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WENDY YU

A business mogul,
philanthropist, and
diehard collector of
Barbie dolls, Wendy
is the dynamic young
founder of Yu Holdings,
an investment fi rm
focused on emerging
businesses in the
fashion, lifestyle, and
technology sectors.
Her more prominent
fashion investments
include clothing brand
Mary Katrantzou and
Samantha Cameron’s
label Cefi nn. Wendy
is a dedicated patron
of the arts. She is a
member of the Met
Gala Committee,
supports the Victoria
and Albert Museum,
and is the youngest
member of the British LI LIN
Fashion Council’s
board of trustees. She Lin is a force in the business of fashion. She’s the
can often be seen founder and creative director of China’s JNBY Group,
alongside industry which designs and sells contemporary apparel,
fi gures Anna Wintour footwear and accessories across three brands—
and Angelica Cheung JNBY, Croquis, and Less—each of which caters to
at the hottest soirees a distinct consumer segment. The group’s mission
around the world. is to create a “lifestyle ecosystem” that addresses
customers’ needs at different stages of their lives,
ensuring long-term customer loyalty. Lin
es the group’s 1,500 stores worldwide.

JENNY KIM

This sartorial
superwoman has acute
foresight when it comes
to the future of fashion
in China. Conscious that CHEN MAN
the country’s growing This glamorous visual artist has been
economy is creating a called the Annie Leibovitz of China.
massive middle class, Her photography has been exhibited
in 2004 Jenny founded around the world and now features
EPO Fashion Group, in the permanent collections of the
a conglomerate with a Victoria and Albert Museum in London
mission to provide stylish and the Asian Art Museum in San
but affordable products Francisco. Man’s sphere of infl uence
to this ballooning is broader than her photography,
consumer group. EPO however. She is now considered a style
now owns and operates icon and is in front of the lens as much
fi ve fashion and beauty as she’s behind it. She was the fi rst
brands—MO & Co, photographer to be invited to the Met
Little MO & Co, Edition, Gala as a guest, is a global ambassador
Common Gender, and for watch brand Hublot, and was
Rec—and has more than Hong Kong Tatler’s cover star in
1,000 stores worldwide, December 2018.
including 10 in Hong
Kong and seven in Paris.

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