Bootstrapping entrepreneur Han Chong built a brand beloved by a broad range of clients. What’s the secret to his success?
Self-Portrait
Designer Han Chong is looking to build his own fashion group.
More fashionable retailers and brands are piling into the $145 billion childrenswear market as a generation of founders and their fans age into parenthood.
Five years after launching Self-Portrait, founder and designer Han Chong has steered the brand to £130 million in sales of his simple lace dresses. Can the success continue with expansion into Asia?
How Self-Portrait Grew a Global Business Selling Party Dresses
Bootstrapping entrepreneur Han Chong built a brand beloved by a broad range of clients. What’s the secret to his success?
Exclusive: Self-Portrait Founder Acquires Roland Mouret
Designer Han Chong is looking to build his own fashion group.
Why Everyone’s Launching Designer Kidswear
More fashionable retailers and brands are piling into the $145 billion childrenswear market as a generation of founders and their fans age into parenthood.
How to Turn Party Dresses Into a Global Business
Five years after launching Self-Portrait, founder and designer Han Chong has steered the brand to £130 million in sales of his simple lace dresses. Can the success continue with expansion into Asia?
Fashion Week’s Latest Experiment: Charging for Admission
Historically, exclusivity has been baked into all aspects of fashion week. But this season New York- and London-based designers are opening their shows up to the general public — for a price.