The person who I have chosen to research who has had an influence in Australia is Lisa Ho.
Lisa Ho is a Chinese Australian who has had a major influence on the fashion industry in Australia. Lisa is a Fashion Designer who is now world famous, with celebrities from all over the world wearing her designs.
Lisa Ho was born in Albury, NSW in 1963. She started sewing when she was only four years old, encouraged by her grandmother, who was a tailor. By the age of ten, Lisa had her own sewing machine which she used every day, and she made her own patterns out of newspaper. She made clothes for herself and her four sisters.
Lisa studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College, graduating in 1981. She then worked for a year, before starting her own business. Lisa started showing her designs at the Paddington Markets, where before long they became very popular and soon attracted a lot of interest.
Lisa Ho’s business has continued to grow and grow, and she now employs 70 full-time staff, she has 11 Lisa Ho boutiques, and her label is stocked in over 250 fashion boutiques worldwide. A major achievement for Lisa was when she was invited to design costumes for part of the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Five Australian designers were chosen, with each one designing costumes to represent different continents – Lisa was asked to design costumes that represented Asia.
I chose Lisa Ho because she is someone who had a love of something when she was very young and started with very basic beginnings, but through hard work and talent has achieved so much and she has had a great influence on Australian fashion.
Lisa Ho is a Chinese Australian who has had a major influence on the fashion industry in Australia. Lisa is a Fashion Designer who is now world famous, with celebrities from all over the world wearing her designs.
Lisa Ho was born in Albury, NSW in 1963. She started sewing when she was only four years old, encouraged by her grandmother, who was a tailor. By the age of ten, Lisa had her own sewing machine which she used every day, and she made her own patterns out of newspaper. She made clothes for herself and her four sisters.
Lisa studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College, graduating in 1981. She then worked for a year, before starting her own business. Lisa started showing her designs at the Paddington Markets, where before long they became very popular and soon attracted a lot of interest.
Lisa Ho’s business has continued to grow and grow, and she now employs 70 full-time staff, she has 11 Lisa Ho boutiques, and her label is stocked in over 250 fashion boutiques worldwide. A major achievement for Lisa was when she was invited to design costumes for part of the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Five Australian designers were chosen, with each one designing costumes to represent different continents – Lisa was asked to design costumes that represented Asia.
I chose Lisa Ho because she is someone who had a love of something when she was very young and started with very basic beginnings, but through hard work and talent has achieved so much and she has had a great influence on Australian fashion.
Fashion Designer, Lisa Ho.
Above: Delta Goodrem & Miranda Kerr wearing Lisa Ho designs.
In conclusion, it is obvious that Chinese people in Australia have contributed very much to the Australian identity.
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