About Vera

Represented by Claire Best & Associates

She is British-HongKong raised, NewYork based, & a lot more in between. Where is she now?

If you can't find Vera in the costume department or on set, try craft services. Follow the food.
A workaholic + workout-aholic, thus quotes Arnold or Dodgeball often.
Design + Art was little Vera's means of coping with childhood bullying, she illustrated hundreds of fictional people and storyboarded their adventures to escape.
So she decided to be a costume designer by the age of 13, went on to design all her school productions, and won a bunch of local awards.
Most of her drawing / design / sewing skills etc were self taught throughout her childhood + teenage years.

Then she grew up, and went to Parsons School of Design and the European Institute of Design Barcelona. Official!

Fast forward years, she is now an established costume designer for Film and TV. Wee!
She is happy to design all genres. From 1 mill to 100 mill, zombies to romcoms.
She has/can work worldwide, including all over North America, all over Asia and more.
She dreads Halloween (seriously can’t deal)
She thinks animals are better than people, adopt don't shop!
She thinks no one reads these bios.
Here’s her resume! - your reward for reading the whole thing.

Credits

Press / Media

Featured Press:
MICHELLE YEOH AND 'THE BROTHERS SUN' COSTUME DESIGNER AGREED: 'NO STEREOTYPES’

“Vera Chow worked closely with the actor to avoid clichés in the Netflix comedy-action-thriller, while also prioritizing AAPI designers.”

“When Vera Chow jumped into designing the expansive wardrobes for "The Brothers Sun," premiering on Netflix on Jan. 4, she and star Michelle Yeoh had deep discussions about the latter's character, Los Angeles-based Taiwanese matriarch Eileen. The consensus: "No stereotypes!," says the Chinese-American costume designer.”

By Fawnia Soo Hoo

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Featured Press:
HOW COSTUME DESIGNER VERA CHOW BROUGHT FASHION TO ACTION IN ‘THE BROTHERS SUN’

“While the series offers action and fight scenes in every episode, it also has no shortage of fashion and style moments.”

“The person behind costuming the dark comedy action series is Vera Chow, who is known for her work on “Big Fan,” “Marco Polo” and the final two seasons of “The Walking Dead.” One of Chow’s goals when costuming the show was to make sure it defied Asian stereotypes.

By Kristopher Fraser

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Tremendous Talk Podcast

You’ve seen her work on projects like “The Walking Dead,” “Boogie,” and “Food Wars” - and is currently working on “The Brother’s Sun,” “Judgement” and so much more! Join your hosts, Ashley and Law, as they guide you through culture in the realms of Hollywood and speak to industry professionals in the spotlight.

The Making of The Final Season

This interview with costume designer Vera Chow is about the making of the final season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Vera shows an inside look at the character development and imagined technology of the show’s iconic Commonwealth setting influenced the season’s costume design.

Fansided Feature on TWD

Ashley Hurst explores “The fashion of The Walking Dead season 11 “spans the world”and profiles the show’s costume designer Vera Chow. Chow searched high and low across social media, including in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, to source an array of inclusive costumes.

Deadline Feature on The Modelizer

In “Vertical Takes North America On Rom-Com ‘The Modelizer’ Written By & Starring Byron Mann” written by Matt Grobar announces the film which follows Shawn Koo (Mann), son of a Chinese tycoon family, and his partner-in-clubbing Narin “Bucky” Sakpiporn (K-pop star Nichkhun).

Committee of 100 Feature

Described as change-makers and rising leaders from diverse sectors, Vera Chow is honored to be named by Committee of 100, a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, in its Next Generation Leaders Class of 2023.

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Interview – Next Generation Leaders

The staff of Committee of 100 sat down with one of their Next Generation Leaders and asked them about their careers, what the past few years has been like and their hopes for the future. This month, they spoke with Vera Chow, Film and TV costume designer.

Fashionista Interview on Boogie

The Costumes in Eddie Huang's 'Boogie' Include Sandy Liang, YanYan and More Asian-American Labels, written by Fawnia Soo Hoo is an in-depth look at Vera Chow’s smart use of Asian-American brands and fashion labels in this film. Photo: Nicole Rivelli/Courtesy of Focus Features

CBR Feature on TWD

In an interview about his character Sebastian, Teo Rapp-Olsson says, "I met Vera [Chow], the costume [designer], and saw what she was envisioning for him visually, it was like, 'Oh, this all makes sense to me. I have a sense for who this guy could be.'"

Committee of 100's Annual Meeting

This article highlights the Committee of 100, a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans. It’s 2023 annual meeting was "Seeking Common Ground in Turbulent Times" and included speeches by many prominent members.

Hollywood Reporter Feature

In interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Vera Chow discusses her costume design strategy. “For the final season of The Walking Dead, costume designer Vera Chow scoured Instagram and Etsy to discover an inclusive range of designers…”

The STEM Spot

“People may think that there’s no way chemistry is part of costume design. But it is!” Watch Gitanjali Rao (inventor, author, and scientist) interview Vera Chow about how she uses STEM behind the scenes and on set of The Walking Dead costume department.

Looper Feature on TWD

Written by Liam Mathews, “Why The Costumes On The Walking Dead's Final Season Mean More Than You Think” costume designer Vera Chow injected a degree of diversity that the show's wardrobe hadn't seen before. Photo: Josh Stringer/Courtesy of AMC

Ad Council Press Release

AMC Networks Content Room and the Ad Council’s PSAs highlight the power of girls in STEM. Aisha Tyler, Costume Designer Vera Chow and Art Director Jasmine Garnet, showcase how STEM is used to bring the post-apocalyptic world of "The Walking Dead" to life.

MOCANYC Feature

Vera Chow, costume designer and illustrator, is featured in the Museum of Chinese in America OneWorld project. She discovered renewed purpose in doing artwork for Table to Table NYC and #WashTheHate, which concentrates on anti-Asian hatred as sparked by Covid-19.