text: The youngest designer to ever show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia is also committed to improving working conditions in Cambodia, where his heritage lies. Khim Hang, 22, displayed his bold collection HAN with brooding models donning stocking caps and attire that could be likened to that of war soldiers. And that's exactly where he takes his inspiration from, citing his parents' escape from the Khmer Rouge as the key reason for his commitment to looking after workers in his family's home country, and ethically producing his products. Scroll down for video . Hot right now: Khim Hang is thought to be the youngest designer to show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia at just 22 years of age (pictured: his catwalk presentation this week) Making a splash: The Brisbane-based designer is heavily influenced by his Cambodian heritage and committed to ethical production and looking after his factor workers . 'I've been really inspired by my culture and my heritage,' Hang, who is based in Brisbane, told SBS backstage. 'I've been doing a lot of research about Cambodia in the 1960s… and for me it's a reinterpretation of what this culture once was, and what it is now,' he added. Hang has also spoken about his hesitance to visit Cambodia after the horror his parents went through trying to flee Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge. 'I've recently been doing a lot of travel back to where my family's from in Cambodia and I just recently opened up a factory over there,' he told News Corp ahead of his show. 'I've been really inspired by my culture and my heritage,' the Brisbane-based designer said . The HAN collection, which adopted its own punk-look, showed a strong oriental influence . Hang (front right) collaborated with fashion blogger Margaret Zhang (pictured with models) for the runway show . 'We've got about 15 staff at the moment, we pay double the minimum wage and we also provide childcare facilities for our staff's children,' the designer revealed. He also spoke to the publication about trying to improve working conditions in the country that has been through so much. Hang said his father has vivid memories of daring escapes to try and reach the Thai border, once falling into a pit of rotting bodies. The designer revealed that many people from Cambodia don't know what it's like to be involved in the fashion industry at any level higher than working in a factory, and he wanted to change that with HAN. Together Hang and Zhang put on a bold show on Wednesday at Carriageworks in Sydney . The designer is passionate about the working conditions of factory employees in Cambodia . Fashion blogger Margaret Zhang worked with Hang on the collection as the stylist, and together the pair put on a bold show on Wednesday at Carriageworks in Sydney. The punk-look collection also reflected a strong oriental influence in a nod to Hang's cultural background. The line featured oriental-influenced prints and tailoring along military lines as seen in kimono jackets, waist ties, loose pants and eyebrow raising stocking shoes and caps with the overall look one of war soldier meets lay monk.
target: Khim Hang is the youngest designer to show an Australian fashion week .
  The 22-year-old's collection HAN is a nod to his Cambodian heritage .
  Khim said his parent's escape from the Khmer Rouge influenced him .
  Is paying workers in his Cambodian factory double the minimum wage .