This mother-daughter pair are living proof that style is a language that transcends any generation gap.
When she was a little girl, Nina Ng’s favourite dresses were modelled after the flared frock worn by Minnie Mouse. “My mum travelled a lot, and she loved going to Japan,” she remembers. “She would come back with very pretty dresses for me, including these two Minnie Mouse dresses. One was red and black, one was pink and white. I was very sad when I outgrew those dresses.”
Today, Nina is a mother of three herself, and her tastes have matured. On the day we meet for this interview, she’s wearing a black form-fitting Gucci dress that sports the Italian label’s signature feline-head buttons. (It’s probably safe to say Minnie Mouse wouldn’t be caught dead in this outfit, just for the sake of staying as far away from cats as possible.) Nina’s taste in Disney characters these days leans towards the more glamorous divas—she likes Maleficent, the scary fairy most recently played by Angelina Jolie as a misunderstood creature with a secret heart of gold.
When it comes to her own wardrobe, Nina favours the likes of Dior, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and, of course, Gucci. “I love creative director Alessandro Michele’s work because I love colours, girlish stuff, things that are classic and structured,” she shares. “Walking into a Gucci store is like entering a toy or candy store, I feel like Alice in Wonderland.”
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