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Paris Fashion Week’s hottest new model is from Hong Kong: meet Eliza Rutson

  • Eighteen-year-old Eliza Rutson, who was born and raised in Hong Kong, walked for brands including Off-White, Paco Rabanne, Altuzarra and Valentino
  • The half-British, half-Chinese teenager comes with some prestigious fashion pedigree, with her mother the style maven Sarah Rutson

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Hong Kong model Eliza Rutson walking Valentino’s autumn/winter 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week.
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Eighteen-year-old model Eliza Rutson (full name Eliza Scarlett Rutson Pang), who was born and raised in Hong Kong, was the hottest new face at the autumn/winter 2020 shows during Paris Fashion Week, which just ended.

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The half-British, half-Chinese teenager walked at some of the top shows, including Off-White, Paco Rabanne, Altuzarra and Valentino, the latter of which saw her steal the show in a sheer gown in “Valentino red”.
Rutson walking Altuzarra’s autumn/winter 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week.
Rutson walking Altuzarra’s autumn/winter 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week.
Rutson wearing an outfit as part of Paco Rabanne’s women’s ready-to-wear autumn/winter 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Pixelformula
Rutson wearing an outfit as part of Paco Rabanne’s women’s ready-to-wear autumn/winter 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Pixelformula

Rutson, who is now based in Los Angeles, comes with some impressive fashion pedigree. Her mother is style maven Sarah Rutson, the former fashion director of Hong Kong-based department store Lane Crawford, and the former vice-president of global buying at online retailer Net-a-Porter.

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Her father is Andrew Pang, a book author and an expert on the Japanese art of origami.
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