Gosh, I’ve been a crazy rich Asian all my life!” Bonnae Gokson said, clearly amused that this writer had to ask the obvious.
Joyce Ma, considered Asia’s Empress of Fashion, was the driving force behind making Hong Kong the shopping capital of the region. In the ’70s, she was responsible for introducing designers such as Giorgio Armani and Prada who were, at the time, relatively unknown in the region.
Ralph Lauren celebrated Asian style icon Bonnae Gokson’s coffee-table book, “Butterflies and All Things Sweet,” by hosting its US launch at his 888 Madison Avenue Women’s store in New York City.
Bonnae Gokson emerges from the loft of her friend Doris Magsaysay-Ho’s top-floor apartment in a BGC high-rise, dressed casual-chic in monochromatic black, accessorized with leopard prints—a thin belt, large tote and ballet flats.
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