New York, Dec. 2 (CNA) Taiwanese fashion designer Johan Ku won the top prize Wednesday in the Avant-Garde design category of a major fashion design competition in the U.S. for emerging talent.
Ku, owner of the Johan Ku Design Studio, won award in the 2009 Gen Art's Styles International Design Competition with one of his 2004 designs -- a knitted one-piece wool dress that highlights the delicacy of the yarn and displays creative patterns.
Ku, who is currently studying in London, returned to New York to attend the award ceremony in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening.
"I'm thrilled to bits, " Ku told the Central News Agency after receiving the prize.
The prize would serve as a stepping stone for him to access the global fashion market, he said, adding that he looks forward to one day having his own brand and finding the right investment partners.
The 30-year-old, who graduated from Taiwan's Shu Te University with a first degree in fashion design and is now in a graduate program at London's Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, expressed thanks to many people, particularly his mother, whom he said "never tried to stop me from pursuing my interests." Wenlan Chia, a renowned Taiwanese fashion designer in New York who was one of the judges of the competition, offered her congratulations to Ku.
"With his talent and perseverance, Ku is set to make his name in the global fashion arena," Chia said.
(By Jaw-Pyng Hwang and Deborah Kuo)
Source: etaiwannews.com/
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