KAT ZHANG

Founder, Creative Director
Hair and Makeup Artist
Color Analyst

IG: @katzhangmua

Kat Zhang is the founder and creative director of The Suburbs Studio, a makeup artistry and creative management company. She leads a team of skilled hair and makeup artists and is deeply committed to training and mentoring emerging talents in the industry.

Celebrity Spotlights
Kat has worked with a range of international stars, including Charlie Puth, Gracie Abrams, Rebecca Armstrong, Diego Luna, Elijah Woods, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. She was the makeup artist for Charlie Puth and hairstylist for Gracie Abrams during the Singapore stop of their world tours.

She also served as the hair and makeup artist for Diego Luna and Denise Gough at the Star Wars Celebration in Japan. In 2024, Kat was the hair and makeup artist for Yoon Jong Bin at the Disney APAC Content Showcase, and for Charlotte Brändström at Amazon Prime’s Rings of Power launch event.

Editorial Features
Kat’s artistry has been featured on the covers of Billboard Korea, Vogue, ELLE, Esquire, Grazia, Harper’s BAZAAR, L’Officiel, Her World, MU/SE, ICON, and L’Officiel Hommes. Her beauty insights have also appeared in Vogue, Tatler, Grazia, ELLE, Robb Report, and CNA.

International Personalities
Her work extends to international personalities such as Tiara Andini, Yoyo Cao, Emi Wong, Jaejae, Lina Zhang, Chriselle Lim, Catriona Gray, Charlotte Brändström, Weronika Heck, Hwang Sebin, Bella Varelis, Yvette King, Jestinna Kuan, Scha Alyahya, and Awal Ashaari.

Local Icons
Kat has also worked with some of Singapore’s most prominent names, including Shye, Iman Fandi, Regina Song, Haven, Estelle Fly, Jean Seizure, Salina Chai, Sonia Chew, Germaine Leonora Tan, Ferlyn G, Tabitha Nauser, Mae Tan, Gentle Bones, Zhang Zetong, Glenn Yong, Chen Yixin, Diana Ser, Ilhan Fandi, Shanti Pereira, Adrian Pang, and Carrie Wong.

Brand Collaborations & Events
Kat has anchored VIP event activations with Valentino and Audemars Piguet, and she was the key artist for the Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery presentation. Kat also has extensive experience hosting masterclasses for brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Prada, and Bobbi Brown. Kat has also worked with brands such as Audemars Piguet, Armani Beauty, YSL Beauty, Dior Beauty, Chanel Beauty, Lancôme, Ksisters, Lavien, and Oddtype.

Commercial Clients
Her client list includes top global brands such as Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Disney, Hourglass, Dyson, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, H&M, Charlotte Tilbury, Sephora, Bioderma, Paula's Choice, Marina Bay Sands, Love Bonito, Warner Music Singapore, Universal Music Singapore, Maybelline, Häagen-Dazs, Atome, and OSIM.

Brand Partnerships
Kat is supported by leading beauty brands including Chanel Beauty, Hourglass, Hermes Beauty, Dior Beauty, Charlotte Tilbury, L'Oréal, Maybelline, SK-II, Tom Ford Beauty, Kiehl's, Clé de Peau Beauté, Make Up For Ever, Guerlain, Givenchy Beauty, Shu Uemura, Lancôme, Sephora, Clarins, NARS, MAC Cosmetics, Bobbi Brown, Huda Beauty, Estée Lauder, and Gucci Beauty.

Recognition
In 2022, Kat was awarded the Woorailoora KEVIN.MURPHY Editorial Stylist of the Year award.

Portfolio

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

For Iman Fandi for MU/SE cover

For Iman Fandi for MU/SE cover

For Grazia Singapore cover

For Grazia Singapore cover

For Gracie Abrams

For Gracie Abrams

For L'Officiel India cover

For L'Officiel India cover

For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Iman Fandi for Her World Singapore cover

For Iman Fandi for Her World Singapore cover

For Harper's BAZAAR Vietnam cover

For Harper's BAZAAR Vietnam cover

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Regina Song for Grazia Singapore cover

For Regina Song for Grazia Singapore cover

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Estelle Fly for Grazia Singapore cover

For Estelle Fly for Grazia Singapore cover

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Esquire Singapore

For Esquire Singapore

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Catriona Gray

For Catriona Gray

For Charlie Puth

For Charlie Puth

For Shye in Paris

For Shye in Paris

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For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for ICON Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for ICON Singapore cover

For Diego Luna in Tokyo

For Diego Luna in Tokyo

For Vogue Philippines

For Vogue Philippines

For Charlie Puth for ABC

For Charlie Puth for ABC

For Shye

For Shye

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Hwang Sebin for Grazia Singapore

