When Hong Kong endured a decade-long fashion drought, until Australian designers George Gross and Harry Watt ended it in style with parade of ‘sophisticated chic’
- It had been 10 years since couturiers regularly showed collections in Hong Kong when George Gross, and Harry Watt of label Harry Who, put on a fashion show
- Among the models would be the reigning Ms Hongkong, Robin Lee, Post readers were informed, and the pair’s collections promised ‘elegance and sophisticated chic’
“Fashion extravaganzas are pretty much a thing of the past in Hongkong,” reported the South China Morning Post on September 21, 1986.
“Not since the mid-seventies have there been regular gala events where couturiers showed off their seasonal sensations and where local ladies could show off their sensational ensembles while purchasing more of the same with some pretty sensational cheques.
“But later this month there is the chance to bring out both the chequebooks and the couture clothes and contribute to charity as well.
“Presented by Mosaic Designs Limited with the support of the Australian Trade Commission, the show will also mark the launch, in Hongkong, of the collection of two of Australia’s leading designers, George Gross and Harry [Watt, the designer behind the Harry Who label].