Paula Hian was born in the United States.
Hian studied art at the Northwestern University, then studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York.
Paula was awarded first place at the Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode Competition.
Hian worked as a designer for Tahari and S.G. Gilbert before founding her own fashion label in Philadelphia in 1986.
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