Angela Chan
Photo of Angela Chan
Born (1967-01-21) January 21, 1967
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFashion designer

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.

In addition, she is a Forbes contributor[6] and is also a featured columnist for the Sourcing Journal.[7]

Early life and education

Chan graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.[1]

Career

In 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

She 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Angela Chan". Integral Conversation. 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Angela Chan". Chargeurs.
  3. 1 2 Lombrana, Laura Millan (May 1, 2020). "Green Brands Have a Head Start on Fashion's Post-Virus Recovery". Bloomberg Quint.
  4. "Angela Chan". World Retail Congress. April 29, 2020.
  5. "Most Powerful Female Dealmakers in Consumer Space Selected as Inaugural "DealmakeHers"". The Deal Make Hers. January 6, 2020.
  6. "Angela Chan". Forbes.
  7. "Angela Chan". Sourcing Journal.
  8. "Mommy Chic". We Connect Fashion.
  9. "Baby-Friendly New York City 2005". Lila Guide. 2004. ISBN 9781932847017.
  10. Flook, Maria (2004). "Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod". Broadway Books. ISBN 9780767913768.
  11. "DXL is Designed to Fit Big and Tall Men Perfectly… Here's How We Do It". DXL. September 22, 2018.
  12. Denman, Timothy (January 3, 2017). "Top Women in Retail Tech". RIS News.
  13. Roshitsh, Kaley (January 28, 2020). "FIT Students Design Sustainable Wedding Gowns From Interlining". WWD.
  14. "Chargeurs Kicks Off New Partnership With Parsons School of Design During New York Fashion Week". Bloomberg. September 4, 2019.
  15. Lazovski, Shannon (September 13, 2019). "Chargeurs Kicks Off New Partnership With Parsons School of Design During New York Fashion Week". Detroit Fashion News.
  16. "Chargeurs Foundation, Inc". NY Company Registry.
  17. "Chargeurs Launches Sustainable 50, First Complete Collection Of Eco-Responsible Technical Interlinings". Textile World. September 17, 2019.
  18. Hall, Christopher (April 10, 2020). "Apparel Manufacturing Takes on COVID-19 With New Products and Materials". Sourcing Journal.
  19. "Angela Chan". Integral Conversation.
  20. "Top Women in Retail Tech". risnews.com.
  21. "The Power 50 list". DealMakeHers.
  22. "Delivering Good Annual Gala 2020". www.delivering-good.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  23. "Ambitious Goals, New Format for Delivering Good Gala". Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  24. Moin, David (October 21, 2020). "Auctioning One-of-a-Kind Designer Denims, for a Good Cause". WWD. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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