Vivienne Tam
| Vivienne Tam | |
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 Tam at the 2011 Time 100 gala. |
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| Born | Yin Yok Tam November 28, 1957 Guangzhou, China |
| Residence | New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | US, UK |
| Education | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Website | |
| viviennetam.com | |
Vivienne Tam (Chinese: 譚燕玉; pinyin: Tán Yànyù) (born 28 November 1957) is a fashion designer based in New York City. She was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to Hong Kong at the age of three. She attended Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Tam's fashion brand is named after her and is inspired by Chinese culture, design and modern fashion; East meets West. The theme of her first collection was EAST WIND CODE. Her shops can be found in most major cities around the world. She authored China Chic, a book on Chinese style meeting Western style. She has worked with Hewlett Packard on a special Vivienne Tam range of designer netbook computers, such as a version of the HP Mini 1000 and the HP Mini 210. Tam also appeared on Stardoll.com where she has her own suite and brand name. She has also designed dresses for the characters in the Animax movie LaMB.
[edit] Books
- China Chic, Vivienne Tam with Martha Huang, New York : Regan Books, 2000. ISBN 0060392681
[edit] Further reading
- Eng, Victoria, "Vivienne Tam", Asian Magazine, 31 March 1995
- Gordon, Maryellen, "East Wind Code by Vivienne Tam", Women's Wear Daily, 29 March 1993
- Landler, Mark, "An Empire Built on China Chic", New York Times, 31 December 2000.
- Ma, Fiona, and Heather Harlan, "Fusion Fashion", Asian Weekly, 25 March 1999.
- Parnes, Frances, "Vivienne Tam's SoHo Splash", Women's Wear Daily, 29 March 1996
- "Vivienne Tam Defines China Chic as Fashions with a Western Twist", Associated Press, 6 January 2001.
[edit] External links
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- Vivienne Tam designer profile at Fashion Model Directory
- Biography on Infomat
- http://www.fashion-press.net/103.htm
- http://www.newyorkmetro.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/viviennetam.htm
- http://www.newyorkmetro.com/pages/details/8897.htm
- http://www.stardoll.com/en/user/?id=16690573
- Article on Vivienne Tam - Fashion Encyclopedia
- Living people
- Alumni of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 1957 births
- High fashion brands
- American fashion designers of Chinese descent
- American people of Hong Kong descent
- British people of Chinese descent
- British people of Hong Kong descent
- English fashion designers
- People from Guangzhou
- People from New York City
