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Melinda Looi (born as Looi Lai Yee, 呂例霓 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an award-winning fashion designer famous for her signature avant-garde and vintage style. She has won numerous accolades; she won the title Designer of the Year three times, twice at the Malaysian International Fashion Awards Malaysian International Fashion Week and latest in 2009 at Mercedes Benz Stylo Fashion Awards .〔(Press Release – Melinda Looi )〕 She has three distinct brands, which are: Melinda Looi Couture, Melinda Looi Prêt-à-Porter and MELL, which are sold in Malaysia, and boutiques in Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Her latest addition is a sub-line called MELL BASICS consisting of basics made from certified Organic Cotton. == Education and Early years == Melinda Looi was born into a family where her mother was an Cheong Sam tailor. She had no plans to venture into fashion as she wanted to become an artist. However, her parents were against it as it was too risky and thus decided upon the next best thing, fashion. She studied at the La Salle Institute of Design in Kuala Lumpur before winning the title of Malaysia Young Designer Award in 1995. The prize was a scholarship to study at the La Salle School of Fashion in Montreal, Canada. In 1998, Melinda returned to Malaysia and worked for her parents' business for a year before venturing out on her own.〔(Darshini Singam, "New chick on the block gets rave reviews" ), Graduan 2004〕 The designer's prêt-a-porter wear and couture line have won an international clientele from the USA, Middle East, South Africa, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Her clients range from socialites to the working professionals, and royalty to celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Britney Spears and Mena Suvari. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melinda Looi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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