Issues like this handicap the Taiwanese fashion industry over the long term. Jason Wu, a Taiwanese living in the US, became an overnight sensation this year when US First Lady Michelle Obama wore a white gown of his to the President's Inaugural Ball.
今年，作風平實的美國第一夫人蜜雪兒・歐巴馬，在總統就職典禮上穿著一襲台裔美籍設計師吳季剛的白色單肩禮服亮相，透過全球媒體傳送，吳季剛一夕成名，也讓國內設計師心生感慨。