How 60-year-old model Christina Chung and her daughter, Shiro, defy fashion normsLooking at Christina Chung on set, you can tell right away that the 60-year-old is a seasoned pro. Between shutter clicks, she moves easily from one pose to the next as she and her daughter, Shiro, model outfits from luxury brands, each accessorised with jewellery from Chow Tai Fook. Instinctive and entirely at ease, it is hard to believe that Chung only began modelling seriously at 56.“My first show was for Miu Miu almost two years ago,” she says. “After that, I was invited to walk in Chanel’s haute couture show and it was like a dream come true.”Earring, necklace Chow Tai Fook; top Vivian Luk Atelier“I felt really honoured,” says the Hong Kong model. “I wanted to show my own experience, my richness, my grace – everything. I want models of every age to be seen genuinely.”At 1.8m, with a lean frame and defined contours, Chung has been approached by photographers and modelling scouts since her teenage years. “I was pretty stylish. You know how girls are, we love beauty,” she says. The instinct for personal style, it seems, runs in the family.“Shiro was born with so much talent,” Chung says, turning towards her daughter. “She always dresses so cool and has such a strong fashion sense. In the old days, she used to steal my clothes, but now we’ve switched.”On Christina: earring, necklaces Chow Tai Fook; dress Shiatzy Chen. On Shiro: earring, necklace Chow Tai Fook; top Shiatzy ChenChung’s relationship with her daughter could not be more different from the one she had with her own parents. Born into a Chiu Chow family that settled in Hong Kong in the 1940s, Chung was the youngest daughter among eight siblings – four girls and four boys.She had a tumultuous relationship with her father, who favoured her brothers. On one occasion, he even doused her in kerosene and tried to set her alight; fortunately, the flame went out. Fearing for her daughter’s safety, Chung’s mother urged her to run away in the middle of the night – she was 16.