What does Melinda Looi make?

Couture, ready-to-wear, the diffusion label MELL and hotel uniforms. It is known for couture with technical experiments, including 3D printing.

Where did the designer of Melinda Looi train?

LaSalle College, Montreal, funded by the 1995 Malaysia Young Designer Award.

Designers / Malaysia · Couture and eveningwear

Melinda Looi

Melinda Looi is a couture and eveningwear label based in Kuala Lumpur. Behind the label: Melinda Looi. It is known for couture with technical experiments, including 3D printing. Latest milestone on record (2018): Her gown features on the posters for Contemporary Muslim Fashions at the de Young museum.

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Quick facts

Melinda Looi at a glance

Behind the label: Melinda Looi
Based: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Focus: Couture and eveningwear
Makes: Couture, ready-to-wear, the diffusion label MELL and hotel uniforms
Trained: LaSalle College, Montreal, funded by the 1995 Malaysia Young Designer Award
Official site: melindalooi.com ↗
Instagram: @melindalooi ↗

The person and the label

Who is behind Melinda Looi?

Melinda Looi runs couture, ready-to-wear and the diffusion line MELL from Kuala Lumpur, and designs uniforms for hotels, according to her official site. In 2013 she showed a bird-themed collection made with the 3D-printing company Materialise, and one of her gowns appeared on the posters for Contemporary Muslim Fashions in 2018.

Timeline

Melinda Looi, dated

1995Wins the Malaysia Young Designer Award. Source ↗
2006Named Designer of the Year at the Malaysian International Fashion Awards for the second time, after 2004. Source ↗
June 2013Shows a 3D-printed, bird-themed collection in Kuala Lumpur. Source ↗
2018Her gown features on the posters for Contemporary Muslim Fashions at the de Young museum. Source ↗

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Jimmy Choo (the shoemaker) Accessories · since 1986
Khoon Hooi Ready-to-wear · since 1999
Rizman Ruzaini Couture and eveningwear · since 2005
Fiziwoo Ready-to-wear
Alia Bastamam Ready-to-wear · since 2011
Behati Textile heritage · since 2018
Innai and Innai Red Textile heritage · since 2003
Hatta Dolmat Slow and sustainable
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Read the full Malaysia guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.

Sources

Melinda Looi — official site checked 22 October 2026
Tatler Asia — Melinda Looi checked 22 October 2026
Popular Science — 3D-printed fashion show in Kuala Lumpur (June 2013) checked 22 October 2026
Buro 247 Malaysia — Malaysian designers in Contemporary Muslim Fashions (2018) checked 22 October 2026

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Quick answers

Melinda Looi, answered

Who is behind Melinda Looi?: Melinda Looi. Melinda Looi is a couture and eveningwear label based in Kuala Lumpur.
What does Melinda Looi make?: Couture, ready-to-wear, the diffusion label MELL and hotel uniforms. It is known for couture with technical experiments, including 3D printing.
Where did the designer of Melinda Looi train?: LaSalle College, Montreal, funded by the 1995 Malaysia Young Designer Award.