
www.aciderazer.com A C I D E R A Z E R is a fashion arts label found in 2015, based in Hong Kong. We create wearable arts for daily life including contemporary fashion and custom-made tattoo design, to explore the world and learn from the history, hence, we tell every little story. Inspired by traditional Asia culture and worldwide sub-culture, we are giving a sense of being natural and unique, constructing our life with free and simple mind.
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I'm a jewelry designer graduated from the university of sydney. Design and making new jewlery is my personal hobby but not my job at the moment. I'm managing a medicine company at the moment. I'm looking for collaborate with other designers and companies.
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Angelica Ma, Creative Director and Founder of the label. Graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Fashion & Textile Design at the year 2015. Discovered by HKTDC –Fashionally with her graduate collection. She first gained attention on the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2015 when Ma was named one of the “Top 20 designers of the year”. Angelica launched her label JELLI in December 2016, focusing on womenswear collection. She shared creative vision pushes the limits of her unique sensibilities, creating collection with her tailoring and experimenting on silhouette and finest materials, yet refined sense of femininity, with bold aesthetic.
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Currently working in Japan, Anki Cheung makes a fateful connection with the country after being crowned the Overall Champion at YDC 2010, she went on to study in the United Kingdom and Japan. Meanwhile, she designed a collection featuring blooming flowers that won the second-running up at the 86th edition of SO-EN Fashion Design Award hosted by Nippon's leading fashion magazine, SO-EN. As a devotee of Japanese art culture, she chose to settle in the country where she has established the luxury ready-to-wear label SWANZI, a coinage she devised from the combination of English SWAN and Japanese ZI, meaning a beautiful swan in boyish style. SWANZI manifests vintage techniques with a contemporary twist to create a sophisticated and confident look for women. SWANZI collections are now sold at N12H The Luxe Urbanite in Central and Owada-cho in Fukui-shi Fukui Japan. At Hong Kong Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 this July, her upcoming SWANZI collection will be a continuation of her modernized classic aesthetic with a unisex touch.
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Aries Sin, the founder of MODEMENT, before she earned her Higher Diploma of Fashion Design and Product Development from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) in 2008, she was already a fashion design enthusiast recognized by the sector over a number of scholarships and awards. Some of which had offered her valuable overseas working experience such as Peclers Paris. In 2013, she was awarded by “Perspective magazine” as the Next Generation of Design Talent - 40 under 40, and bronze award of “Design for Asia Award 2013”. Over the years, Aries’ unique unisex collections have been the favorites of J Alexander, is an American reality television personality and runway coach best known for his work on America's Next Top Model; local artists such as Miriam Yeung, Candy Lo, Denise Ho, Andy Hui, Endy Chow and Ellen Loo. Besides, Aries was supported by Joyce Boutique, which is well-know famous in fashion industry, had a temporary pop-up shop. Besides Fashion, she was also invited by Hong Kong Heritage Museum, designed and produced art-piece for a 6-month exhibition. Neat and clean silhouette are always the core in Aries’ design, these styles attracted the famous local brand - Giordano for crossover project, and shopping mall – wtc more for art installation and uniform design.
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Caroline is from Sydney, Australia and grew up between Hong Kong and Sydney. From a young age Caroline has always been fascinated with art which eventually led her to the world of Fashion & Beauty. Caroline graduated from the Whitehouse Institute of Design and has since been freelancing; working with models, designers & photographers. Her work includes styling & makeup to create casting images for models, look books & editorials as well as various other opportunities where she can create something beautiful. Since moving to Hong Kong to further explore the field of fashion, she’s had the wonderful opportunity to work alongside the most influential stylist in Hong Kong; breaking into celebrity styling, TVC, print and commercial work.
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My name is Chan Tsz Ching Cat, 24 years old and I am Final year in BA(Hons) in fashion from The i . I am always fascinated by the world of fashion styling and clothing. Because of this genuine interest, I have always wanted to be a fashion designer after finishing secondary school. I am now lucky enough to have the opportunity to do so. As an aspiring fashion designer, I hope I can apply my professional knowledge and aptitude and turn my ideas into reality. In order to better equip myself for this purpose, I am hoping to pursue jobs in fashion clothing and styling with a view to advance my professional knowledge as well as perfecting my practical skills in this field. I believe my knowledge can put me at an advantage for my application and readies me for my future jobs.
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Hi. My name is Celia Cheung. I am 20 and from Hong Kong. I am currently studying at London College of Fashion, 1st year Fashion Sportswear student. Before this course, I also did a foundation year in LCF as well. From both of my courses, I have already gained considerable amount of experience in pattern cutting, design, and research.
