Asian Fashion Passion

亞洲時尚瘋Introducing a new generation of Asian designers. These Asian designers are a hit in the world of fashion亞洲設計師風靡時尚界by Lisa Holl Chang

Fashion followers everywhere know of Vera Wang, lssey Miyake and Vivienne Tam, Asian names anymore, though. A new generation of Asian designers is making fashion statements on runways around the world.

From basements to runways: Doo Ri Chung
Doo Ri Chung learned determination from her hard-working parents who moved to America from Korea when Chung was four. She studied fashion at New York's Parsons School of Design and then further developed her tailoring skills under designer Geoffrey Beene. In 2001 Chung began sewing her own designs in the basement of her parents' New Jersey dry cleaner's. Chung has since moved her collection Doo Ri to midtown Manhattan but still fondly remembers the days spent designing in a basement.

Fashion critics praise Chung for her mastery of jersey, a cotton-like, stretchy material. Whether it's a suit jacket or dress, Chung's clothing drapes beautifully and feels great. Chung's most recent venture is her new collection under ligne, which offers a lower-priced alternative for fashion lovers.

Made in Malaysia: Khoon Hooi
Khoon Hooi has done what no other Malaysian designer could do: He launched a successful global brand from Malaysia. Hooi attended the Malaysia Institute of Art. He studied graphic arts for a year to please his parents but then switched to his passion: fashion.

Hooi's look is known for being feminine, romantic and youthful. Shoppers in cities like New York, Taipei, Bangkok and London discover flowing silk dresses and nature-inspired colors.

Fashion for America's first lady: Jason Wu
Taipei-born Jason Wu exploded onto the fashion scene the night of January 20, 2009. That evening, Michelle Obama, America's new first lady, wore an exquisite white gown made by Wu to President Obama's inauguration celebrations. For the boy who had sketched gowns in Taipei bridal shops when he was 5, it was a dream come true. Wu's family immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was 9, Wu studied abroad in France during high school and attended college in New York City. In 2006, Wu started his own fashion label, which is known for its modern designs with a clean, classic and feminine look.

Design with a wild side: Toshikazu Iwaya
Nobody guessed that a textile designer from Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College would liven up Japan's runways. But that's exactly what Toshikazu Iwaya did, first with the company DressCamp and then with his won babel-Dress 33.
Dress33's Paris debut came in 2009. Iwaya fearlessly showed Elizabethan designs mixed with modern everyday wear. In fact, Iwaya is Known for bold designs like zebra-striped suit jackets and colorful, glittering dresses. His designs draw shoppers into stores in cities from Paris to Hong Kong.

Engineer of design: Goji Lin
Designer Goji Lin's passion for art never died, even while he was studying mechanical engineering in college. Later, Lin studied fashion design in Britain. Now based in Taipei, Lin draws on his engineering background for novel fashion ideas.
Lin's designs feature vivid colors and unique materials, including one material created from used computer monitors. He finds inspiration in Chinese culture: Calligraphy, Chinese paintings and peonies all appear in his designs.
These designers are beloved at home and popular abroad. And it shows as fashion runways increasingly feature Asia's most talented and passionate designers.

Grammar Tips:
Chung has since moved her collection Doo Ri to midtown Manhattan but still fondly remembers the days spend designing in a basement.
since= from a certain time.
George and Paul have been friends since high school.
"since" here because "has" is before "since "-"have + since"
"Have + since"-means have situation A in the pass, the situation B has after situation A, and situation B is still going on right now. we can use this"have+since" pattern:
Timothy graduated in 2008 and has since worked in his father's company.
The director retired two years ago and has since disappeared from public attention.

Vocabulary Tips:
fashion statement-時尚宣言fashion-時尚或流行 statement-聲明，宣言
*The girls made a fashion statement by coloring their hair blonde.
drape (n)-窗簾或皺褶 (v)使布料或衣服成有皺褶的狀態， 或披掛上。
*Hank used a ladder to drape (v) curtains over the windows.挂上
*She draped a red scarf over her coat.披上
venture-冒險性的事業，有風險的投資。
*Our company decided to go abroad for more lucrative business ventures.更有利潤的商業投資
*The joint venture between the two companies involves millions of dollars.
fondly- still show "love", "enjoy" or "great lively", good memory make her feel good inside.
launch-start, presenting to a public.開始,發起. 此指"推出" 新產品或服務.
*The company launched a new fragrance for women.推出新的女用香水
*The bank will launch their online banking service next month. 推出銀行綫上服務
sketch(v)-畵素描, 畵素寫 (n)-素描 quickly put an idea on paper.
*The artist sketched his daughter as she was playing in the garden.
*The architect sketched out a design for the buildings.
*She did several sketches (n) of the fisherman.
label-品牌,商標.-create a line of product to sale.
*The supermarket's generic label has become very successful. 自由品牌
*After working under an employer for years, Brenda launched her own label last year.
designer label-名牌
*Many young people enjoy buying designer labels.
feminine-很女性的
masculine-很男性的
exquisite- most beautiful, catch all people's eyes.
inauguration celebration -就職典禮
liven up something-making something more exciting.
textile designer- who design material or fabric.
draw on-利用,汲取.drew-拉,扯
*The author drew on his childhood when writing his novel.
*He drew on his experience as a teacher in order to get close to the young inmates.
glitter-光彩奪目,閃耀.
*The movie star's diamond necklace glittered in the spotlight.
*The stars glittered in the night sky.
*Nina proudly showed her glittering engagement ring to her sister.
liven up-使有生氣,使人興奮.
*A walk in the woods always livens me up in no time.
*Colorful cushions can liven up a room instantly.
*the dancers' performance livened up the concert.

Chat Room
go downtown-到市中心去
midtown Manhattan-the middle section of Manhattan
midtown-中城Manhattan
uptown-上城the upper/northern part of Manhattan （北區）
downtown-southern part of Manhattan （南區）
uptown (n)-高級住宅區，有錢人的區 rich and wealthy people live.
uptown (adj)-高級的，昂貴的，
uptown girl-富家女
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Jason Wu studied abroad in France during high school
abroad- overseas
study abroad- study at outside the country. study overseas. (overseas 要用複數)
aboard-on the ship, airplane, or bus. 在船上,飛機上或任何大衆運輸工具上.
on aboard-
aboard-也可表示在某公司,組織,團體工作.
Welcome aboard.-歡迎加入我們的公司,組織或團隊.
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run way=cat way, 二者可以互用. 機場跑道,或是伸展臺.