Haute couture ateliers tend to keep their clients' identities strictly hush hush. But Chinese renewable energy tycoon Shun Zhong is known to be a regular patron of Paris's luxury fashion houses. Indeed, Zhong recently tried to become more than just a client of designer Alexandre Vauthier, and made a bid to purchase the label before losing out on 19 June to online retailer Revolve.
Born in 1986 in Jiangsu province, Zhong heads several Chinese electricity companies, including Shanghai Energy Technology