Ding Youqiao's resume looks glamorous. At the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, she was an A-list student and won scholarships every year. After graduating in 2007, she won the golden prize at China International Fashion Week. During her studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, she won first prize in a competition run by Louis Vuitton, which enabled her to work as an intern at the luxury brand in 2009.
However, when Ding graduated and returned to Beijing Homme Air Jordan 4 Retro Cat Noir Pas Cher , she felt at a loss. She knew what she wanted to do but didn't know where to start until she saw reports about Brand New China, a store based in Beijing.
"It (BNC) is a great platform for young designers to start," says Ding, who founded her brand, Jo, in 2011.
Ding Achetez Homme Air Jordan 4 Pure Money Blanche Argent , together with other Chinese designers, presented her latest collection at BNC's 2013 Summer show. The collection was inspired by women's apparel from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).
By using black, white and blue, Ding says she hopes to give consumers a cool and comfortable touch for the summer.
"While studying in London, I developed a special love for traditional Chinese clothes. Though I lived in an environment full of Western culture, I was eager to explore the fashion elements of our own tradition Soldes Homme Air Jordan 13 Low Blanche Rouge ," she says.
Thus, she focused on establishing a style called Qing Zhong Shi, or light Chinese style, when she returned to China.
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The experience of working at Louis Vuitton also taught Ding how important detail is in design.
(Source: China Daily)
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TAIPEI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased 0.57 percent in August year on year, the island's statistics agency announced Tuesday.
The agency mainly attributed the increase to rising food prices in August.
The agency's data shows fruit prices for August jumping 23.02 percent from the same period last year, after unfavorable, changeable weather, including cold fronts, heavy rain and high temperatures.
Meanwhile, the price of aquatic products in August also rose 5.33 percent from the same month last year.
Compared with the preceding month, the CPI in August was down 0.03 percent amid decreased prices of clothes and oil, the agency said, adding that CPI increased 1.38 percent in the first eight months of the year from the same period a year earlier.
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