Vanessa Tao's passion for aesthetics started during her childhood when she spent time with her grandmother who was a qipao maker (traditional women Chinese dresses). Raised by a mathematics-orientated family, Vanessa always was engaged in each project she was involved in and she quickly realized in her teenage years the desire to make fashion her path. Upon graduating from London College of Fashio
n with Bachelors in Fashion, she was actively involved with different collaborations such as Peter Jensen X Tim Walker X Dover Street Market and Peter Jensen for Weekday. With a strong attachment to her roots and her upbringing, Vanessa decided to return back to Hong Kong to make her official stamp as an individual designer. In 2011, Vanessa collaborated with Hong Kong brand ‘Daydream Nation’ and consulted on footwear range development for international brands and in 2013, she proudly unveiled her eponymous line ‘Vanessa Tao’. A dreamer with a big heart, Vanessa Tao imagines the world of fashion with a colorful eye and visualizes each garment as a timeless piece. Thanks to her training at Vivienne Westwood and her years of dedication at Peter Jensen, she designs not only outfits for women to wear but for women who want to get a piece of modern heritage.
