Cover Victorian Tang-Owen wears a
Chloé outfit (Photo: Affa Chan / Tatler Hong Kong)
Victorian Tang-Owen wears a Chloé outfit (Photo: Affa Chan / Tatler Hong Kong)
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Every issue, we ask our cover star a round of rapid-fire questions that give us a little more insight into their personalities. This month, Victoria Tang-Owen lays it bare
Your favourite hobby?
Flicking through a stack of old magazines to look for inspiration when I need some creative juice.
Favourite family activity?
Hiking. Once we’re on the trail, we make up games. I often let my son, Rocco, lead the way.
Favourite subject for a photoshoot?
My son.
Pick three essential wardrobe items that make up your signature look.
A Prada crochet tote bag in aqua, a crisp white shirt dress from Fendi and off-the-shoulder tops.
Favourite designer?
Hard to pin down one. But Elsa Schiaparelli is a true icon.
Best advice you’ve ever been given?
My dad always insisted that you are what you give, not what you are given.
Worst advice you’ve ever received?
Before my husband and I started dating seriously, our accidental matchmaker Ivan Pun advised that we did’t have any prospect [as a couple]. Next year is going to be our tenth wedding anniversary, so we proved him wrong.
What’s your personal motto?
I’m a big fan of the [British] royal family’s unofficial motto: never complain, never explain.
Favourite place in Hong Kong?
The Mandarin Spa [at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong], where masseur Rakhi works her magic.
Life-changing book?
Designers Are Wankers by Lee McCormack.
One daredevil thing you’ve done?
Bungee jumping in New Zealand. I ticked that box and never again.
Your recipe for happiness?
Consume less and create more.
Zabrina is the Senior Editor, Arts and Culture of Tatler Hong Kong. She specialises in performing arts, visual art and film. Her wanderlust was first fuelled by the Mighty Rovers Antarctica Expedition 2010. Over the years, she has interviewed A-list artists and filmmakers, including Oscar winners Chlóe Zhao and Tim Yip, Golden Horse winner Sylvia Chang, In the Mood for Love cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Pachinko author Min Jin Lee, and Coachella’s first Chinese solo singer Jackson Wang. She won gold at the WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards for her 2021 feature on the waves of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
