"Shoot the beach babes first!"
At short notice I was told to pack my suntan lotion. I would be going to a tropical island to report on a day in the life of a successful fashion photographer. Lots of sun, sea and top models in bikinis crossed my mind...
Ma Yanli, famous model and fashion designer
One could not have imagined how fast China would change after the Cultural Revolution ended. Super models hit the catwalks and fashion became a huge industry for the millions who could suddenly afford it. Out of this came Ma Yanli, a super model turned fashion designer, who epitomises China's aspirational women of today.
Japanese kimono designer Jotaro Saito
Jotaro Saito is the youngest and foremost exponent of modern Japanese kimono design working in Japan today. His stunning creations are a visual feast, which has brought a vast palette of colour to the catwalk. His mission is simple, to get the kimono out of the wardrobe and onto the high street for daily wear.
Catwalk models grow fat!
The race to downsize is on despite young women weighing more than women a generation ago. Young girls look up to catwalk models who have shrunk, not in height but in weight and who are pencil thin and wear size 0 clothes. Gone is the voluptuous feminine look attributable to Yves Saint Laurent's heyday and in is the Kate Moss look. Criticism from outside the fashion industry has come from all quarters and slowly fashion designers are getting the message.
Man in Black
Yohji Yamamoto was born in 1943 in Tokyo during the 2nd. World War. He was an ordinary child who went to a school run by French Jesuit priests. His mother was a self-employed seamstress who had to work hard to make ends meet after his father was killed during the war. From these humble beginnings the high priest of "Black is fashionable" started his journey to Fashion's hall of fame.
Cal-Carries Modelling Agency
Cal-Carries has a reputation as Asia’s premier modeling agency and is known around the region to fashion’s top photographers and fashion designer’s. For over 30 years Cal-Carries has been seeking and fostering new Asian talent for the world of modeling. Asian cover girls, poster boys and supermodels, many started their careers with Cal-Carries.
Joyce Boutique
Joyce Ma the founder of Joyce Boutique has catered for the Tai-Tais in Hong Kong for over a quarter of a century. Now her daughter Adrienne Ma is Managing Director and she is seeing a new generation of fashion conscious shoppers mix and match fashion brands and super stores Zara and H&M change the fashion landscape.