Designer Spotlight: Ka Wa Key – No Asians Plz Collection

The latest collection from Ka Way Key, ‘No Asians Plz’ is inspired by the gay dating app Grindr’s profile description ‘No Asians please’. This collection starts a sensual revolution to turn everyone into a ‘Rice Queen’. Key is an emerging menswear designer, recognised for his sophisticated sensual work, including innovative exploration of romantic textural surfaces. This often becomes a significant part of his design process through a use of beautiful colours, patterns, prints and luxury fibres.

Working with contemporary east-meets-west silhouettes, new and unique ways of experimenting with traditional textile materials and the latest fashion technology, Ka Wa Key always generates surprise and challenges perspective in the fashion field. Ka Wa Key obtained the Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (YDTA) in 2012 with a scholarship of 0.25 million dollars. Also that year Key won first place in the Hong Kong Fashion Designers’ Association Talent Award. Key’s work has been featured in international fashion publications and exhibitions in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. He is the recipient of several awards and grants for his creative work.

Melanie Stockman

Ka Wa Key graduated from the Royal College of Art in London with a Master’s degree in Fashion Menswear. Click here to view more from the collection.