What's Fashion?

Fashion usually refers to what people wear on themselves such as the color, pattern and silhouette of the clothing; even hair and makeup accepted by the public at a specific time and place. However, fashion is not limited to clothing.

In a more general sense, fashion can also be found in movies, music, dance, slogans, architecture, automobiles etc... Fashion can also be affected by the world economy, political issues, arts, sports etc.., and the affecting range can vary by its surroundings.

What does fashion mean to everyone?

Fashion has a different meaning to each individual. It can mean individuality for students, profit for businessmen, creativity for artists, and power for upper-classes. One may possess fashion now, but become outmoded in a short period of time as well.

What is your fashion?

Being fashionable has been desirable for many people. When you wear something that's in fashion, people will say, "WOW". But remember, when you wear everything that is in trend without considering what best suits you &emdash; that is not fashion. To find true fashion, one chooses the right clothing and accessories that suit his/her personality and figure to enhance one's unique charm.

What's Taiwan's Fashion?

This year's talents in the Taiwan fashion industry have stirred up a lot of buzz all over the world. We all probably remember the stunning dress worn by the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. This inaugural dress was designed by Jason Wu from Taiwan. What’s more is that the jewellery that Michelle wore is also designed by a Taiwanese. On the other side of the earth in the United Kingdom, two young Taiwanese girls created a brand, UMIROSA. The brand name is the combination of plum flowers and roses. UMIROSA has a lot of ready-to-wear designs with themes of different flowers. In the United Kingdom, people advocate the usage of natural materials. Therefore, all fabrics used in UMIROSA are carefully selected to address the concern and this is why UMIROSA won such popularity.

To showcase the fashion talents from Taiwan, TAIWANfest will be inviting a well-known Taiwanese designer to feature an amazing runway show in both Vancouver and Toronto. More information will come. Please stay in tune.