Shek O Beach Club makes sustainable clothes with the help of ethnic minority craftswomen. They’re practical too, 8-year-old co-founder says

Like many children, Emilia Li loves arts and crafts and hanging out at the beach.

But what makes the Hong Kong eight-year-old stand out from the crowd is Shek O Beach Club, a tie-dye fashion brand she founded with the help of her mother, Jillian Xin.

“I called it Shek O Beach Club because Shek O is one of my favourite places to visit,” says Emilia, referring to the beachside village in the southeast of Hong Kong Island.

On a damp and grey afternoon in May, Emilia, her mother and her three-year-old sister, Aria, pay an after-school visit to the beach to talk about the brand that launched on International Women’s Day this year.