Flower power

Masha Ma borrows from the botanical world for her latest fashion concepts. Sun Yuanqing speaks with the dynamo about her plan to blossom from a designer into a brand.

Masha Ma believes the women she designs for are like the epiphyllum flower from which she takes inspiration.

The fragrant flower that blooms once every few years at midnight served as the source of the concept for the T-shirt the 31-year-old created as one of nine Chinese designers commissioned for Vogue's Fashion Night Out. The event was hosted in Beijing by Vogue China on Aug 31.