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PERSONALITY
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After a hugely successful debut inMilan, Moto
Guo is taking his eponymous fashion label to a
greater heightwhilemaintaining his signature
quaint and humorous designs.
Fun And
Quirky
Tell me a little bit about Moto Guo and who
was actually behind the label
Moto Guo was founded by me, with my busi-
ness partner Jay as a co-founder. I graduated
from Raffles College of Higher Education in
2013 and I sold my grad collection to Japan
and the United Kingdom. The passion of
running my own label had been sparked
since then.
In 2014, I met Jay and we decided to
partner up we officially launched the brand
in 2015.,We do have a small team currently.
I am the founder and creative director, Jay
is in charge of the business side, we have
Kinder the most awesome creative assistant
and production leader and Shir the amazing
Public Relations person.
What does Moto Guo mean?
It’s literally my name! Moto is the nickname
and Guo is the family name translated
directly from Mandarin.
What is the inspiration behind your works?
My own life experiences.
Moto Guo designs are very avant-garde
comparable to the works of Thom Browne
and Walter van Beirendonck. How would you
describe Moto Guo’s designs?
Quaint, humorous, and emotionally evoca-
tive!
How different are you from other designers
out there?
There is always a sense of self-deprecating
humour behind my work; I think that is one
of the many reasons that make my work, and
I, a little bit more special.
Guo ... “There is always a
sense of self-deprecating
humour behind my work.”