the Texas Fashion Collection, and New York's Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Year of the Dragon This following collection was inspired from Asian Culture, and released in Spring of 2001, featuring images of Buddha. She explained that "The Buddha image has always been in the temple, and I wanted to make it more accessible to the people." Expansion of her business In 1996, she expanded her clothing empire and created a shoe line for Candie's, and the year after she opened her first store in NYC, then a branch in LA, Tokyo, and Kobe, Japan. 2017 spring collection In Fall of 2016, Tam debuted her Spring and Summer collection at New York Fashion Week featuring iconic Houston logos. Tam partnered with Visit Houston and Asian Wives Club to promote a new perspective on the city of Houston. 2018 fall/winter collection In February 2018, Tam presented her Fall/Winter 2018 collection, inspired by a "spiritual journey" through the Himalayas to Tibet, in Gallery I of Spring Studios. See also Chinese Americans in New York City References Further reading External links 1956 births Living people Alumni of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University American fashion businesspeople American fashion designers of Chinese descent American fashion designers American women in business Artists from Guangzhou Artists from New York City Businesspeople from New York City High fashion brands Hong Kong emigrants to the United States Hong Kong fashion designers Chinese women company founders Businesspeople from Guangzhou 20th-century Chinese businesswomen 20th-century Chinese businesspeople 21st-century Chinese businesswomen 21st-century Chinese businesspeople Hong Kong women fashion designers American women fashion designers 21st-century American women