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Khoon Hooi

Lee Khoon Hooi

Khoon Hooi is a ready-to-wear label based in Kuala Lumpur, started in 1999. Behind the label: Lee Khoon Hooi. It is known for feminine occasionwear with embroidery and prints. Latest milestone on record (December 2019): Katy Perry wears his yellow bow dress at Jingle Ball in Minneapolis.

Khoon Hooi, portrait, January 2021
Photo: Boldlemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts

Khoon Hooi at a glance

Behind the label
Lee Khoon Hooi
Based
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Since
1999
Focus
Ready-to-wear
Makes
Occasionwear, plus Raya and Lunar New Year collections
Trained
Malaysian Institute of Art
Official site
khoonhooi.com ↗
Instagram
@khoonhooi_official ↗

The person and the label

Who is behind Khoon Hooi?

Lee Khoon Hooi founded his label in 1999 and sells from a store at APW in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Since 2010 the label has shown to buyers in Paris through the Tranoï trade show, which runs alongside fashion week but is not the official calendar.

Timeline

Khoon Hooi, dated

  1. 1999Founds his label. Source ↗
  2. 2008Wins the Mercedes-Benz Stylo Fashion Forward award. Source ↗
  3. December 2019Katy Perry wears his yellow bow dress at Jingle Ball in Minneapolis. Source ↗

More from Malaysia

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Read the full Malaysia guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.

Sources

Sources

  1. Khoon Hooi — official site checked 22 October 2026
  2. Tatler Asia — Khoon Hooi checked 22 October 2026
  3. New Straits Times — Katy Perry in Khoon Hooi (December 2019) checked 22 October 2026

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Quick answers

Khoon Hooi, answered

Who is behind Khoon Hooi?

Lee Khoon Hooi. Khoon Hooi is a ready-to-wear label based in Kuala Lumpur.

When was Khoon Hooi founded?

1999, according to the sources listed on this page.

What does Khoon Hooi make?

Occasionwear, plus Raya and Lunar New Year collections. It is known for feminine occasionwear with embroidery and prints.

Where did the designer of Khoon Hooi train?

Malaysian Institute of Art.