THE COSTUME SQUAD LTD

The Costume Squad was established in 1990 as a costume studio/workshop serving the local entertaining business. Between 1990 to 1998, the workshop with 8 staff has produced costumes for over 200 film productions, also pop-concerts, commercials and various promotions.

In 1993, the contribution of costume designers to the film industry was finally recognized by the local industry with the introduction of an Award for Best Costume and Makeup Design to the Annual Hong Kong Film Awards. The Costume Squad has worked on costumes for 26 of the 35 nominated films during the period of 1993-98, and served all the award-winning films at different levels of involvement.
Though the credit and award goes to the designer, The Costume Squad has contributed in providing researched material, technique and workmanship, translating ideas to finished costumes.
The awarded films are:

1992 Swordsman II, directed by Tsui Hark
1993 The Bride with White Hair, directed by Ronny Yu
1994 Ashes of Time, directed by Wong Kai Wai
1995 The Phantom Lover, directed by Ronny Yu
1996 Comrades, Almost a Love Story, directed by Peter Chan
1997 The Soong Sisters, directed by Mable Cheung
1998 The Storm Riders, directed by Andrew Lau

By the end of the last century, with the local film industry shrinking drastically, the company redirected its energy to serving a wider clientele,
taking on various projects connected to textile, costume and fashion.

Recent clients and projects:
Bleistein & Co (HK) Ltd – Design for Fur Gala Show 2005
Hong Kong Polyetchnic University, School of Deisgn – Part-time lecturer
Joint Publisher's Ltd/ Hong Kong Film Arts Association - Publication
Aberdeen Marina's Club, HK -Uniform
Island Shangri-la Hotel, HK - Uniform
Sin Sin Ltd, HK – fashion collection
Blanc de Chine/Bleu De Chine – fashion collection
Sotheby's – writer for catalogue COSTUMES FROM YONFAN'S
PEONY PAVILION
Publications: TREASURES IN SILK (2000), LEGACY OF THE DESERT KING (2001), RECENT EXCAVATIONS OF TEXTILES IN CHINA(2002)