Taiwanese designer’s sexy, edgy lingerie with touches of BDSM and punk – bodysuits, thongs, briefs and bralettes – can be worn by almost anyone, she says
- Bei Kuo went to extremes when starting her own fashion line The End in 2016, with racy lingerie pieces that celebrate an overt sexuality
- Not just for naughty nights out (or in), the pieces can be incorporated into daywear, she says, adding that most people are far more sexual than they think
Growing up in Taiwan, Bei Kuo didn’t question the societal and cultural norms imposed on her. She went to a traditional school where everyone wore a uniform. She was expected to wear her hair a certain way.
There was a path she was supposed to be on, and she adhered closely to it.
But everything changed when Kuo moved to New York to study fashion at Parsons School of Design. Now she was in a city where individuality was celebrated and self-expression was encouraged.
“It opened my eyes to a different way of living and dressing,” Kuo says. “Everything felt so much freer.”
So when Kuo started her own fashion line The End in 2016, she went to extremes: sexy, edgy lingerie with vague touches of S&M and punk – the sort of thing that a Taiwanese schoolgirl might never have imagined herself designing.
