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HONG KONG

ANAÏS MAK HILARY TSUI

The designer, a 2016 Generation One of the city’s most
T honouree, founded her feminine celebrated style icons,
and minimalist clothing brand Anaïs Hilary boasts more
Jourden in 2012. A graduate of the than 192,000 followers
private fashion school Studio Berçot on Instagram. With a
in Paris, Anaïs was a semi-finalist daring sporty-yet-chic
in the 2015 LVMH Prize for Young sensibility, she has an
Fashion Designers and won Italian iconic look all her own,
Vogue’s emerging designer award often mixing designer
the same year. Her label is the only duds, such as Chanel
Hong Kong brand on the official and Vetements, with
Paris Fashion Week calendar. She’s the latest sneaker
also off to a strong start in 2019— collaborations from
Ariana Grande rocked a metallic Nike. Hilary and friend
light blue bomber from Jourden Dorothy Hui opened
in her “7 Rings” music video, and their Liger boutique
this month Anaïs will reveal a line of in 2009, stocking an
uniforms she has designed for edgy mix of designers
Hong Kong’s Rosewood Hotel. such Toga Archives,
Jourden, Petar Petrov,
and Natasha Zinko.
VICTORIA The boutique closed in
TANG-OWEN October last year, but
word is that Hilary will
The daughter of the late David be opening her own
Tang, Victoria is no stranger to shop this year.
the fashion, art, and cultural
scene and is a published
photographer. With her DEE POON
husband, Christopher Owen, luxury shirts for brands such
she co-founded the branding The daughter of retail mogul as Hugo Boss and Ralph
agency Thirty30 Creative, and Dickson Poon and Esquel Lauren. She is an advocate
she was appointed late last year Group chairwoman Marjorie for a more responsible
as creative director of Shanghai Yang, Harvard graduate Dee approach to production by
Tang, the fashion and lifestyle caught the fashion bug early, reducing waste, and was
label founded by her father in acting as editor-at-large a panellist at the New York
1994. Whether she’s attending for fashion magazine iLook Times’ International Luxury
events in Hong Kong dressed before becoming managing Conference in Hong Kong in
by designer friends like Huishan director and chief brand November alongside
Zhang and Ms Min, or jetting officer of Pye, the retail
off to fashion shows such as arm
those of close friend Kim Jones, whic
Victoria proves that style runs in
the family.
IMAGES: RICHARD RAMOS (DEE POON); DINO BUSCH (VICTORIA TANG)
CHRISTINA DEAN

Leading the charge towards sustainable
fashion in Hong Kong is Christina Dean,
who founded Hong Kong-based NGO
Redress in 2007 and is recognised on our
2017 Generation T list. The former dentist
and journalist is best known for her work
in educating the public on textile waste,
launching pop-up shops for clothing
exchange, and establishing the Redress
Design Awards, the world’s largest sustainable
design competition to support eco-conscious
fashion designers. She recently launched the R
Collective, a zero-waste fashion label boasting
collaborations with emerging sustainable
designers that is available at luxury retailer
Lane Crawford, and started an initiative with
Zara to collect unwanted clothing for recycling.

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