Angela Chan (born January 21, 1967; also known as Angela Chew) is an American fashion designer[1] who is currently the President of Chargeurs' PCC Technologies.[2][3] Chan is known for founding Mommy Chic Maternity[3] and the International Design & Trade company.[4][5] As an advocate of sustainability, she has also founded the Sustainable 50 Initiative.
Angela Chan | |
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| Born | January 21, 1967 |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
In addition, she is a Forbes contributor[6] and is also a featured columnist for the Sourcing Journal.[7]
Early life and education
editChan graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.[1]
Career
editIn 1998, Chan founded Mommy Chic Maternity, the maternity and children's [SY1] brand that was utilized by celebrities such as Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.[8] Mommy Chic Maternity was mentioned in the book Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod by Maria Flook.[9][10]
Chan worked as a manager at Macy's from 1989-1994. From 1995-2007, she worked in womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear for Calvin Klein, The Limited, Elie Tahari and Victoria's Secret, Rocawear, Gerson Lehrman Group, and many other companies.[1][2] She worked at Destination XL Group from 2009-2018.[1][11][12]
In 2018, Chan became the Global President of Chargeurs.[2] At Chargeurs, she has initiated fashion school partnerships with FIT[13] and Parsons School of Design,[14][15] founded Chargeurs Foundation in 2018,[16] and founded the Sustainable 50 initiative.[17] She founded Lainiere Health & Wellness, USA in 2020.[18]
Awards and recognition
editShe was the winner of the Fresh Face Designer award from Women’s Wear Daily in 2002.[19]
In January 2017, she was recognized as a Top Women in Retail Tech.[20]
In 2020, she was named one of the Most Influential DealMakeHers [21] and awarded The Women of Inspiration Award by Delivering Good.[22][23][24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Angela Chan". Integral Conversation. 2019.
- ^ a b c "Angela Chan". Chargeurs.
- ^ a b Lombrana, Laura Millan (May 1, 2020). "Green Brands Have a Head Start on Fashion's Post-Virus Recovery". Bloomberg Quint.
- ^ "Angela Chan". World Retail Congress. April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Most Powerful Female Dealmakers in Consumer Space Selected as Inaugural "DealmakeHers"". The Deal Make Hers. January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Angela Chan". Forbes.
- ^ "Angela Chan". Sourcing Journal.
- ^ "Mommy Chic". We Connect Fashion.
- ^ "Baby-Friendly New York City 2005". Lila Guide. 2004. ISBN 9781932847017.
- ^ Flook, Maria (2004). "Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod". Broadway Books. ISBN 9780767913768.
- ^ "DXL is Designed to Fit Big and Tall Men Perfectly… Here's How We Do It". DXL. September 22, 2018.
- ^ Denman, Timothy (January 3, 2017). "Top Women in Retail Tech". RIS News.
- ^ Roshitsh, Kaley (January 28, 2020). "FIT Students Design Sustainable Wedding Gowns From Interlining". WWD.
- ^ "Chargeurs Kicks Off New Partnership With Parsons School of Design During New York Fashion Week". Bloomberg. September 4, 2019.
- ^ Lazovski, Shannon (September 13, 2019). "Chargeurs Kicks Off New Partnership With Parsons School of Design During New York Fashion Week". Detroit Fashion News.
- ^ "Chargeurs Foundation, Inc". NY Company Registry.
- ^ "Chargeurs Launches Sustainable 50, First Complete Collection Of Eco-Responsible Technical Interlinings". Textile World. September 17, 2019.
- ^ Hall, Christopher (April 10, 2020). "Apparel Manufacturing Takes on COVID-19 With New Products and Materials". Sourcing Journal.
- ^ "Angela Chan". Integral Conversation.
- ^ "Top Women in Retail Tech". risnews.com.
- ^ "The Power 50 list". DealMakeHers.
- ^ "Delivering Good Annual Gala 2020". www.delivering-good.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Ambitious Goals, New Format for Delivering Good Gala". Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Moin, David (October 21, 2020). "Auctioning One-of-a-Kind Designer Denims, for a Good Cause". WWD. Retrieved October 28, 2020.