Brazilian fashion designer makes Yiwu her home
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When Juliana Assuncao first came to the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu in 2011 as a coordinator of a Brazilian trading company, she never expected that she would realize her dream of becoming a fashion designer in a place more than 10,000 miles away from her hometown.
Now Assuncao is the owner of a Yiwu-based clothing brand featuring exotic, stylish clothes and accessories. The brand, created in 2013, is currently trending in both China and Brazil.
鈥淚 like to integrate the multicultural elements of Brazil into my designs. It has helped my brand gain popularity with Chinese customers who are increasingly willing to show their individuality,鈥 Assuncao said.
鈥淚n eight years, I鈥檝e literally built my brand from the ground up in Yiwu,鈥 she said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the happiest thing to achieve my fashion-design dream in a foreign country.鈥
Assuncao can still recall her excitement when she first arrived in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, renowned for its marketplace of small commodities. 鈥淚 found Yiwu was already a cosmopolitan city at that time. The clothes sold in the city combine fashion elements from different countries, which can serve as inspiration for wannabe designers like me,鈥 she said.
Dubbed 鈥渢he world鈥檚 supermarket,鈥 Yiwu has attracted a growing number of foreigners to do business and settle down. About 15,000 foreign traders from over 100 countries are stationed in Yiwu, and more than 400,000 foreigners travel to the city to do business each year.
Assuncao said besides a multicultural community, China鈥檚 huge market and convenient business environment also motivated her to start her own business in Yiwu six years ago.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 get to know the true scale of the Chinese market until I visited Yiwu. Thanks to the huge demand, my brand has been selling well in China,鈥 she said.
Over the years, Yiwu has gradually become Assuncao鈥檚 鈥渟econd hometown.鈥 鈥淚 love living and working here. Yiwu has become an inseparable part of my life,鈥 she said.
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