For Hwang Sebin for Grazia Singapore

For Germaine Leonora for Grazia Singapore

For Germaine Leonora for Grazia Singapore

For Rebecca Armstrong

For Rebecca Armstrong

For Emi Wong in Milan

For Emi Wong in Milan

For Esquire Singapore

For Esquire Singapore

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Bagaholicboy

For Bagaholicboy

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Harper's BAZAAR Singapore

For Harper's BAZAAR Singapore

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

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For Yoyo Cao

For Yoyo Cao

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

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For Jean Seizure fo Grazia Singapore cover

For Jean Seizure fo Grazia Singapore cover

For Shye in Hong Kong

For Shye in Hong Kong

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

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For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

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For Alison Carroll

For Alison Carroll

For Yoyo Cao

For Yoyo Cao

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For Marina Bay Sands Singapore

For Marina Bay Sands Singapore

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For Bioderma

For Bioderma

For Yoyo Cao

For Yoyo Cao

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Nuyou Singapore

For Nuyou Singapore

For Soph T. 霏霏

For Soph T. 霏霏

For Salina Chai in Paris

For Salina Chai in Paris

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Weronka Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronka Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Shye in Hong Kong for Grazia Singapore

For Shye in Hong Kong for Grazia Singapore

For Carrie Wong for PIN Prestige Singapore

For Carrie Wong for PIN Prestige Singapore

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Shye

For Shye

For Yoyo Cao for ELLE Singapore

For Yoyo Cao for ELLE Singapore

For Shye

For Shye

For Shye

For Shye

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

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For MU/SE

For MU/SE

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

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For Charlie Puth for ABC

For Charlie Puth for ABC

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Shye for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Hwang Sebin for Grazia Singapore

For Hwang Sebin for Grazia Singapore

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

For Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

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For Catriona Gray

For Catriona Gray

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

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For Yoyo Cao

For Yoyo Cao

For MU/SE

For MU/SE

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

For Marina Bay Sands Singapore

For Marina Bay Sands Singapore

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

Kat Zhang with Salina Chai

Kat Zhang with Salina Chai

For Salina Chai

For Salina Chai

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Alison Carroll

For Alison Carroll

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Weronika Heck for Grazia Singapore cover

For Joyy, Estelle Fly, and Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

For Joyy, Estelle Fly, and Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Rebecca Armstrong

For Rebecca Armstrong

For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Adrian Pang for Esquire Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Emi Wong in Milan

For Emi Wong in Milan

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For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for L'Officiel Hommes Singapore cover

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For Shye

For Shye

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

In ELLE Singapore

In ELLE Singapore

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For Shye

For Shye

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Häagen-Dazs

For Häagen-Dazs

For Alison Carroll

For Alison Carroll

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Robb Report Singapore

For Robb Report Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Estelle Fly, Joyy, and Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

For Estelle Fly, Joyy, and Layyi for Grazia Singapore cover

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

For Haven for Grazia Singapore

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Catriona Gray

For Catriona Gray

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For Joyy for Grazia Singapore cover

For Joyy for Grazia Singapore cover

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For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Carrie Wong in Milan

For Carrie Wong in Milan

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Tabitha Nauser

For Tabitha Nauser

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For Harper's BAZAAR Singapore

For Harper's BAZAAR Singapore

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

For Elijah Woods for Esquire Singapore cover

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For Carrie Wong in Milan

For Carrie Wong in Milan

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For Shye

For Shye

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Nuyou Singapore

For Nuyou Singapore

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

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For Shye

For Shye

For ELLE Singapore

For ELLE Singapore

For Mae Tan in Paris

For Mae Tan in Paris

For Emi Wong in Milan

For Emi Wong in Milan

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Nuyou Singapore

For Nuyou Singapore

For Shye

For Shye

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Carrie Wong

For Carrie Wong

For Soph T. 霏霏

For Soph T. 霏霏

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Salina Chai in Paris

For Salina Chai in Paris

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In Grazia Singapore

In Grazia Singapore

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Yoyo Cao for ELLE Singapore

For Yoyo Cao for ELLE Singapore

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For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Charlie Puth for Billboard Korea cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

For Vogue Singapore cover

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For Carrie Wong for ICON Singapore cover

For Carrie Wong for ICON Singapore cover

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For Esquire Singapore

For Esquire Singapore

For Nuyou Singapore

For Nuyou Singapore

For Bioderma

For Bioderma

For Tabitha Nauser

For Tabitha Nauser

For Charlotte Tilbury

For Charlotte Tilbury

For Salina Chai

For Salina Chai

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For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Vogue Singapore

For Vogue Singapore

For Shye

For Shye

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For Germaine Leonora

For Germaine Leonora

For Regina Song

For Regina Song

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For Germaine Leonora for Grazia Singapore

For Germaine Leonora for Grazia Singapore

For Salina Chai

For Salina Chai

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For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

For Iman Fandi

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

For Rebecca Armstrong in Paris

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For Emi Wong in Milan

For Emi Wong in Milan

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For Grazia Singapore

For Grazia Singapore

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