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Luo Zheng, a prominent fashion designer in China, has become a focus of the fashion world as one of the designers of outfits for APEC economic leaders, who held their annual meeting in Beijing in early November. This year's outfits were widely applauded for successfully combining traditional Chinese elements with modern fashion concepts.

Luo was born in June 1970 in Beijing. She graduated from Shenzhen University in 1991. Five years later, she created her own fashion brand and became chairwoman and design director of her own clothing company in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

Luo has been known as a talented designer in the fashion circle. She was honored as one of China's top 10 fashion designers in 2002. She has also won awards by global fashion brands like U.S. brand Nautica, and was invited to design for French brand Louis Vuitton.