Dr. Alvin Ho

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Biography

Alvin Ho is the Founder and Creative Director of House Alvin, a couture fashion label that has quickly risen to international recognition for its distinctive storytelling and bold creative vision. Within five months of its relaunch in 2025, the label generated over 89 million views and built a global community of 85,000 followers, dressing celebrities for events like the 82nd Venice Film Festival and Mermaid RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Alongside his creative practice, Alvin is becoming a notable voice in entrepreneurship and fashion technology. He won UCL’s 2025 Entrepreneurship Pitch Day with Clique, a startup aimed at transforming the way stylists discover and connect with emerging designers. Through meticulous customer validation strategies, Alvin has crafted scalable solutions within creative industries. His professional experience spans luxury brands, including Christian Dior Couture, where he drove operational efficiencies across six departments managing daily merchandise logistics of £700,000. As Events & Strategy Manager at True Decadence, he led the label's expansion into China by producing large-scale fashion shows featuring key industry figures. His marketing expertise encompasses successful campaigns for major clients including Google and Sephora. Academically, Alvin earned a First-Class Honours degree in Business Management from King’s College London and recently completed an MSc in Entrepreneurship at UCL, where he ranked at the top of his cohort during Semester 1. His ambition lies at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and education, with a fervent desire to empower a new generation of thought leaders through workshops and mentoring.

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