Fashion is Both Fine Art and Tough Business
By Regina Hoo
May 2021 FEATURE
JING OOI, the face behind the fashion house Maison de Poupée, has spent his lifetime appreciating the feminine form through the dresses that he fashions from silk, chiffon and satin. “But it is beyond just a fancy job,” he says when we sat down for his first interview in years. “The sentiment is not explicitly conveyed, but people here see very little value in what creatives actually do.”Jing is a product of the prestigious Central Saint Martins; it counts as...
Regina Hoo
is the deputy editor of Penang Monthly.
