A model presents a creation by Grace Chen. [Photo provided to China Daily]

"The advantage of our style is that everybody can wear it, no matter where you are from. Whether you are white or black or Asian, it doesn't matter. And we have a pattern-making technique that fits everybody.

"The key is to wake up the beauty of a woman, to make you a better person, and to make you understand yourself better."

Chen's clientele includes celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Helen Mirren, Yue-Sai Kan, Yang Lan and Liu Xiaoqing.