Fong Leng

Carla Maria Fong Leng Tsang (born 13 August 1937 in Rotterdam) is a Chinese-Dutch fashion designer.

[1] Fong Leng was born in Rotterdam and had a Chinese father and Dutch mother.

In 1968 she began working as a photographer and fashion and dessin designer for the jersey manufacturer Ross International in Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam.

[3] The materials Fong Leng uses for her creations are leather, suede, silk, marabou feathers, and fur.

High society and extravagant women like Mathilde Willink and Kate Bush wore clothes by Fong Leng.

Once a year the Studio organised fashion shows with dancing mannequins and loud pop music playing along.

The first two shows were held at the shop, later on when crowds became too big, Fong Leng arranged places like the Beurs van Berlage, the Tropenmuseum and the De Mirandabad.

He left Studio Fong Leng in 1984 to teach at the fashion department of the Art Academy in Arnhem.

[8] Up to this day there are numerous museums that have creations made by Studio Fong Leng in their collections.

Amsterdam Museum Exhibition: Fong Leng: Fashion and Art, 2013.