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Shiatzy Chen

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Shiatzy Chen
Hạ tư ． trần
Company typePrivately held
IndustryFashion
Founded1978
FounderWang Chen Tsai-Hsia ( vương trần thải hà ); Wang Yuan-hong ( vương nguyên hoành )
Headquarters
Taipei
,
Taiwan
Number of locations
Worldwide boutiques
Key people
Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia ( vương trần thải hà ),head designer;Harry Wang ( vương tử vĩ ), CEO
ProductsLuxury goods
SubsidiariesCha Cha Thé/ thải thải thực trà văn hóa
Websiteshiatzychen.com

Shiatzy Chen(Chinese:Hạ tư ． trần;pinyin:Xiàzī Chén) is a Taiwanese luxury fashion house founded in 1978 byWang Chen Tsai-Hsia( vương trần thải hà ) and her husband Wang Yuan-Hong.[1][2]Its style is described as "neo-Chinese chic", combining the aesthetics ofChinese clothingand handicraft with Western styles.[3]

History

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In 1978, Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia and her husband, Wang Yuan-hong ( vương nguyên hoành ), a businessman who was in the textile trade, founded the Shiatzy International Company Limited in 1978.[3]In 1987, the company added a menswear line, including off-the-pegchangpaosintended for weddings and traditional engagement parties. A popular line is their quilted, often reversible, winter jackets, available in a wide range of styles, fabrics, patterns and color combinations.[4]

Shiatzy Chen store (Taipei, Taiwan)

In 1990, Shiatzy Chen set up a studio in Paris to learn more about Western dressmaking techniques. This studio also serves as a training center for Taiwanese dressmakers and designers. The company opened a flagship store in Paris in 2001. In 2003, after Harry Wang (the son of the company's founders) became CEO, the company entered the Chinese market,[5]opening a third flagship store inShanghai,onThe Bundin October 2005; with further stores inHong KongandBeijing.Restoration on the building began in late 2001. The interior was designed by Indonesian designer Jaya Ibrahim. The company aimed to have 50 stores in mainland China by 2010 in addition to their 48 outlets in Taiwan, 23 directly managed stores and 25 department store counters.

The label has been listed on the London-basedFinancial Timespick of what is hot in 2004. It was also deemed the most popular fashion brand in Taiwan byThe Wall Street Journal Asia.[6]

In 2007, Shiatzy Chen opened a second factory, measuring 6000 square meters, in Shanghai and designed by German architect Johannes Hartfuss to accommodate a workforce of more than 1,000 employees, including dressmakers and embroiderers.[7]The company expanded its catalogue with accessories and a line of furniture available from their three flagship stores in Taipei, Shanghai and Paris.[8]

On 5 October 2008, Shiatzy Chen debuted atParis Fashion Week,making Wang just the second Taiwanese design house (after YufengShawn, ngự phong tao, in 2005) to have officially shown there. They presented their show at theÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Artson the Left Bank in central Paris, and have shown there in subsequent years. On 9 November 2009, the company became a member of the Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode.[9]

Cha Cha Thé store (Taipei, Taiwan)

In 2010, they held a record-breaking exhibition of 100 flower-themed dresses at theTaipei International Flora Exposition,presented on the longest catwalk seen in the Taiwan fashion business.[10]In June 2010, Shiatzy Chen and the tea culture brand Cha Cha Thé ( thải thải thực trà văn hóa, owned by Jack Wang, the brother of Harry Wang[5]) opened an exclusive sales area in theGaleries Lafayettedepartment store in Paris, along with a tea lounge in Taipei.[11][12]In 2011 the company reported sales of about US$60 million.

In 2017, the company opened a boutique on avenue Montaigne in Paris, being the first Asian brand on that street.[13]In August 2018, the brand launched a capsule collection withDisney.[14]

In October 2020, the brand launched a sporty spring collection inspired by female warriorHua Mulan.In this collection, Madame Wang tried embroidering on cotton and using fresh fabrics likegingham.[15]

Description

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Shiatzy Chen is one of few homegrown designer labels in Taiwan with an international clientele including the former President of TaiwanMa Ying-jeou,Taiwanese celebrities includingDee Shu,Patty Hou,Wang LeehomandAska Yang;local politicians such asJason Hu,businesswomen such asPansy HoandShaw-Lan Wang;and British celebrities such asElizabeth HurleyandVictoria Beckham.[16]The Taiwanese market is the company's major source of revenue.[8]

Exhibitions

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  • The Evergreen Classic – Transformation of the Qipao-Hong Kong Museum of History(23 June-13 September 2010). Some of Shiatzy Chen's qipao-inspired designs were included in this exhibition.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Prasso, Sheridan; Wang Ting; Zhang Dan (17 May 2007)."China's new cultural revolution".CNN Money.Retrieved3 April2014.
  2. ^"Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia – between Trend and Tradition".www.thebrander.com.Retrieved2021-06-10.
  3. ^abQuartly, Jules (27 Jan 2005)."'Neo-Chinese chic' is in ".Taipei Times.Retrieved3 April2014.
  4. ^WWD-Shiatzy Chen Arrives on Bund
  5. ^ab"Expanding In Style".Forbes.23 March 2012.Retrieved2021-06-07.
  6. ^https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=18&post=24336Sartorial elegance, oriental style
  7. ^Fashion label too sexy for Taiwan, eyes global market/Taiwan Review
  8. ^ab"Sartorial elegance, oriental style".Taiwan Review.January 2009.Retrieved3 April2014.
  9. ^Threading tradition and modernity together/Taipei Times
  10. ^Chuang, Jimmy (11 May 2010)."A Hundred Dresses Create New Fashion Record for Flora Expo".Want China Times.Retrieved3 April2014.
  11. ^Cheer (23 June 2010)."Shiatzy. Chen Settled Down in Galeries Lafayette".Global Intimate Wear.Retrieved3 April2014.
  12. ^Bartholomew, Ian (2 March 2011)."From fashion to food".Taipei Times.Retrieved3 April2014.
  13. ^Deeny, Godfrey (2017-10-02)."Shiatzy Chen on the move in France".FashionNetwork.com.Retrieved2020-03-03.
  14. ^Haddad, Marie (2018-08-02)."Shiatzy Chen Launches Disney Capsule Collection To Celebrate 40th Anniversary".Tatler Hong Kong.Retrieved2021-06-07.
  15. ^Weil, Jennifer (2020-10-05)."Shiatzy Chen RTW Spring 2021".WWD.Retrieved2021-06-10.
  16. ^Ho, Fiona (9 February 2012)."Shiatzy Chen trendier with time".The Star.Retrieved3 April2014.
  17. ^""Qipao" of different eras on display at Museum of History ".GovHK. 22 June 2010.Retrieved3 April2014.
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Further reading

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