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Gifted with immense emotion and imagination, Chailie Ho dedicates herself to portraying the beauty of love and feminine tenderness in her designs. Having graduated from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in womenswear, Chailie further sharpened her potential by obtaining a postgraduate certificate in innovative pattern cutting in 2007. Followed by working with Hussein Chalayan, Clements Ribeiro, and a number of acclaimed designers, she debuted her first collection with the belief that clothing can accentuate a woman's delicate beauty. Chailie's career in fashion is well-recognized. Apart from showcasing her work at various fashion events, the designer is honored with a list of international awards, including 100 Best 80s Chinese Designers by Shanghai Designer Club (China), 40 Under 40: The Next Generation of Design Talent Award 2012-°©‐ Fashion Category (Hong Kong) by Perspective Magazine, Fashion World Talent Award 2010 – Finalist (Hong Kong), and British Fur Trade Association Fashion Design Competition 2006 – 1st runner up (United Kingdom).
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I am a passionate sportswear designer possessing a high level of maturity, good business sense and an international perspective. I am looking for new challenges working at an sports brand with ambitious business goals on a global scale where I can apply and further develop skills, experience and qualifications in a dynamic and exciting environment.
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I am a fashion design student study at Curtin University and Technology in Perth. I am a finalist of Telstra Perth Fashion Festival and have a designer showcase in Vancouver Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2017/18. My collections are inspired by my life experience of traveling and and living in different countries . And making connections between cultural aesthetics.
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Born in Hong Kong with an international upbringing, Cynthia was first exposed to arts through her studies in graphics design. She then attended the Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (CSM) to further pursue her interests. There, she was immersed in a sea of young, talented fashion students whose strong passion and skills inspired her to begin her new journey in fashion. Beginning afresh in a new field, she devoted her life in learning about fashion and constructing garments. With her enthusiasm and endless hours of work, she graduated from CSM with distinction. Her strong final collection also garnered her the praise of Italian Vogue by naming her as a designer to watch out for and including her in their list of "New Talents". After working in Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Preen by Thornton and Roksanda Illincic, she returned to her hometown, Hong Kong, and worked in I.T. and Lane Crawford, two large scale luxury fashion retailers. However, her ambition remains in the line of fashion design and consequently started her first collection in 2014. The brand takes from her roots and combines both graphics and fashion together to bring boldness and modernity to her first collection.
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Hayley Lyla is a Chinese Social Media Influencer, She writes about the fashion, design and technology. Alongside MacauCLOSER, She contributes with titles including The Closeteur and more from her home base of Hong Kong. Much of her work can also be seen on her lifestyle & fashion-focused blog - "179CM & UP" consisting a carefully curated edit of photography and personal thoughts on topics ranging from travel to food, design to fashion. Currently, based at Mettā every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday till July 2017. Please visit www.hayleylyla.com for more of her work.
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Hera Cheung is attracted to knitwear and every design of it is highly anticipated, as the application of slightly different techniques and size of yarns in the product development are enough to offer freshness and surprise to the designer. After grabbing “My favourite YDC Design Award” in 2013 with her knitwear collection “Artificial Invade”, Hera Cheung began to hatch a plan of building a private brand of luxury knitwear featuring multi-yarns, as this category of apparel is gaining popularity in any season. A line of one-of-the-kind hand knitted accessories will also be part of her upcoming collections. At the July edition of Hong Kong Fashion Week 2013, Hera's collection will be on stage. She looks to make inroads into Hong Kong, European and American markets.
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I started off with drawing and painting since I was 4, all the way through my teenage. The first painting exhibition I participated was at my age of 5. My artist gene continues and has subtly transformed my creation from painting to photography in my day-to-day life, while I am traveling, at events or simply at the dining table. My imaging work were accepted in FIAP/PSA patronage salons in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and Switzerland. I am also a designer of products at the Society6 community.
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issa Ng: fashion and commercial photographer specialising in capturing people. Leveraging on many years working as an Art Director and stylist on several international brands in the advertising industry, I was able to develop a strong sense of style, conceptual execution, composition and intense imagery. With past loves and lives in London and China, I am now based in Hong Kong and continuously looking for fun and exciting projects to work on.
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Publications -Vogue France -GQ France -Harper's Bazaar Australia -Hypebeast -Improper Bostonian -C-Heads Clients -Beats by Dre- Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre -Adidas Do-Over -Backroom -Volklore -Boston Calling- Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend, Major Lazer, Flume, Solange -Hong Kong Fashion Week -Krewella Collaborations -Geneva of A Pair & A Spare -Aaron LaCrate of Milkcrate Athletics -Skinny Macho of Boiler Room