ABOUT GUO PEI

Guo Pei was the first couturier and is the most acclaimed couture artist in China. 

For over 30 years, she has remained dedicated to her design philosophy: “Eastern learning as root, Western learning as application,” seamlessly blending Chinese heritage with global couture traditions.

A Childhood Passion

Guo Pei’s fascination with sewing began at age two, when she tried to help her mother thread a needle. As a child, she was deeply moved by the embroidery on her grandmother’s wedding gown. That early encounter sparked a lifelong passion for crafting beauty through fabric and pattern.

The Birth of ‘GUO PEI’ and Rose Studio

After graduating at the top of her class from one of China’s earliest fashion schools, Guo Pei spent a decade designing for a leading ready-to-wear brand in Beijing. She founded her couture atelier, Rose Studio, in 1997, and later established her label, GUO PEI. The Rose Studio Team is Guo Pei’s greatest pride. Almost every artisan—from embroiderers to patternmakers—was personally chosen and trained by her. Together, they have moved beyond classical techniques to develop a new couture language, representing the pinnacle of modern craftsmanship. Rooted in Chinese art and inspired by diverse global cultures, her designs soon stood out for their fusion of traditional craftsmanship, bold silhouettes, and artistic innovation.

Cultural Identity in Creation

Exhibited in over 25 countries, Guo Pei is one of the most frequently invited Chinese artists on the global stage. She often states, “National and ethnic culture flows through us, shapes us, and becomes our truest form of expression. Wherever we go, it speaks for us with clarity, emotion, and depth.”

Summary of Career Highlight

Guo Pei has astonished runway audiences from Beijing to Paris over the past decade. As the first and only Chinese couturier invited by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) and listed on the official Haute Couture Week calendar across five years, she presented ten consecutive couture collections in Paris from 2015 to 2020. She has also been honored as an Asian Couturier Extraordinaire by the Asian Couture Federation (ACF).

Guo Pei was invited to speak at the United Nations General Assembly Hall. She spoke of the significance of the artistic concept of ‘Harmony between men and nature’ in fashion design and also hosted the F4D First Lady Charity Luncheon. 

 In 2015, Guo Pei dressed global celebrity Rihanna in a golden-yellow couture gown with a five-meter train for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It became the most talked-about dress of the year and the most shared image on social media.

In 2016, Guo Pei was recognized as one of the "TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World”.

In 2017, she was invited by SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film to present her debut global solo exhibition, Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, a landmark retrospective spanning 30 years of her creative journey. 

In 2019, Guo Pei collaborated with Sotheby’s as their first collaboration with a Chinese Couture designer. This included an exhibition in both New York and London -- ‘GOLD: The Midas Touch’.

In 2025, Guo Pei co-created Glazed Splendor with Guangcai master Tan Guanghui, commissioned by UBS and the K11 Craft & Guild Foundation, and presented it at at Art Basel Hong Kong to reimagine Chinese porcelain for future generations.

In the past decade and beyond, Guo Pei has been invited to and collaborated with the world’s foremost museums and cultural institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion in Atlanta, the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Auckland Art Gallery and the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac to showcase the charm of Chinese culture through her artistic creations.