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Monika Chiang (born c. 1974) is an American fashion designer, businesswoman and philanthropist based in New York City. Chiang began her eponymously named fashion collection MONIKA CHIANG in 2011.

Career
In 2011, Chiang launched her own fashion collection, which includes apparel, handbags, shoes, lingerie and jewelry. Designed as a reflection of her signature style, the collection evokes modern glamour steeped in an elegant nonchalance. Chiang embraces contradictory elements – exotic skins set against steely metal studs, bursts of rich pigment contrasted with soft earth tones or tough black leather paired with sensual knits. She feels that this inherent tension is at the heart of her brand.

“I’m very hands-on in designing my collection and have a clear vision of what I want,” she explained in an interview with Footwear News. “For me, one of the most fun parts of the process is working through the challenges of developing each piece. It’s also very intuitive because I am a woman designing for other women and I’m creating things that I want to wear.”

In October 2011, Chiang opened her first boutique in Los Angeles on Robertson Boulevard, followed by a flagship store in New York’s SoHo district in April 2012. Chiang collaborated with respected interior designer Mary McDonald on the interiors for the SoHo boutique.

The designer presented her first full collection as part of the Fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York City on February 10, 2012 and again as part of the Spring 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on September 6, 2012. Further expansion into new markets, the opening of additional stores and entry into key wholesale relationships are planned to begin in the Spring of 2013.