Gok Wan

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Emily Herbert. Gok Wan

CONTENTS

EAST MEETS WEST

A BUTTERFLY EMERGES FROM THE CHRYSALIS

REALITY BITES

HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED

GOK ‘N’ ROLL

GOK WAN: PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDER

GOK AND THE GORBALS

A FAMILY MAN

GURU GOK

GOK’S FASHION FIX

LIFE IN A TIME CAPSULE

EDINBURGH NIGHTS

CALLING ALL FABULOUS FEMALES! GOK WAN WANTS YOU

THE SUPERSTAR NEXT DOOR

HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED – FOR MEN

WILL THE REAL GOK WAN PLEASE STAND UP?

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1. EAST MEETS WEST

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Gok’s mother was clearly the foundation stone of the family. Gok refers to her frequently, citing her not just as an inspiration, but also praising her and her personality in her own right. ‘She is a bottomless pit of love and is never judgmental of others,’ he told one interviewer. ‘She easily sees beyond what a person looks like and always taught us when we were growing up that every person has a right to be in the room. She always told us that we could achieve anything and be whoever we wanted to be – as long as we respected other people. I firmly believe that this attitude has been the cornerstone of my success.’ It almost certainly was, and as an adult, it informs Gok’s approach to how he treats the people around him. He is famously gentler than other great stylists of his age.

However, he was keen to emphasise that Myra also gave him and his siblings space to be themselves.‘That’s not to say that she was the type of mother who was constantly up at school fighting our corner; she made us all fiercely independent in the knowledge that she was there in the background if we needed her,’ he said. ‘Besides, she wasn’t around much because she’s a real grafter – another quality I think I’ve inherited from her.’ He was going to need it, too. Success did not come overnight – far from it. He would be in the business for the best part of a decade before he finally got his break.

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