Ma Ke (fashion designer)
Ma Ke | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) |
| Education | Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
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| Awards | 2008 Prince Claus Award 2007 Best Asian Fashion Designer, ELLE Style Awards (Hong Kong) 2006 Best International Chinese Fashion Designer, Modern Media Weekly Awards 2005 Best Original Creator, China Fashion Designer Awards (Beijing) 2005 Best Fashion Designer of the New Generation, Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival |
| Website | http://mixmind.com |
Ma Ke (simplified Chinese: 马可; traditional Chinese: 馬可; pinyin: Mǎ Kě) (born 1971 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese fashion designer. She has two clothing labels: EXCEPTION de Mixmind, a ready-to-wear line started in 1996 and retailed in China; and WUYONG, an haute couture line founded in 2006. In 2007, Ma Ke starred in the award-winning documentary Useless by Chinese director Jia Zhangke. In 2008, her fashion house WUYONG was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in France.
Ma Ke designs have been worn by the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan, on several occasions.
Ma Ke is the founder of Mixmind Art & Design Co, Ltd., based in Guangzhou, China. She currently works in her studio in Zhuhai on the southern coast of Guangdong province.