The Business of Fashion curates the BoF 500, a definitive index of people who shaped the global fashion industry of today and tomorrow.
Did any Malaysians make it to the list? YES, and we have not only one but five notable Malaysians on the BoF 500 list! They are Dato’ Farah Khan, Han Chong, Tracy Sun, Zhong Lin and Vivy Yusof. By bringing in mixed-brand stores like Aseana and M Store, she also brought in brands such as Balmain, Victoria Beckham and Mary Katrantzou.
Chong told Elle in 2014 Penang-born Chong moved to London to study womenswear design at Central Saint Martins. Upon graduation, he co-founded the label Three Floor with Yvonne Hoang in 2011. However, he left in 2013 when he wanted more creative control over his work and launched Self Portrait. Han Chong also launched a five-year scholarship fund in November 2018 to support Central Saint Martins MA Fashion students and successful applicants get access to mentorship from Self Portrait and its key stakeholders.
Sun was at the helm of the Silicon Valley startup and turned it into a giant community marketplace for fashion with over 4 million sellers. Poshmark is also the first e-commerce platform to go mobile-first. She’s the co-founder and creative director of FV Group, the company behind brands such as Duck and Lilit. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science and decided entrepreneurship was her calling.
She has also tried her hand at showbiz and starred in a reality show called Love, Vivy. Vivy Yusof wrote a book on entrepreneurship titled The First Decade as well.