Eleven Taiwanese fashion designers succeeded in securing orders at the Pret-a-Porter ready-to-wear trade fair in Paris, which concluded Monday.
The designers highlighted "Taiwan production" in their exhibits, using Taiwanese fabrics and accessories.
Ten of the designers took part in the annual Paris garment trade fair for the first time. Several of them said they originally looked at the event as a "journey of study" and didn't expect to obtain any orders.
"I'm very excited when I received orders from foreign buyers for my creations, " said Pan Yi-liang (潘怡良), who won much acclaim at the event for her fashionable knitwear.
Some of the other up-and-coming Taiwanese designers echoed Pan's feelings, saying that the praise they received from potential buyers surprised and delighted them, not to mention the purchase orders they scored.
Pan Tai-li, an established fashion designer in Taiwan who also serves as president of the Taiwan Knitwear Designers Association, said that as Paris is a world fashion capital, taking part in a garment trade fair there can help nurture Taiwanese designers gain an international perspective.
Pan Tai-li (潘黛麗) further said the event provides good opportunities for Taiwanese designers to make friends and exchange views with their foreign counterparts as well as to get first-hand information about the latest world fashion market trends and potential buyers' tastes and purchase conditions.
"I believe the experiences we have obtained through this show will contribute to our future creative work and our quest for a slice of the global ready-to-wear market," Pan Tai-li said.
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