More expensive to outsource clothing production to China, says Taiwanese designer Charin Yeh (葉珈伶).
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/03/10
By: Judy Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Taipei (Taiwan News)— Taiwanese designers used to outsource the majority of their
Cheaper to make clothes in Taiwan than China now: Designer
clothing production to China, but gone are the days of cheap manufacturing across the strait, fashion designer Charin Yeh (葉珈伶) told a UDN reporter.
“Made in China” clothing used to be associated with cheap, substandard quality clothing, but this is no longer the case, said the Taiwanese designer Yeh at her brand’s recent Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show.
“Costs to outsource production to China are now far more expensive than in Taiwan,” said Yeh, who is also the owner of designer brand CHARINYEH. [FULL STORY]
