1. Name: Peter Lau
2. Hometown: Hong Kong
3. School: Self taught
4. What is the theme of your show? “Woodstock in China”

Lau was born in Hong Kong.  He began his career in the fashion/garment industry after graduation from college, and at the same time studied in the Hong Kong Polytechnic for a four-year course of ‘Textile Technology’.  He started fashion design in 1979.  In 1990, he launched his designer shop ‘XCVIII Ninety Eight’ together with a label under the same name.
Peter Lau visited Beijing in 1992 for the first time, which brought tremendous influence to his works.  Being deeply impressed by his compatriot, he began designing fashion collections fully inspired by his motherland.  In the 1995 Spring/Summer Collection, Lau fused modernity and Chinese elements in an attempt to create a completely new look.  The new look blossomed almost instantly and paved ways to introduce more oriental elements into modern fashion.  Lau’s collection and influence not only have strong presence in the fashion world, but also termed ‘Oriental Modernism’ by international journalists. The collection was brought into Japan by the prominent cosmetic / fashion group ‘Kanebo’.
In 1996, Lau introduced a young line named ‘China Doll’.  The PRC flag was made into garments and put into his 1996 Autumn/Winter Collection, which was considered most controversial by the public and the press.  In the same year, Peter Lau was selected as one of the ‘World’s Twenty-one Most Representative Fashion Designers in the 21st Century’ by the most authoritative Japanese fashion magazine ‘Ryuko Tsushin’.
Part of Peter Lau’s 1997 Autumn/Winter Collection is permanently exhibited in the ‘Powerhouse Museum’ in Sydney, Australia.  More of Lau’s works could be seen in the Hong Kong Heritage Cultural Museum.
 
Correspondence:  Peter Lau
Shop 2, UG/F., 168 Queen’s`Road Central, Hong Kong.
Tel : (852) 2541 2881   Fax :  (852) 2541 2381
Email add :  xcviii_co@yahoo.com.hk