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(From left) Batik fashion designer Kartini Illias, reigning Miss World Malaysia 2019 Alexis Sue-Ann and Dorsett Kuala Lumpur, Dorsett residences Bukit Bintang and J-Hotel by Dorsett general manager Adele Ang all dressed in the exquisite iKARTTiNi 2020 collection. -YAP CHEE HONG

THEY are accomplished individuals who have charted their own path to where they are today.

Fashion designer Kartini Illias left her corporate career when she met a batik designer and fell in love with the designs. She started her batik business in 1990 and the 61-year-old’s label iKarrtini is well-known to those who know fashion.

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