Wenlan's colorful collections are on the racks at Barney's New York and Saks Fifth Avenue.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Wenlan and her sales reps, Lynn Rosetti and Kate Goldberg, spend several days casting for the show.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Jeff Lunden reports on Wenlan Chia, a 36-year-old designer from Taipei who's preparing her first big runway show.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Fern Mallis, the executive director of 7th on Sixth, the company running Fashion Week, is looking forward to Wenlan's show.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

"A runway show really is, like, the ultimate pure view of what the designer wants to show in the collection, " Wenlan says.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Sally Singer, fashion news editor of Vogue, says that her collections have been well received among retailers, now is the perfect time for Wenlan to do a show on this scale.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Then there's the relatively unknown Twinkle by Wenlan.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show

Wenlan started Twinkle three years ago.

NPR: Fashion Week: Twinkle's First Big Show