{"id":92045,"date":"2026-10-11T12:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92045"},"modified":"2026-10-11T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:31:03","slug":"this-gen-z-designer-nearly-left-the-industry-now-he-is-redefining-luxury-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92045","title":{"rendered":"This Gen Z designer nearly left the industry. Now, he is redefining luxury fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/10\/07\/a4325b4f-6547-4c79-800f-f82da5a6888a_f23004ea.jpg?itok=kwE8DxWQ&amp;v=1791363449\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI\u2019m not a fashion person,\u201d says Kenneth Chow, founder of independent fashion label Chow Chow. During our interview, he wears a simple striped shirt and answers without pretension. \u201cI barely buy new clothes,\u201d he says, laughing.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Despite his simple approach to fashion, Chow\u2019s business focuses on refined craftsmanship, intricate designs and handcrafted luxury.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">His designs, embellished with crystals and pearls hand-stitched on dark-coloured silks, play with perceptions of geometry and linear structures. From women\u2019s gowns and corsets to men\u2019s cashmere jumpers, Chow\u2019s pieces can range from HK$3,000 (US$380) to nearly HK$40,000.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The fashion entrepreneur, now in his mid-twenties and based in London, has been running Chow Chow for his elite clientele since 2024. But his journey here was not without setbacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/fashion-beauty\/article\/3370025\/gen-z-designer-nearly-left-industry-now-he-redefining-luxury-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a fashion person,\u201d says Kenneth Chow, founder of independent fashion label Chow Chow. During our interview, he wears a simple striped shirt and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3928,354,2831,4787,518,3656,14472],"class_list":["post-92045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-designer","tag-fashion","tag-gen","tag-industry","tag-left","tag-luxury","tag-redefining","wpcat-33-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}