“British East Asian women should be strong, independent and unapologetic individuals” – Nee Hao Interviews Hong Kong model Jaye on being a petite East Asian model in the UK The growing presence of East Asian models in the modelling and fashion industry is partly owed to the growing middle-class Chinese consumers in the international fashion […]
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BUTIKKU – Europe’s only specialist retailer of luxury Japanese designer clothing
Regent Street adds to its global mix of fashion brands. Set to bring a Japanese twist, BUTIKKU can be found at 13 Maddox Street. BUTIKKU works directly with a host of leading Japanese designers to bring a hand-picked selection of luxury clothing to the UK. The Maddox Street store, designed in collaboration with architects Soho+Co, […]
British designer takes home EcoChic Design Award 2017 first prize
Redress, a pioneering environmental NGO, last night announced the winners of the world’s largest sustainable fashion competition. The EcoChic Design Award 2017, sponsored by Create HK, drew applications from 46 countries, culminating in a runway finale in Hong Kong. This followed a week-long intensive design exploration to prove there are already exciting solutions to change the […]
EcoChic Design Award 2017 Photoshoot by Wing Shya
From the offbeat and the eccentric to the overtly playful, talented stylist Sean Kunjambu and internationally renowned photographer Wing Shya capture the mood of each of the EcoChic Design Award 2017 finalists’ unique waste reducing designs in a photoshoot to remember. The spotlight is firmly on what can be achieved when you mix boundless creativity, […]
London to present a Hong Kong fashion designers showcase
A showcase of Hong Kong’s new design talent will kick off a series of events in London to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Lawrence Lee, the Chairman of Hong Kong Executives Club (HKEC) who co-organise the event explained: The event will showcase Hong Kong’s creativity, vibrancy […]
Chinese student’s eyewear designs showcased at London Fashion Week
A postgraduate student at Birmingham City University in the UK is being recognised for her innovative eyewear designs. 22 year-old Shuming Chen, from Hangzhou in China, recently saw her work showcased at London Fashion Week after menswear designer Harry Xu spotted Shuming’s work and wanted to collaborate. Describing her ‘Monitoring in the Dark eyewear’, Shuming […]
The magical world of Lillian Liu
Lillian Liu is known for her masterful photographic works featuring femme fatales, goddesses, empresses and all varieties of mythical and fairytale-inspired women. They convey ranges of emotions and are beautifully presented in artfully created narratives; Liu rejects the need to “prettify” her models, instead, she brings them to life by telling stories of their whims, […]
From Scots law to fashion: Young entrepreneur, Shevie Leong talks about her life in UK
By Emmanuelle Khoo – Nee Hao Fashion Correspondent Only three words come to mind when describing the collection from Shevie Leong’s online boutique, The Guest List Label: (1) Bold (2) Empowering (3) Confident. In fact, these three words may as well be applied to the young owner and fashion blogger herself. Graduating with a Bachelor […]
Vivienne Westwood asks Chinese to help save planet with cultural entrepreneur Adrian Cheng
New World Development’s Shanghai K11 Art Mall have just opened a ground-breaking Vivienne Westwood show titled “GET A LIFE”: a fusion of fashion and art, through the lens of activism. The exhibition, co-curated by K11 and Westwood and her team, at the 3,000-sqm chi K11 art museum, traverses six themes from cutting edge fashion to environmental […]
Interview with Yana Buzko and Anderson House
Together, Olga Anderson (the designer behind bespoke fashion business Anderson House London) and half-Korean, half-Russian Yana Buzko (a multi-talented photographer, stylist and blogger) are a fashion dream team. Although their perspectives are unique, their working relationship (which has now developed into a friendship) is based on mutual trust, shared visions and their loves of creative […]