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Chelsea Chau-Kuok will be the first to admit her mum is more stylish than she is, but she still has a look that’s all her own

By Coco Marett. Photography by Amanda Kho. Styling by Rosana Lai

Chelsea Chau-Kuok is twirling in a green patterned kaftan against a backdrop of sherbet-hued clouds. Kiss by Prince is playing in the background, the sound bouncing off the studio walls. Amid the jewellery dripping from her ears, neck and wrists, I notice a thick, solid jade bangle bound tightly around her left arm. “I never take it off,” Chau-Kuok later tells me. “I’ve worn one since childhood and have gone through a few over the years. In Chinese tradition, it’s said that jade is supposed to protect you, and when it breaks or shatters, it means it has absorbed bad energy or pain for you.” In fact, the only time she has ever taken off her jade bracelet was during the birth of one of her and husband Justin Kuok’s two sons,…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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