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Ma Ke (fashion designer) Ma Ke (fashion designer) Ma Ke () (born 1971 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese fashion designer. She has two clothing labels: EXCEPTION de Mixmind, a ready-to-wear line started in 1996 and retailed in China; and WUYONG, an haute couture line founded in 2006. In 2007, Ma Ke starred in the award-winning documentary "Useless" by Chinese director Jia Zhangke. In 2008, her fashion house WUYONG was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in France. Ma Ke designs have been wore by the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan, on several occasions. Ma Ke is