Indie Profile: Fashion Designer Angela Chen of Orange NYC
October 30, 2009
Meet Angela Chen, born in Taiwan, raised in Vancouver, a graduate of Parsons the New School for Design in New York, and the fashion designer behind Orange NYC.
Why is Vancouver a good city for independent design? Because local merchants are very supportive of independent designers and there are many opportunities and places to sell your line.
Most exciting Orange moment to date? At the opening gala of the first store that carried my collection. “Debut” in Soho, NYC.
If there was a Orange soundtrack, what would it sound like? An awkward mixture of Taiwanese Pop songs, oldies, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jazz (monks dream), Lisa Ono.
Three things about the Southlands neighborhood that makes you want to live there: trees, secluded, peace and quiet.
Four words that capture your design style: Minimal, structured yet feminine.
