Denim goddess

She has a passion for denim and her offbeat designs have already caught the eye of the chic chicks of Hollywood. Gan Tian looks at Michelle Siwy's first showing in Beijing.

She's half-Vietnamese and half-Polish, and the exotic mix manifests itself in a tall, slim and stylish body with smooth long locks and a mega-watt smile. When Michelle Siwy, 34, showed up at her fashion show in Beijing, many thought she was one of the models.

In fact, she is the designer behind Siwy Denim. The New York-based fashion label, launched in 2005, specializes in chic denim items and has already attracted a clientele that includes fashion icons Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie and Ashley Tisdale.