High Life

HIGH LIFE 33 凭 借自我奋斗实现自我价值的人 生，才是完美人生。 这是每一个追寻存在意义的人所 信奉的信条，亦是时装界屡见不鲜的 故事情节。它同时也为刘嘉荣的时尚 征程指明了方向。 我们的见面地点选在刘嘉荣的工 作场所——一家旧针织厂，Classico Moderno 品牌的所在地。 这位27岁的时装设计师将经典 融入现代，不仅预见了自己的职业路 径，更设想了澳门时装产业的未来。 刘嘉荣说：“初中时，我就知道 自己想成为一名时装设计师。” 高中毕业后，他先是在当地一间 T here is only one perfect life and that is the life you go out and make for yourself. It’s the credo of anyone looking to find their way in the world and a familiar storyline in the fashion world. It has also been the compass guiding Macau’s Victor Lao on his journey. We met Victor at his workplace in an old knitting factory, an intriguing location for his aptly named Classico Moderno brand. Placing classic items into a modern context, the 27-year- old fashion designer has already envisioned not only his own career 零售店工作，首次涉足时装界。当时 唯一的目标不过是存下足够的本金进 行创业。 没用多久，刘嘉荣便找到自己的 特色所在。他与来自香港、在时装界 已经小有成就的一群人成为朋友，并 在自主创业方面获得不少指引。 他接着说：“我朋友的客户虽然 不多，但都是潮流引领者，人人追随 的风向标。因此那些追随他们的人也 会从我朋友的店里买衣服。” 不过，刘嘉荣的目标并非一己之 成功。他如是解释道：“我想以自己 的方式，来改善澳门时装产业的现 状。” path but also the future of Macau’s fashion industry. “Itwas during mymiddle school years that I first knew I wanted to be a fashion designer,” Victor says. After completing his high school studies, he jumped feet first into the fashion world by landing a job at a local retail store, his sole aim being to save enough money to launch his own business. And it didn’t take long for him to find his niche, becoming friends with a group from Hong Kong that were already making waves in fashion and who quickly provided the guidance he needed to branch out on his own.