Kai Yeung Yau

“I do love cliché, something extremely obvious.”
Kai Yeung Yau

www.yeungyau.com


“A Woman Who Carried Three Generations”, is a revolution, defining the identity of Hong Kong in fashion. Its inspiration came from the lifestyle of housewives during the age of old Hong Kong in 1960s and 1970s. Researching from the children to the factory girls to the housewives, from where they wore to what they carried, Kai Yeung Yau walked through all their previous routines and one-third of their lives. He found the invaluable spirit that he has lost and has misunderstood for a long time. This collection, thus, aimed to pay a sincere tribute to contributions by last generation and to outline Hong Kong contemporary pop culture.

From Hong Kong, China, Kai Yeung Yau attended Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education where he obtained a higher diploma in Fashion Image Design and then he went to complete his BA (Hons) at London College of Fashion, concentrating on Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear).

He has worked as fashion designer, stylist and art director in both London and Hong Kong. Since 2007, his works have been shown on BBC, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Trendhunter.com, Milk Magazine (Hong Kong) and have been exhibited in Cheers Exhibition (London) and Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism Architecture 2007 (Hong Kong). He has won the "Best Styling Award in Contemporary Design” and he has been nominated Hong Kong Designer Association Student Award.