Dorian Ho
Fashion designer Dorian Ho is a leading light in Hong Kong fashion, best known for his evening wear and bridal gowns. He tells Isabelle Hon about being threatened with a gun, almost going bankrupt, and the key to success.
I have been addicted to beautiful things ever since I was born.
In my childhood I wasn’t talkative. It was even close to autism. My parents were workaholics and they rarely had time for me. I was sent to a day care center and could only leave once a week.
It seemed like my personality was under a shell. I want to get out of it so I asked my parents to send me over to the US on a student exchange program.
I lived with host families and had some super weird experiences.
One couple had a baby, so they treated me like a babysitter. They only fed me burgers. In the end they stole all my money and kicked me out of their house. I called my parents, but they had been told that I was kicked out because I was behaving badly.
I went to the consulate by myself and later they helped me find another host family.