{"id":964,"date":"2026-09-17T09:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itpbaz.kinsta.cloud\/fashion\/kit-woo-reflects-on-a-decade-in-fashion\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:24:08","slug":"kit-woo-reflects-on-a-decade-in-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/fashion\/kit-woo-reflects-on-a-decade-in-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kit Woo Reflects On a Decade in Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the last decade, Kit Woo and his eponymous label has become a constant in Malaysia\u2019s ever-changing fashion scene. He debuted his first show at KLFW in 2016, after graduating from New York\u2019s Pratt Institute and cutting his teeth at Public School New York and Melitta Baumeister. And to him, every collection since has been a \u201cprogression\u201d from that point. \u201cEvery collection is a work in progress; the last collection informs the next one,\u201d he divulges.<\/p>\n

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Model holding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 in Lavender<\/p>\n

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Models holding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra<\/p>\n

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Model holding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 in White. WARDROBE by Kit Woo<\/p>\n\n

Kit Woo\u2019s aesthetic direction, blending deconstructionist techniques with contemporary style, is a natural result of his inquisitive mind. \u201cIn general, designers would sit down, sketch and draw before creating a pattern. It\u2019s a 2D to 3D process. For me, it goes the other way,\u201d he explains. Inspiration can come from something as unexpected and abstract as the silhouette of a coat hanging on the back of a chair, he says. And from there, Woo wants to figure out exactly how it was achieved. \u201cI\u2019ll take something apart, put it back together again, and then it naturally translates itself into a design,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n

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In the last few years, Woo has taken up the position as a guest lecturer in the prestigious fashion programmes at ESMOD Kuala Lumpur and Taylor\u2019s College. And he singles out the creative pattern making course as one of his favourites to teach. \u201cThe clothes always speak for themselves, down to the details,\u201d he says, emphasising the importance of learning technical skills.<\/p>\n

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He adds: \u201cI like introducing to students where rules can be broken.\u201d It is a fitting statement coming from Woo, who was a pioneer of genderless, seasonless wardrobes in Southeast Asia long before these ideas hit the mainstream.<\/p>\n\n

Woo is also uniquely suited to be an educator to young designers. He is deliberately candid about the challenges he has faced sustaining a fashion brand, which is often affected by fluctuating demand and external factors. But the challenge is not insurmountable. He observes: \u201cSome may say you need to find the right time to start a business. To this day, I still don\u2019t know what that looks like, so if a young fashion designer has considered the financial aspects, I think they should go ahead and just do it. Along the way, they will make their own mistakes but it is inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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In fact, Woo can often be found in the front rows cheering on a new generation of fashion designers; he himself understands the indescribable feeling of joy, pride, and relief when finally showcasing new work to the public. \u201cI can already see them bringing their own perspectives, from concept and ideas to showmanship,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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One thing becomes clear: the future of fashion in Malaysia and Southeast Asia is safe in the hands of quiet visionaries like Kit Woo.<\/p>\n\n

Photography: Weeyang<\/h2>\n\n

Creative direction and styling: Zue Wei Leong<\/h2>\n\n

Art direction: Syazrel Boharin<\/h2>\n\n

Hair: Edvid Kwa<\/h2>\n\n

Models: Ee Huey Ng\/KICG Models and Ethan Tan<\/h2>\n\n

Make-up: Joey Yap<\/h2>\n\n

Photographer\u2019s assistant: Karl<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To celebrate Kit Woo\u2019s tenth anniversary, BAZAAR brings the Malaysian fashion designer\u2019s creations to life alongside the all-new Galaxy Z Fold8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","bz_kicker":"","bz_opener":"split","bz_photographer":"","bz_hero_caption":"","bz_hero_credit":"","bz_hero_clip":0,"bz_inset":965,"bz_tile_image":0,"bz_clip":0,"bz_tile_dek":"","bz_reading_time":"","bz_duration":"","bz_feature_small":0,"bz_feature_medium":0,"bz_feature_quote":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[381,106,382,68,383,357,384,385,386],"bz_slot":[],"class_list":["post-964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","tag-kit-woo","tag-klfw","tag-kuala-lumpur-fashion-week","tag-malaysian-brand","tag-malaysian-fashion-designer","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-foldables","tag-samsung-galaxy","tag-samsung-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1649,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964\/revisions\/1649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=964"},{"taxonomy":"bz_slot","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bz_slot?post=964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}