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== Career ==
== Career ==
Originally from [[Brantford]], Ontario, Chan graduated from [[University of Western Ontario]] in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She then moved to New York City to pursue a career as a plus-size model with [[Ford Models]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan on Size Inclusivity and Her Fashion Favourites |url=http://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/lauren-chan-henning-launch |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Elle Canada |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A way around the no's |url=http://alumni.westernu.ca/alumni-gazette/fall-2020/a-way-around-the-nos.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=alumni.westernu.ca |language=en}}</ref> and a fashion writer. Three years later, she became the fashion news editor for [[Condé Nast]]-owned [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] in 2015<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan |url=https://jagmodels.com/model/lauren-chan/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=JAG models |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Lora |date=2019-09-12 |title=Lauren Chan's Plus-Size Workwear Line Is a Game Changer |url=https://www.flare.com/fashion-beauty/lauren-chan-henning-plus-size-work-clothes/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=FLARE |language=en}}</ref>. In addition to covering the womenswear market, Chan focused on size-inclusion via her print column and digital vertical called Style Your Size, the ''Glamour'' x [[Lane Bryant]] clothing line, which she co-designed<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-17 |title=Lauren Chan, Founder and CEO, Henning |url=https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/lauren-chan-founder-and-ceo-henning |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=National Eating Disorders Association |language=en}}</ref>, and broadcast appearances like [[Good Morning America]] and [[The TODAY Show]]—still, she struggled to find clothes in plus sizes to wear to work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan Turns A Beat Into A Business |url=https://shopcuup.com/blogs/bodytalk/lauren-chan-turns-a-beat-into-a-business |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=CUUP |language=en}}</ref> As a result, Chan left her job in 2018 to create Henning, a plus-size clothing brand.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scriver |first=Amanda |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Designer Lauren Chan is making pieces worthy of the plus-size consumer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/life/style/designer-lauren-chan-is-making-pieces-worthy-of-the-plus-size-consumer-1.5447496 |access-date=June 24, 2022 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Odessa Paloma |date=2019-09-12 |title=Lauren Chan couldn't find chic plus-size office wear. So she started a new label |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-lauren-chan-couldnt-find-chic-plus-size-office-wear-so-she-started-a/ |access-date=2022-06-24}}</ref> Ranging from size 12-24, the company's business model was based on made-on-demand, [[slow fashion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Lauren Alexis |date=2019-09-13 |title=This New Brand Is One of Fashion Week's Most Important Launches |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a29038808/henning-fashion-brand/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2023, Henning was acquired by Universal Standard.
Originally from [[Brantford]], Ontario, Chan graduated from [[University of Western Ontario]] in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She then moved to New York City to pursue a career as a plus-size model with [[Ford Models]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan on Size Inclusivity and Her Fashion Favourites |url=http://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/shopping/lauren-chan-henning-launch |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Elle Canada |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A way around the no's |url=http://alumni.westernu.ca/alumni-gazette/fall-2020/a-way-around-the-nos.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=alumni.westernu.ca |language=en}}</ref> and a fashion writer. Three years later, she stepped away from modeling and became the fashion news editor for [[Condé Nast]]-owned [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] in 2015<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan |url=https://jagmodels.com/model/lauren-chan/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=JAG models |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Lora |date=2019-09-12 |title=Lauren Chan's Plus-Size Workwear Line Is a Game Changer |url=https://www.flare.com/fashion-beauty/lauren-chan-henning-plus-size-work-clothes/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=FLARE |language=en}}</ref>. In addition to covering the womenswear market, Chan focused on size-inclusion via her print column and digital vertical called Style Your Size, the ''Glamour'' x [[Lane Bryant]] clothing line, which she co-designed<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-17 |title=Lauren Chan, Founder and CEO, Henning |url=https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/lauren-chan-founder-and-ceo-henning |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=National Eating Disorders Association |language=en}}</ref>, and broadcast appearances like [[Good Morning America]] and [[The TODAY Show]]—still, she struggled to find clothes in plus sizes to wear to work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Chan Turns A Beat Into A Business |url=https://shopcuup.com/blogs/bodytalk/lauren-chan-turns-a-beat-into-a-business |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=CUUP |language=en}}</ref> As a result, Chan left her job in 2018 to create Henning, a plus-size clothing brand and return to modeling.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scriver |first=Amanda |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Designer Lauren Chan is making pieces worthy of the plus-size consumer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/life/style/designer-lauren-chan-is-making-pieces-worthy-of-the-plus-size-consumer-1.5447496 |access-date=June 24, 2022 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Odessa Paloma |date=2019-09-12 |title=Lauren Chan couldn't find chic plus-size office wear. So she started a new label |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-lauren-chan-couldnt-find-chic-plus-size-office-wear-so-she-started-a/ |access-date=2022-06-24}}</ref> Ranging from size 12-24, the company's business model was based on made-on-demand, [[slow fashion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Lauren Alexis |date=2019-09-13 |title=This New Brand Is One of Fashion Week's Most Important Launches |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a29038808/henning-fashion-brand/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2023, Henning was acquired by Universal Standard.


