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Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Style, Style Observer, Tuesday Style
December 28, 2013

Picture-Perfect Utopia

It’s 1:00 am, the morning after Christmas Day, and cars are streaming into Kingston Polo Club for Boxing Day’s premium party of choice — Utopia. The high-end event, adopting the title ‘Ibiza’ this year, is in full swing. Ordinary is nowhere in sight. The well-appointed venue is dotted with Euro-chic like Appleton and Patrón bar stations, an abundance of savoury eats at the food court, and a high-rise deejay booth centrepiece framed with flashing LCD screens. All supremely fabulous!

SO takes you to Utopia!

(Photos: Garfield Robinson)

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What Sting? With tickets going at $11,000 a pop, Utopia was the place for the social set in the know on Boxing Day.

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Utopia was the party playground of choice for (from left) Rachel D’Silva, Camille Bailey, Nichole Wong, Lisa Gaye Chin and Kirk Chin.

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The smiling twosome of Jordan Wong and wife Kimberley broke from cocktail sips to greet our lens.

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Jetting in from Florida, Noelle Smikle, sponsorship manager of Best Buddies, rocked a cleavage-baring Jae Jolly design.

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Utopia partygoers Kinshasa Wint (left), Krystal Chong and Nevada Powe partied it up at the Absolut bar.

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The pretty sextet of (from left) Kelly Wates, Emma Crichton, Rebecca Hendrickson, Bianca Bovell, Christine Lechler and Tara Shoucair.

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Attorney-at-law Stacia Pinnock-Wright (left) and paediatrician gal pal Emma Greenaway made a fashionable duo.

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Kathryn Royes (left), Wisynco food service account manager, Go Viral social media CEO Lauren McLure (centre) and educator Danielle Croskill.

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Married attorneys-at-law Adam and Simone Bowie-Jones made it a couples night out at Kingston Polo Club.

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Courtnie Watson, social media coordinator at Sagicor, styled in a gold-hued romper.

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A former frequent face in American Vogue, Pulse supermodel Jaunel McKenzie (left) and fellow model Keisha Lall opted for monochrome minidresses.

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Two weeks after copping NBC’s The Voice trophy, rising star Tessanne Chin (right) spent Boxing Day at Utopia with singer sis Tami Chynn.

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Physician Kory Vaughn and his dentist fiancée Racquel Lewis made a picture-perfect pair.

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Gal pals Alana Kirschener (left) and Ingrid Emmons danced up a storm.

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Red Stripe brand manager Erin Mitchell (left) and his DHL operations supervisor sis Kirsten Mitchell – in from Miami for the holidays – said hello to SO.

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Celebrating the success of his A-List party hosted mere hours earlier, promoter Kamal Bankay (right) was out to support Utopia with the married public relations pair of Don and Ayesha Creary.

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The fab pair of Mick McGrane and his belle Melissa Hendrickson scored stylish points in our book.

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Enjoying the scene last Friday morning at Kingston Polo Club were (from left) Nasma Chin, Dr Maureen Bell, Denise Williams and her sis Shivanna Rambaran.

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In from the West to party at Utopia were the quartet of (from left) Violet Chang, Anna Kay Russell, Issia Madden-Brownie and Maieka Saint Albin.

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The early morning sky lit up with a fireworks display.

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Besties (from left) Katia Dehring, hubby Chris Dehring, Gregory Mayne, Jacqueline Stewart-Lechler, Hugh Graham, Kim Bernard and James Lechler.

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Ringing in what she shared with SO was her ‘forever 21 birthday’, Trizan Chung-Ying’s cheeks were the mark for friends Valon Thorpe (left) and Machu Ezra.

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Politico Mikael Phillips and his lady love Shelly Hendrickson pencilled in Utopia on their social calendar outing.

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Boss Furniture head honcho Omar Azan and his lovely wife Lezanne.

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Husband-and-wife pilots Kevin and Gina Lazarus.

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KingAlarm Managing Director John Azar, his wife Gabriella (left), and attorney-at-law Judy Harrison.

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Natalie Chang, account executive at Common Ground, and her private equity investor fiancé Marlon Day.

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Girls just want to have fun, and the party-seeking quartet of (from left) Clairann Kennedy, Janette Williams, Rolande Pryce and Racquel Jenkins Moss Solomon made Utopia their holiday social spot of choice.

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The all-inclusive luxe event attracted the who’s who party crowd, and those looking to be seen.

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The always fabulous Angelie Martin-Spencer shared a snapshot with Kirk Samuels (left) and Fabian Case.

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KGN Kitchen co-founder Leisha Wong (left) and her sisters, Dr Samantha Madhosingh (centre), and Cushnie et Ochs fashion designer Carly Cushnie.

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We’re guessing fashionable psychologists Patrice Reid (left) and Natalia Godfrey took note of the party psyche of guests at the big buzz social event.

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Former Carreras Managing Director Richard Pandohie – promoted to a senior position with the British American Tobacco Company in Panama – was back on the Rock for the holiday with public relations consultant wife Nicole.

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Utopia patrons Jennifer Tran (left), Andrew Nam (second left), Crystal Porter Jackson and her beau David Nam shared lens time.

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Dr Kerrie-Ann Gabay was snapped in the company of law student Claude Spence.

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Michael Ammar Jr and his other half Kelsea Biskind.

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UK-based solicitor John Small and Z Fashans marketing director Uliana Afanasenko.

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Jilliane Lewis and her boyfriend David Henriques made it a Utopia night.

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Pretty young things Nick Dawson and Briana Schwapp.

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Courtleigh Group of Hotels director of projects Kate Hendrickson (left) and cousin, Market Me director Kristina Kerr.

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The majorly blinging Jacob Azan shared a photo op with friend Carol Anne Menou.

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Pausing for a snapshot were (from left) Lorrian McMaster, Brian Forte, Richard Forte, Douglas Forte and Anastasia Forte.

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Cousins Gia Abraham and Celeste Gordon toasted family and good times.

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Simone Ramacharan, financial analyst at the Florida-based LexisNexis, styled in yellow and black.

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Brenda Wong (left), Khadeen Palmer (centre) and Nadine Yee were all ready to down Patrón shots.

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Everton Bryan embraced friend Kira Pickersgill on the dance floor.

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