Going from strength to strength "Fashions are a Western creation; suits and ensembles are like English, a common language throughout the world," says Isabelle Wen, designer of delicate, androgynous and liberating styles for women. Taiwan's fashion industry began with the economic boom of the 1970s, and although it has developed rapidly it is still a little way from maturity.
「流行時尚是西方的產物，套裝、西裝就像英文一樣，世界通行」，設計以細膩、中性、自由的女性風格見長的溫慶珠說，台灣服飾業從民國六十年代經濟起飛時起步，雖然發展得很快，離成熟期卻還有一段距離。