Stephen Wong
Status: Eliminated
Age: 38
Hometown: Toronto, ON
“Whether you like it or not, fashion these days has become more than just fashion. It’s all about the personalities and the people behind the label.”
Toronto’s Stephen Wong is a self-taught designer with over 12 years’ experience in the fashion world as a stylist and now a designer.
He is the co-founder and designer of the label Greta Constantine. Currently in their second season, Steven describes the label as “effortless clothing for the chic, modern woman.”
Vices: A great shoe.
Pet Peeves: Ignorant people and people who think they no longer need to learn.
Best outfit: Trucker cap, v-neck, grey hoody, chestnut pony skin coat, jeans and sneakers.
Worst outfit: Knee socks and shorts.
Most embarrassing moment: On the subway, wearing a showgirl outfit in the daytime.
First celebrity crush: Steve Austin's Six Million Dollar Man.
Current celebrity crushes: Brad Pitt, Ewan MacGregor, David Beckham and Hidetoshi Nakata.
If you could be anyone for a day, it would be: Oprah Winfrey or Gisele Bündchen.
Dream job: Designer for an established house with access to the best sources and traders.
Worst nightmare: Not fulfilling your dream.
Favourite guilty pleasure movie: The 40-Year Old Virgin.
What's in your purse/manbag? Money, camera, cigarettes and cell.
Last movie that made you cry: Freedom Writers.
I can't leave the house without: A hat and sunglasses.
Most annoying traits: Run on sentences, but I think I've fixed that.
Your inspiration: My mood.
Favourite food: Sea food (shrimp, lobster and scallops).
Favourite piece of clothing: A great T-shirt.
Favourite designer: Azzedine Alaia.
Best song for sketching: Anything by Feist.
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