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Grace Chen is a Chinese fashion designer. She is best known for designing dresses for Chinese business and political elite, and in America for celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Helen Mirren. [1] [2]
Chen is the first mainland Chinese graduate from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Chen was born in Beijing, China. Chen attended Fashion Institute of Technology. [3] [4]
After graduating Fashion Institute of Technology, Chen worked for Halston in New York and Tadashi Shoji in Los Angeles. [3] She established her couture brand in Shanghai in 2009. [3]
At the 2021 Beijing Fashion Week Chen received the Fashion Brand Award. In 2022, Chen launched her Grace of China show in Beijing. [5]
In November 2024, Chen presented Children of the Sun bringing together influential women from Mexico and around the world. [6]
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