Lau lives in Tokyo and has been a United Airlines loyalist for a decade or so, having logged at least 75,000 miles in the air—and plenty more on the ground, as he's fond of taking the train whenever he can.
Jimmy Lau is co-founder and creative director of accessories brand Stuart & Lau; his partner in that business is Matthew Stuart.
In his 20s, Lau's first career was as a consultant, mostly working in China to help foreign retailers enter that market. Lau then opted to start his own fashion company as a self-taught designer of bags and briefcases. (He credits hours spent at his mother's side while she used her sewing machine as his real-world schooling.) His reasoning was simple: Neither he nor Stuart, both traveling constantly in their previous careers, could find a briefcase that was equal parts tough and stylish enough to tote everywhere. So they started making them.
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