John Rocha

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John Rocha, (born 23 August 1953, Hong Kong) is an Irish fashion designer of Chinese and Portuguese descent. He moved to Ireland after graduating from the Croydon School of Art, London. Known for his hand-crafting, beading and apliquée to garments, Rocha first established a name for himself with his Chinatown label in Dublin in the 1980s. By 1993, he was named British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. Rocha runs his own "John Rocha", "John Rocha Jeans", "Rocha John Rocha" and "John Rocha Jewellery" labels alongside a diffusion clothing, homewear and accessories label for the department store Debenhams. Rocha has also designed the interiors of the Morrison Hotel in Dublin and the Orion Building in Birmingham.

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