Mark Jappy Gonzalez started his fashion career as a designer and operations manager for a local Filipino brand. In 1995 he opened concept store Homme et Femme, under H&F Retail Concepts. The group currently owns and oversees multi-brand stores like Univers, and monobrand stores including Comme des Garçons, Balenciaga, Lanvin and Y-3 in the Philippines. In 2015 he opened the first Ladurée store in the region.