You know a nightclub is posh when it defines itself, not as a ‘discotheque’, but as an ultra-lounge thereby invoking images of silver foxes stroking lovely, willowy women with beehive hairdos in cocktail dresses while winsome models gesticulate languidly. Or at least, that’s what he hope we’ll find at Pangaea. Located within Marina Bay Sands’ Crystal Pavilion, it’s also hailing itself as the Studio 54 of this age so we can guarantee that visitors will find themselves knee-deep in glitter and rubbing shoulders with the city’s elite… and maybe even bump into a few ageing rock stars, reliving the glory days.

Clubbing will take on a whole new dimension here as the patrons are expected to be a certain clientele that will feel right at home dancing on genuine zebra, crocodile and ostrich skins, not to mention sharing a drink next to the founder’s personal collection of museumquality African tribal masks. Pangaea is also taking the term ‘erotic capital’ to dizzying heights with their very own Pangaea Girls – a bevy of beautiful hostesses.

In the West, the ultra-lounge concept was initially pioneered in the ’90s and its debut here will enable Singapore to enter the domain of the international party circuit with pizzazz. But don’t bring your camera so that you can capture the rich and famous at their debauched best – documenting them like tourists is so pedestrian, darling. Syazlynia Rahim