This designer is giving ‘made in China’ a new face: Ian Hylton creates contemporary luxury menswear dripping with Chinese references

“Paris never looked more beautiful as it’s getting ready for the Olympics,” he says. Last month, he also travelled to show his wares at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence and is now in Shanghai for Pre-Fall. Ian Hylton relocated to China in 2005. Photo: Ian Hylton With 30 years of experience, Hylton is well used … Read more

How Chinese fashion designer Ming Ma has become one to know with his universal ‘pampered princess-like’ womenswear

Books surround us, with titles such as Utopia Forever: Visions of Architecture and Urbanism; Sacai A to Z; Kenzo Takada; Edward Hopper. “I have loads at home too. I love collecting books,” he says. A look from Ming Ma’s spring/summer 2024 collection. Photo: Ming Ma Ma graduated from London’s Central Saint Martins art school with … Read more