# Guo Pei

> Guo Pei is a couture and eveningwear label based in Beijing and Paris, China, started in 1997. Behind the label: Guo Pei. Known for hand-embroidered couture drawing on imperial Chinese dress and European court splendour.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Guo Pei
- Based: Beijing and Paris, China
- Since: 1997
- Focus: Couture and eveningwear
- Makes: Haute couture and bespoke gowns from her Beijing atelier, Rose Studio
- Trained: Beijing Industry and Trade Technician College (graduated 1986)
- Official site: https://www.guopei.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guopei/

## Who is behind Guo Pei?

Guo Pei (郭培) was born in Beijing in 1967 and graduated from the Beijing Industry and Trade Technician College in 1986. In 1997 she founded Rose Studio in Beijing, which M+ describes as China’s first couture studio. Her Yellow Queen gown, from the 2009 collection 1002 Nights, became known worldwide when Rihanna wore it to the 2015 Met Gala, the same year two of her designs appeared in The Met’s China: Through the Looking Glass. She opened a Paris office that year and, from 2016, staged ten shows over five consecutive years during Paris Haute Couture Week. M+ in Hong Kong gave her a major exhibition from September 2024 to April 2025, and in September 2025 she opened CENTRESTAGE with Gilternity: An Everlasting Radiance, a show at M+ that her site lists as Spring/Summer 2026 couture.

## Timeline

- 1997: Guo Pei founds Rose Studio in Beijing. (source: https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/press/guo-pei-fashioning-imagination/)
- 2015: Rihanna wears her Yellow Queen gown to the Met Gala; two of her designs appear in The Met’s China: Through the Looking Glass. (source: https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/press/guo-pei-fashioning-imagination/)
- 2016: Begins showing at Paris Haute Couture Week, ten shows over five consecutive years. (source: https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/press/guo-pei-fashioning-imagination/)
- 21 September 2024: M+ in Hong Kong opens Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination, on view until 6 April 2025. (source: https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/exhibitions/guo-pei/)
- September 2025: Opens CENTRESTAGE 2025 in Hong Kong with the collection Gilternity: An Everlasting Radiance. (source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/19/WS68d10bc6a3108622abca22a4.html)

## Sources

- [M+ — press release for Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination (11 July 2024)](https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/press/guo-pei-fashioning-imagination/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [M+ — Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination (exhibition page)](https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/exhibitions/guo-pei/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Tatler Asia — Guo Pei’s CENTRESTAGE show at M+ (29 August 2025)](https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/guo-pei-fashion-show-hong-kong-centrestage-elites) — checked 2026-10-22
- [China Daily — Guo Pei opens CENTRESTAGE 2025 (19 September 2025)](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/19/WS68d10bc6a3108622abca22a4.html) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Guo Pei — official site](https://www.guopei.com) — checked 2026-10-22