Shiatzy Chen
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| Privately held | |
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞); Wang Yuan-hong (王元宏) |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Number of locations
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Worldwide boutiques |
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Key people
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Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞), head designer; Harry Wang (王子玮), CEO |
| Products | Luxury goods |
| Subsidiaries | Cha Cha Thé/采采食茶文化 |
| Website | shiatzychen.com |
Shiatzy Chen (Chinese: 夏姿．陳; pinyin: Xiàzī Chén) is a Taiwanese luxury fashion house, founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞), who is often referred to as the Chanel of Taiwan. They describe their style as "neo-Chinese chic", where the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft are combined with Western styles, using design features drawn from Chinese culture such as mandarin collars and Chinese patterns. In 2010 Forbes magazine ranked Wang as one of the 25 most influential Chinese in global fashion.
Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia was born in 1951 in Changhua, Taiwan. She was not formally educated in the industry, learning her trade by working at her uncle's factory.
In 1978, she and her husband, Wang Yuan-hong (王元宏), a businessman in the textile trade, founded the Shiatzy International Company Limited in 1978. For over 30 years Wang worked to establish her name in the local market and build up an extensive client list. The company is one of the few homegrown designer labels in Taiwan with an international clientele including the President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese celebrities including Dee Shu, Patty Hou, Wang Leehom and Aska Yang; local politicians such as Jason Hu, businesswomen such as Pansy Ho and Shaw-Lan Wang; and British celebrities such as Elizabeth Hurley and Victoria Beckham. The Taiwan market is the company's major source of revenue. In Taiwan, Shiatzy Chen fashion shows, rather than showing upcoming collections, present the current season to their VIP clients, who purchase the clothes for their own use, rather than commercial buyers looking to buy upcoming styles.
While predominantly a womenswear company, in 1987 the company added a menswear line. While not bespoke menswear, the range includes off-the-peg changpaos intended 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. In about 2007 they expanded their catalogue with accessories (sold in all stores) and a line of furniture available from their three flagship stores in Taipei, Shanghai and Paris.
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