Though Chris Chang is ostensibly a fashion designer, she is a designer for whom creativity and artistry is always at the forefront. Through her women’s wear line, Poesia (which means poetry), Chang weaves history, culture, nature and color – so much color – through her clothing. Beyond the ephemeral concept of fashion, Poesia’s pieces are more akin to wearable works of art. Educated at the prestig
ious Parson School of Design, Chang followed her formal fashion education with eight years as General Manager of Prada Taiwan. Poesia began life as a line for young girls, before morphing into its current incarnation as a women’s wear line. Chang now calls Shanghai – a city as modern and vibrant as she is – home. China’s financial capital is undergoing a style metamorphoses, as its women increasingly take their style queues from an international point of view. For a woman, and artist, such as Chang, it’s a city of endless possibilities.
