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FYI SOUTH Magazine, June 2007

What do you think of Taiwanese fashion style?

Words and pictures by Vicky Seto Translated by Anne Liu

Name: Jay
Age: 31
Occupation: English teacher
From: Halifax, Canada
Favorite designer/label: Adidas
"I'm not a big fan. However, I do enjoy the "summer" style of Taiwanese girls: ball cap, tank top, short shorts and Converse."
Name: Colleen
Age: 22
Occupation: English teacher
From: Saskatoon, Canada
Favorite designer/label: Kitchen Orange
"It's funky but the girls look too prissy."
Name: Hein
Age: 27
Occupation: English teacher
From: Pretoria, South Africa
Favorite designer/label:
Young Designers
"It suits the girls but I hate the guys' baggy look. Foreigners can't pull it off."
What do you think of foreigners' fashion style?
Name: Casey
Age: 32
Occupation: designer
From: Kaohsiung
Favorite designer/label:
Junya Watanabe
"Foreigners lack style."
Name: Mars
Age: 23
Occupation: student/bartender
From: Kaohsiung
Favorite designer/label: Nike
"Convenient, practical, sporty. I like it."
Name: Corrina
Age: 27
Occupation: Buxiban teacher
From: Kaohsiung
Favorite designer/label: Vivian Westwood
"It's simple. It's easy and comfortable to wear."