In 2018 [[American Society of Magazine Editors]] awarded Chan the ASME Next Award for Journalists Under 30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASME NEXT AWARD 2018 WINNERS ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.asme.media/asme-next-award-2018-winners-announced |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.asme.media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LeSavage |first=Halie |date=2022-06-16 |title=13 Things Henning Founder and Model Lauren Chan Would Buy Again |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/g40231491/lauren-chan-henning-style/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Chan was named one of [[Chatelaine (magazine)|''Chatelaine'']] magazine's Women of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kong |first=Stacey Lee |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Woman of the Year 2019: Lauren Chan |url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/lauren-chan-woman-of-the-year-2019/ |website=Chatelaine}}</ref> That same year, she was recognized by ''[[Toronto Life]]'' magazine as one of the city's best-dressed Torontonians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leydon {{!}} |first=Erin |date=2019-09-05 |title=Toronto's Best Dressed, 2019 |url=https://torontolife.com/style/torontos-best-dressed-2019/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Toronto Life |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, she was nominated for The Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Award from the [[Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Winners {{!}} CAFA |url=https://www.cafawards.ca/archives/2021-cafa/2021winners/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2018 [[American Society of Magazine Editors]] awarded Chan the ASME Next Award for Journalists Under 30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASME NEXT AWARD 2018 WINNERS ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.asme.media/asme-next-award-2018-winners-announced |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=www.asme.media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LeSavage |first=Halie |date=2022-06-16 |title=13 Things Henning Founder and Model Lauren Chan Would Buy Again |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/g40231491/lauren-chan-henning-style/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Chan was named one of [[Chatelaine (magazine)|''Chatelaine'']] magazine's Women of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kong |first=Stacey Lee |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Woman of the Year 2019: Lauren Chan |url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/lauren-chan-woman-of-the-year-2019/ |website=Chatelaine}}</ref> That same year, she was recognized by ''[[Toronto Life]]'' magazine as one of the city's best-dressed Torontonians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leydon {{!}} |first=Erin |date=2019-09-05 |title=Toronto's Best Dressed, 2019 |url=https://torontolife.com/style/torontos-best-dressed-2019/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Toronto Life |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, she was nominated for The Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Award from the [[Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Winners {{!}} CAFA |url=https://www.cafawards.ca/archives/2021-cafa/2021winners/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:23, 17 April 2023

Lauren Chan is a Canadian model, editor and entrepreneur.[1]

Career

Originally from Brantford, Ontario, Chan graduated from University of Western Ontario in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She then moved to New York City to pursue a career as a plus-size model with Ford Models[2][3] and a fashion writer. Three years later, she stepped away from modeling and became the fashion news editor for Condé Nast-owned Glamour in 2015[1][4][5]. In addition to covering the womenswear market, Chan focused on size-inclusion via her print column and digital vertical called Style Your Size, the Glamour x Lane Bryant clothing line, which she co-designed[6], and broadcast appearances like Good Morning America and The TODAY Show—still, she struggled to find clothes in plus sizes to wear to work.[7] As a result, Chan left her job in 2018 to create Henning, a plus-size clothing brand and return to modeling.[1][8][9] Ranging from size 12-24, the company's business model was based on made-on-demand, slow fashion.[10] In April 2023, Henning was acquired by Universal Standard.

In 2018 American Society of Magazine Editors awarded Chan the ASME Next Award for Journalists Under 30.[11][12] In 2019, Chan was named one of Chatelaine magazine's Women of the Year.[13] That same year, she was recognized by Toronto Life magazine as one of the city's best-dressed Torontonians.[14] In 2021, she was nominated for The Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Award from the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards.[15]

Activism

Chan has been an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association since 2019.[16] She is also a member of the advisory board for Model Alliance, an advocacy group for models.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "How Model Turned CEO Lauren Chan Finds the Coolest Vintage Online". Vogue. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "Lauren Chan on Size Inclusivity and Her Fashion Favourites". Elle Canada. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ "A way around the no's". alumni.westernu.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ "Lauren Chan". JAG models. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. ^ Grady, Lora (2019-09-12). "Lauren Chan's Plus-Size Workwear Line Is a Game Changer". FLARE. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  6. ^ a b "Lauren Chan, Founder and CEO, Henning". National Eating Disorders Association. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  7. ^ "Lauren Chan Turns A Beat Into A Business". CUUP. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  8. ^ Scriver, Amanda (January 31, 2020). "Designer Lauren Chan is making pieces worthy of the plus-size consumer". CBC News. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Parker, Odessa Paloma (2019-09-12). "Lauren Chan couldn't find chic plus-size office wear. So she started a new label". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  10. ^ Fisher, Lauren Alexis (2019-09-13). "This New Brand Is One of Fashion Week's Most Important Launches". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  11. ^ "ASME NEXT AWARD 2018 WINNERS ANNOUNCED". www.asme.media. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  12. ^ LeSavage, Halie (2022-06-16). "13 Things Henning Founder and Model Lauren Chan Would Buy Again". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  13. ^ Kong, Stacey Lee (November 29, 2019). "Woman of the Year 2019: Lauren Chan". Chatelaine.
  14. ^ Leydon |, Erin (2019-09-05). "Toronto's Best Dressed, 2019". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  15. ^ "2021 Winners | CAFA". Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  16. ^ "Henning CEO Lauren Chan Joins National Eating Disorders Association as its Newest Ambassador". National Eating Disorders Association. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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