SpeakerHan Feng is one of the most sought-after fashion designers in the world, not only for her clothing and accessories, but also increasingly for her costume and exhibition designs. She has designed costumes for award-winning operas including Madama Butterfly in London (2005), The Bonesetter’s Daughter in San Francisco (2008) and Handel’s Semele in Brussels (2009). She has also worked on a number of films including the upcoming Kung Fu Kid.
Born in Nanjing, China, she graduated from the China Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou in the early 1980s. She moved to New York City in 1985, where she quickly began a career in fashion and launched her first ready-to-wear line in 1993. After much success and earning several awards in the US, she returned to her native China relocating her showroom to Shanghai.