Shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo talks tech, Princess Diana and paying it forward through education

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The designer’s journey from Penang to the pinnacle of the global fashion world is legendary. CNA Luxury met up with Choo in Bangkok where he talks about his stratospheric rise and the lessons he has learned along the way.

Abodes in Bangkok don’t come much more uplifting than a penthouse suite at the city’s Peninsula Hotel. Perched proudly at the crown of the property, the plush furnishings in the duplex unit exude a comfortable, slightly old-school, sense of luxe grandeur.

Topics range from a Scottish single malt sampling session with footballer David Beckham to his distaste for the English “delicacy” of jellied eels – an aversion he nurtured as a gastronomy-deprived Penangite Chinese stranded in East London in the late 1970s. "I've got different bases and family scattered around the world, so it's been vital for me to keep in touch with everyone," said the designer."Smartphones and technology are also essential for my work. I've been a designer for a long time, but I need to keep a close eye on what's new. With technology, I can keep a close eye on what's happening globally in fashion. It keeps me sharp.

"That was huge for me," he recalled."Black was in vogue at the time, so I decided to do something livelier and more colourful. That year John Galliano did a collection with lots of flowers, and it proved to be a fresh combination that caught everyone's attention. It just boomed after that. Princess Diana became a client, and I had people like Kylie Minogue, Boy George, Janet Jackson come to see me.

 

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