1977–present | William Guy Alexander Wayte | 1977 | at least 1986 |
| Jill Triptree | 1990 [27] | 1998 | ||
| Sharie Ross-Tse | 2001 [27] | 2006 | ||
| Sean Fitzpatrick | 2007 | 2015 | ||
| Claire Breen Melwani | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Jakki Phillips | 2017 | 2019 | ||
| Kim Bui Kollar | 2019 | 2019 | ||
| Eric Wilson | 2020 | 2022 | ||
| Jacqueline Tsang | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Ahy Choi | 2023 | present | ||
| Singapore (Tatler Singapore) | 1982–present | |||
| Jane Ngiam | 2008 | 2017 | ||
| Kissa Castañeda | 2017 | 2021 | ||
| Karishma Tulsidas | 2021 | 2022 | ||
| Aun Koh | 2023 | present | ||
| Malaysia (Tatler Malaysia) | 1991–present | Elizabeth Soong | ||
| Lynette Ow | 2022 | present | ||
| Thailand (Tatler Thailand) | 1991–2021 | Colin Hastings | 1991 | 1998 |
| Naphalai Areesorn | 2001 | 2021 | ||
| 2023–present | Apinya Dolan | 2023 | present | |
| Natthawut Saengchuwong | present | |||
| Indonesia (Tatler Indonesia) | 2000–present | Maria Lukito | 2000 | 2017 |
| Millie Stephanie Lukito | 2017 | |||
| Judithya Pitana | present | |||
| Philippines (Tatler Philippines) | 2001–present | Anton San Diego | 2001 [28] | present |
| Taiwan (Tatler Taiwan) | 2008–present | Celine Chang | 2016 | |
| Tracy Huang | 2016 | 2018 | ||
| Yu Lee | 2020 | 2022 | ||
| Florence Lu | 2022 | present | ||
| Blues To | present | |||
| Macau (Tatler Macau) | 2008–present | Steven Crane | ||
| Claire Breen Melwani | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Andrea Lo | present | |||
| China (尚流 Tatler/Shangliu Tatler) | 2011–present | Chen Ruijun | 2018 | |
| Yang Liping | 2018 | |||
| Vietnam (Tatler Vietnam) | 2024–present | Nikita Chu | 2024 | present |
| Kazakhstan (Tatler Kazakhstan) | 2024–present | Nikolay Uskov | 2024 [29] | present |
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