Remy Hou

Founded in 2006 by namesake Remy Hou, Engineered by Remy, has quickly become one of the most prestigious and exclusive luxury brands in Hollywood. His founding principle is simple change fashion through unique and innovative design. Remy built his company from the ground up through careful planning, innovative designs, viral marketing, gorilla promotions, and meticulously sewing all of his unique creations himself. One jacket alone can take as long as 12 hours to produce. Seeing the finished product, you cannot help but stare in awe at the completed masterpiece, something only a person born with a natural talent can create, it is undeniably ahead of its time. If you have not had a chance to meet Remy Hou at an event you can see his designs on his website (www.engineeredbyremy.com) where you can witness what the future of style will be without riding in the Delorian with Marty McFly.
“What you are witnessing is my vision being translated through apparel. I represent the endurance of a fighter: when the body is weak and tired, the only thing that will keep you going is your heart.”
While Remys’ designs are breath taking, nothing can leave you more speechless than the story of the struggles the Hournhornnheanhou family endured in their homeland before immigration to the United States. Rathana Hournhornnheanhou (Remy Hou) was born on May 7, 1981 into the aftermath of a gruesome war that killed 20 million Cambodians between 1975-1979. His family deeply affected by the loss of numerous relatives, immediate family, and the family’s eldest daughter. Being held captive in refugee camps and with their lives at stake they eventually escaped captivity and fled to a small village in Cambodia called Side Two. Living conditions were still desperate in this village in the deep jungle highlands where he and his family fought fever, sickness, thunderstorms, landmines, and the regime looking for his family. Remy recalls “There is a scar on the left side of my face which reminds me of the event when my family and I escape captivity in pitch dark. We ran through the jungle and either a thorn bush or barb wired ripped my face open like a knife cutting halfway through an apple. I was 2 or 3 but I didn’t cry.”
The tragic events in Cambodia led Remy and his family to migrate to the United States, Long Beach, CA in 1990 where he became literate in English and developed a passion for technology and clothing design.