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'''Wenlan Chia''' (賈雯蘭) is a Taiwanese- American [[fashion designer]] born in [[Taipei]] who is creator of the line, ''Twinkle by Wenlan'', which she launched in 2000. Twinkle made its [[Fashion Week]] debut in 2003.<ref name="lab">{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2003/sb20030924_5027.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008144831/http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2003/sb20030924_5027.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2003|title=A Label That Sticks|accessdate=2008-02-26|date=2003-09-24|author=Karen E. Klein|work=BusinessWeek}}</ref> The collection is known for its whimsical take on feminine dressing with a dash of the exotic, a dose of pop culture and a sense of humor. In addition to women's ready-to-wear, her line includes home decor and accessories, called ''Twinkle Living'',<ref name="htt">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA6361248.html|title=Fashion Designer Wenlan Chia Presents Twinkle|accessdate=2008-02-26|date=2006-08-09|work=Home Textiles Today}}</ref> which launched in 2006;<ref name="ppg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06162/696748-314.stm|title=Stylebook: Twinkle Living Makes Debut|accessdate=2008-02-26|date=2006-06-11|author=LaMont Jones|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> costume and fine jewelry (Twinkle Accessories); knitting yarns; and leather accessories (''Twinkle Handknit Yarns'').<ref name="twi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/09102007/entertainment/fashionweek/wenlan.htm|title=Twinkle by Wenlan|accessdate=2008-02-26|date=2007-09-10|author=Christina Tam|work=New York Post}}</ref><br />
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Chia has also written three knitting pattern books: ''Twinkle's Big City Knits'', ''Twinkle's Weekend Knits'' and ''Twinkle's Town and Country Knits''. Twinkle knit designs are characterized by the use of traditional knitting patterns knit with oversized needles and large gauge yarns.<ref name="bow">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/13/fashion/shows/13FASH.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/P/Prada,%20Miuccia&pagewanted=all&position=|title=Bowing Toward Prada, Sometimes With Success|accessdate=2023-07-15|date=2004-09-13|first=Ginia |last=Bellafante|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Chia's knitwear designs are sometimes featured in ''Interweave Knits'' magazine, and a line of her Twinkle yarns was being distributed by Classic Elite Yarns until the Fall of 2012.<br />
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To complement her books, Chia began to offer knitting lessons in [[Rockefeller Center]]'s [[Anthropologie]] store.<ref name="haute">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypost.com/seven/10112007/entertainment/fashion/haute_list.htm|title=Haute List|accessdate=2008-02-26|date=2007-10-11|author=Danica Lo and Raakhee Mirchandani|work=New York Post}}</ref> In 2009, she published a sewing pattern book, ''Twinkle Sews''.<ref name="sews">{{Cite book|isbn=978-0307409355|title=Twinkle Sews: 25 Handmade Fashions from the Runway to Your Wardrobe|last1=Chia|first1=Wenlan|year=2009}}</ref><br />
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Wenlan Chia's awards and nominations include the Onward Kashiyama New Design Prize in Tokyo, the Competition of Young Fashion Designers in Paris, and a nomination for the Fashion Group International Rising Star Award. In 2005, she was selected as one of "Spring’s Leading Ladies" by ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine.<ref name="mag">{{Cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/twinkle/|title=Twinkle|accessdate=2008-02-26|work=New York Magazine}}</ref><br />
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