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Christina Yu

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Christina Yu, born in Hong-Kong, is a fashion designer and creator of Ipa-Nima.
Early career

In Hong-Kong, Christina Yu was a practicing litigator with the law firm Baker & McKenzie.
Ipa-Nima

Christina Yu relocated to Hanoi,Vietnam with her husband in 1995. After developing private label work for international labels such as Shanghai Tang, G.O.D. and Anteprima, she created her own label Ipa-Nima. When Ipa-Nima first started, Made in Vietnam handbags and fashion was an oxymoron and nowhere to be seen. Since April 1997, Ipa-Nima has been exporting worldwide. Thus within a few years, Christina Yu single-handedly developed an export market that celebrates Vietnamese workmanship and creates opportunities for Vietnamese craftsmen and manufacturers. In addition, Christina still designs for private label clients worldwide.

Celebrity clients include Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, HRH Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Shakira Caine, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Braxton, Yasmin Le Bon, Rebecca Gayheart, Sherilyn Fenn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cate Blanchett, Jill Hennessy, Renee Fleming, Denise Rich, Kelly Osbourne, Martha Stewart, Bai Ling, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung and Faye Wong.

Christina Yu and her label Ipa-Nima have been featured in fashion magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Marie Claire, Star Style, Latina, InStyle, Personality, Linda, Glamour, Upscale, Glow, Neo.
See also

  • Couturier

  • Purse

  • List_of_fashion_designers
References

  • http://www.time.com/time/europe/tga/article/0,13005,901050328-1037720,00.html Time Magazine

  • http://www.timeinc.net/asiaweek/magazine/life/0,8782,178017,00.html Asiaweek

  • http://www.urbanstyle.com/localScene/chicagoFocus/2001/ipanima/default.htm Interview on Urbanstyle

  • http://ipa-nima-boutique.com/php/modules.php?name=Content&op=main&mcid=169 Biographical Information from Ipa-Nima Boutique

  • http://http://www.livinginvietnam.com/US_Version/business/Experiences/Christina.htm Living in Vietnam

  • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/articles/1117_hanoi.html National Geographic

  • http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1534/is_200409/ai_n6517085 Vietnam Investment Review
External links

  • http://ipa-nima-boutique.com Ipa-Nima Boutique



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