Top 5 Malaysian Fashion Designers That Made It To International Level

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Dato’ Bernard Chandran

The King of Fashion in Malaysia started off his career after graduating from the Paris American Academy and Pattern Making at L’Union Des Chambers Syndicale’s Parisiennes, Paris in 1993. Ever since then, he has not stopped creating masterpieces that are showstoppers. Bold, colorful, and uniquely fashionable, his creative inspiration came from Malaysia’s multicultural influences. The pieces are so alive on its own! It’s no surprise that some of his collection was being worn by famous international superstars like Lady Gaga at the 2009 Brit Awards and Estelle at the 51st Grammy Awards. Not to mention he was able to showcase his collection to the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton at the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange in Buckingham Palace. Also, he was a guest judge in Britain’s Next Top Model, Cycle 6.

In 1991, Dato’ Bernard Chandran became the first non-European designer to win both the coveted Silk Cut Young Designers Award and the Open European contest fo Look of the Year 2000 in Paris. His hard work and determination doesn’t stop just there. In 1994, making a fashionable spin of mixing traditional culture and art, he successfully introduced new silhouettes and techniques of using embellishment and fabrics in the Malay outfit. Ever since then, his talent has been more well-recognized from Malaysia to Brunei and of course, on an international level. Due to his influence and talent, the Sultan of Pahang gave him the Dato title (the Malaysian equivalent of a knighthood) in the year of 2007.