Occupation: Fashion Designer Birth: September 16, 1973
I have always had a relationship with clothes..
Since an early age, I've been intrigued by the idea of design evolution..
I love crazy, gaudy bling..
Just because you work in the fashion industry, it doesn't mean you live your life in fashion..
I started in college as a business major and finally transferred to home economics and studied making clothes..
I always try to appreciate the most fleeting moments. The idea of the acrobats constantly tumbling and trying to adjust - I think that is what we do ….
I'm such a technophobe..
I'm not such a public person..
When people ask about inspirations, and you're like 'oh, it was a flower or a mountain or a pony', some people just think you're insane. I'm worried ….
I swear by the invigorating shampoo and conditioner by Como Shambhala. When you’re in need for a quick mental vacation, it does the trick.
My mother has become my daughter and I've become her guardian..
You know, for myself, my personal journey has been a very fortunate one and I would say to people it's like the stars lined up and the skies opened u….
Being from a very traditional Chinese-American family, my parents believed the only options to have a successful life were to be a doctor, a lawyer, ….
I don't have a life where it's galas, posh affairs. It's me, my dog and a sofa. And a TV..
When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses..
I'm really a classicist at heart - with a bit of madness!.
You can make jeans and a t-shirt super stylish. It's what you make of it, you know?.
I think my parents were immigrants, you know, so I guess I would be first generation. Growing up in California..
There is a secret hippie within me..
One of the reasons I wanted to collaborate with Target is because I felt that together we could create a collection that would inspire - one that is ….
I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living with living things..