Guo Pei

Fashion Designer / China / Rose Studio Fashion Co. Ltd.

“I love haute couture, because it is timeless. It is the opposite of ready-to-wear, which can rise to fame very quickly but also can be forgotten quickly. My hope is that my work be regarded as work in a museum collection is viewed, treasured like a piece of royal jewelry, a masterpiece that will be handed down from age to age. Real haute couture is eternal, tested by time, and, many years later, will provide a kind of glance back through time. A representation of lost glories and residual splendors, it will remain as an interpretation of the joy I have had in creating.” —Guo Pei

Guo Pei is President and Chief Designer of Rose Studio Fashion Co. Ltd. She is a member of the China Fashion Designers Association (CFDA) Council and the Fashion Art Committee of CFDA, and has been named foremost among China’s Top 10 Fashion Designers.

Whether with her early designs for ready-to-wear clothing, which first earned her recognition, or through her current haute couture, which has won extensive praise, Guo Pei constantly challenges herself and pursues perfection. As one of earliest promoters of haute couture in China, Guo Pei’s Rose Studio, established in 1997 (the designer presented her first solo fashion show in 1996), represents the highest level of Chinese haute couture.

Relying on her talent and skills in designing and enthusiasm for the fashion industry, Guo Pei set up her own fashion kingdom quickly. National politicians, film stars, celebrities, business elites, and high-end consumers are among her most loyal and prominent customers. Guo Pei's most high-profile work ranges from the clothing worn by performers in the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to dresses for the hosts of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to costumes for a production of Tosca.

Her many achievements and accolades include three consecutive Gold Awards at the International Fashion and Accessories Fair (1993–95); awards for best design, best technology, and five other gold awards at the International Fashion Fair (1997); Lycra Fashion Award—Annual Fashion Designer; Annual Top 10 Outstanding Young Chinese Designers; named among most influential Chinese women on lifestyle by the National Women's Propaganda Department, all 2007; award for Beijing Olympics costume design, 2008; and Best Haute Couture Contribution Award for Building Beijing as a Fashion Capital, and Best Dress Design Award at China International Fashion Week, both 2009. 

郭培简介

时装设计师／中国／玫瑰坊高级定制时装有限公司

“我热爱高级时装，因为她是一种生命的停驻。她不像成衣那样简单地流行，再迅速地被遗忘。我希望我的高级时装成为馆藏级的精品，殿堂级的珍宝，成为传世杰作。因为真正的高级时装能够历久弥新，经得起考验，多少年后，她的存在就是时光的回眸。到那个时候，她能再现逝去的辉煌和残留的光彩，能重新演绎我曾经拥有过的幸福，以及我曾经创造过的美好。”——郭培

郭培是玫瑰坊高级定制时装的首席设计师兼董事长。她是中国服装设计协会理事（CFDA）以及中国服装设计协会艺术家委员会委员，中国最早的一批十佳设计师之一。

她早期主导的成衣市场主流设计，让人们认识了郭培，现在的高级定制更为她赢得了广泛赞誉。从过去到现在，对完美的执着追求一直激励她不断挑战自我。作为高级定制时装在中国最早的推动者，1997年创立的玫瑰坊时装公司（1996年郭培首次举办个人时装发布会），代表了中国高级时装定制的顶尖品牌。

郭培凭借扎实的服装设计功底和对时装的热爱，迅速地建立起自己的高级时装王国。国家政要、影视明星、社会名流、企业精英等中国最有地位、名望和财富的人们成为她最重视的拥趸。从2008年北京奥运会开幕式及闭幕式的所有女演员服装，中央电视台春节联华晚会的主持人服装，到国家大剧院普契尼经典歌剧《托斯卡》的演出服装，都由她来打理。

她的众多成就包括1993年至1995年蝉联三届“中国国际服装服饰博览会”服装金奖；1997年获得国际服装服饰博览会最佳设计、最佳工艺等五项金奖；2007年，她荣获莱卡风尚大奖－年度时装设计师、中国设计业十大杰出青年奖以及全国妇联宣传部颁发的年度影响生活方式的华人女性奖；2008年，她又因设计奥运礼服获奖；2009年，获建设北京成为时尚之都最佳高级时装贡献奖，以及中国国际时装中最佳礼服设计奖。

Chinese translation by Lynn Zhang.

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