Hong Kong style guru Eve Roth Lindsay's path in life was perhaps decided before she was even conceived. With a world-renowned American photographer father Arthur Rothstein and seamstress mother Grace she was practically born with style in her veins. Growing up, Lindsay says her life was 'very visual'.
'Our holidays were often combined with a photography trip or story for a magazine, so my parents made sure we always looked the part,' she says. Her parents dressed Lindsay, her three siblings and themselves in the same clothes. 'We had blue jeans, a white tee and a red parka which made it easy for them to spot us in the crowds - we were doing the red, white and blue look way before [it became fashionable].'
Lindsay now runs her own business, Savvy Style, Colour Me Beautiful Hong Kong, which specialises in making people look good, whatever their lifestyle or budget.
When Lindsay turned eight, her mother taught her to sew. 'The first thing I made was a leopard corduroy skirt. I loved that skirt and loved wearing it all through the holiday season.'
In secondary school, sewing began to consume every minute of her spare time. 'I was sewing dresses for school but saved my really special outfits for the holidays. I remember them all and can remember the holiday by what I wore,' she says.
At 16, her parents were invited to Russia where her father was to receive an award. Her mother needed a wardrobe for the trip and made a deal with her. 'If I designed and made her wardrobe, I could also use the fabrics to make my own clothes. She bought the most beautiful fabrics I had ever seen. I made myself a mini silk-satin leopard-printed party dress with a floor-length leopard faux fur coat.'
When Lindsay's eldest brother, Rob Stoner, joined Bob Dylan's band as musical director, she designed a red leather cheongsam with red and black brocade platforms to wear at their concerts.