Beatrix Ong
Beatrix Ong is a London-based British luxury fashion accessories designer, known for her shoes.
Called 'The New Choo',[1][2] in 2004 Ong was named by The Independent newspaper as one of the Top Ten leading shoe designers.[3]
Ong founded Beatrix Ong in 2002.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Beatrix Ong was born in London, England. She attended King George V School in Hong Kong and later moved to Brighton, England. [citation needed]
Career
[edit | edit source]2002–2008
[edit | edit source]Beatrix Ong began her career in fashion as an intern at Harper's Bazaar in New York. At age 22 she became Creative Director at Jimmy Choo Couture. She launched her own label in 2002.[citation needed]
2008–2013
[edit | edit source]Ong started her collaboration with Dover Street Market with shoes exclusively for London's leading style emporium.[4]
In 2011, Ong was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the fashion industry.[5]
2013–2015
[edit | edit source]In 2013, Ong joined the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne and UK Prime Minister, David Cameron on delegations to China to promote British creativity.[6]
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External links
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- Alumni of Central Saint Martins
- Alumni of the London College of Communication
- Shoe designers
- British women fashion designers
- English businesswomen
- English people of Chinese descent
- Artists from Brighton
- Artists from London
- People educated at Roedean School, East Sussex
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Fashion Institute of Technology alumni
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Alumni of King George V School, Hong Kong