Born on the quiet and peaceful island of Alameda, California, Quen is a third or fourth generation American-born Chinese. She feels proud to be born in the US and is equally proud of her eastern roots. Fashion was a part of Quen’s life from a very young age. She considers her mother to be her first art and fashion teacher. Her mother used to create outfits for her special occasions, and Quen would love selecting the fabrics and colours, hence developing an eye for style from a very young age. She would sneak into her mother’s fabric room and be mesmerized by all the textures, colours, and patterns. As a child, she would spend time drawing, painting, embroidery, and playing piano and flute. She graduated in Computer Science and business while excelling in dance forms like ballet and modern dances. She trained in ice skating and was a freestyle ice skater for almost a decade. While into ice skating, she started designing costumes for the same and decided to pursue a degree in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Management (FIDM), San Francisco.
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