With a degree in chemical engineering, Wei had a fundamental knowledge of printing and dyeing techniques, but she had not started out as a designer and had to learn that part from scratch. She cut apart her mother's old designer-label qipao, studied the pattern and tailoring and then went ahead and made a copy.
化工科畢業的她，對印染技術有基本知識，但畢竟不是設計出身，她從頭學起，拆剪母親的名牌舊旗袍，學習打版剪裁，自己踩著縫衣機縫製。