Beatrix Ong
{{Short description|British fashion designer (born 1976)}}
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Beatrix Ong is a London-based British luxury fashion accessories designer, known for her shoes.
Called 'The New Choo',{{cite web | url=http://www.fabsugar.co.uk/Beatrix-Ong-Viktor-Rolf-Gain-Financial-Backing-1806440 | title= Beatrix Ong and Viktor & Rolf Gain Financial Backing | date=23 July 2008 }}{{cite journal | title=Beatrix Ong: The New Choo | journal=Shoo Magazine | date=October 2004}} in 2004 Ong was named by The Independent newspaper as one of the Top Ten leading shoe designers.{{cite web |url=http://www.beatrixong.com/press/index2.php?q_articleid=9 |title=Beatrix Ong |publisher=Beatrix Ong |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225050301/http://www.beatrixong.com/press/index2.php?q_articleid=9 |archivedate=25 February 2008 |df=dmy }}
Ong founded Beatrix Ong in 2002.
Early life
Beatrix Ong was born in London, England. She attended [[King George V School, Hong Kong|King
George V School]] in Hong Kong and later moved to Brighton, England. {{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Career
= 2002–2008 =
Beatrix Ong began her career in fashion as an intern at Harper's Bazaar in New York. At age 22 she became Creative Director at Jimmy Choo Couture. She launched her own label in 2002.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
= 2008–2013 =
Ong started her collaboration with Dover Street Market with shoes exclusively for London's leading style emporium.{{cite web | url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2008/12/23/beatrix-ong-collaborates-with-dsm | title=Beatrix Ong collaborates with DSM | date=23 December 2008 | first=Jessica | last=Bumpus | work=Vogue UK}}
In 2011, Ong was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the fashion industry.{{London Gazette | issue=59647 | date=31 December 2010 |page=20 | supp=y}}
= 2013–2015 =
In 2013, Ong joined the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne and UK Prime Minister, David Cameron on delegations to China to promote British creativity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/12/04/beatrix-ong-uk-china-business-summit-diary|title=Beatrix Ong's Asian Promise|website=Vogue UK|date=4 December 2013|access-date=2016-04-26}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.beatrixong.com/ beatrixong.com]
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Category:Alumni of Central Saint Martins
Category:Alumni of the London College of Communication
Category:British women fashion designers
Category:English women in business
Category:English people of Chinese descent
Category:Artists from Brighton
Category:People educated at Roedean School, East Sussex
Category:Fashion Institute of Technology alumni