Chinese fashion designers, joining hands with designers from Chicago's sister cities in other countries, showcased the hottest fall 2009 fashion designs Wednesday night.
This has been the fourth annual World Fashion Chicago Runway Show. Building upon the tremendous success of past shows, the event provided a unique and exciting convergence of fashions from around the world, featuring high-end apparel by designers who have roots in all 28 of Chicago's sister cities across the world.
One of the top 10 fashioner designers in China, Canming Liu is very excited about the opportunity to represent Shanghai, one of the two Chicago sister cities in China.
"I felt very honored when the Shanghai municipal government invited me to join this sister city program. I was here last year and they liked my designs very much. So I came back again this year," he told Xinhua.
Talking about China's fashion industry, Liu said, "We started late but we are making rapid progress. I am very happy to bring China's fashion to the world."
Yingying Yang came to the United States from her hometown near Shenyang, another sister city of Chicago, when she was only 12 years old. She owns her designing house now.
"I am very honored to be in the show this year representing China. Being a Chinese, we have lots of culture heritages and I like different people from different cultures," she said.
This year's mistress of ceremonies is Linda Yu, one of Chicago's most respected and well-known Chinese-American broadcasters and anchor at ABC-7.
The Chicago Sister Cities International Program, under the auspices of the City of Chicago, provides leadership to develop, manage, and coordinate comprehensive programs and projects with Chicago's sister cities.
