Anna Sui

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Anna Sui

Anna Sui at her New York City office
Born August 4, 1964 (1964-08-04) (age 47)
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Education The New School (Parsons division)
Occupation Fashion designer
Awards

Time Magazine- Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade;[1] CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award;

Bravo A-List Award
Labels

Anna Sui Dolly Girl by Anna Sui

Anna Sui Mini

Anna Sui (born August 4, 1964)[2] is an American fashion designer. Her luxury brand retails globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her clothing, fragrance, cosmetic, eye-wear and accessories lines sell at Anna Sui stores in over 50 countries and are also widely distributed at leading department stores worldwide.[3] Sui is known for her timeless designs and ability to transcend eras with historical and culturally inspired collections.[4]

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[edit] Early life

Sui was born on August 4, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. She took an interest in fashion at a very young age and began clipping fashion-magazine pages to fill her famous Genius Files. These have served as an inspiration for her line throughout her career. After moving to New York, she attended The New School's famous art and design college, Parsons The New School for Design.

[edit] Career

Jessica Stam in Anna Sui dress - February, 2009

After leaving Parsons, she worked for a variety of junior sportswear companies. During this time she began designing clothing out of her apartment. With the encouragement of friends Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, Sui launched her first runway show in 1991.[5] "That those professional beauties were then at the height of their fame helped stoke the reception Sui got from buyers and the news media,"[6] and helped launch the timeless and unique style that Sui's has developed over the past two decades.

In 1991, Sui opened her first retail location at 113 Greene Street in New York City's Soho District. This shop, with its lavender walls, red floors, antique black furniture, and signature dolly head mannequins has become a staple of SOHO fashion and has guided the aesthetic of Anna Sui stores worldwide. Evoking the Anna Sui lifestyle, "the stores have come to emphasize the epitome of culture in a continually shifting fashion world."[7] Over her career, Sui has also grown her brand internationally in the American, European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. Her iconic fashion shows, with their much-anticipated rock music and background designs, routinely pack the Tent at Bryant Park during her prime time Wednesday slot at Fashion Week.

[edit] Achievements

Agyness Deyn at Anna Sui Show - February, 2008

Sui's collections merge history and culture across time and space and have guided the world of fashion over the past two decades. For her innovative work, Sui has been called a designer who "never panders" by The New York Times, and earned the distinction of being named to Time magazine's list of the decade's top five fashion icons.[1]

In 2006, Fortune magazine estimated the collective value of Sui's fashion empire at over $400 million.[8]

In 2008, she was profiled in Newsweek's Women and Leadership, and was recognized for her contribution to fashion at the Bravo A-list Awards.

In 2009, Sui won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, which serves to honor contributions made to American fashion by outstanding individuals in the industry. Sui joins the ranks of Yves St Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Diane von Furstenberg and Bill Blass, who are past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award.[9]

In 2010, Sui featured her collection on the runway finale of the 14th cycle of America's Next Top Model.

Sui continues to design and manufacture her signature collection in her New York City headquarters on Fashion Avenue. There she has ardently fought to keep the industry alive and has spearheaded a campaign to "Save the Garment Center", which was highlighted during Fashion Week in September 2008.[10] Sui's designs attract many famous clients such as Paris Hilton, Blake Lively, Patricia Arquette, Mischa Barton, Christina Ricci, Cher, Naomi Campbell, Sofia Coppola, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Maria Sharapova, Nicole Richie, Liv Tyler, Courtney Love, and James Iha.

[edit] Dolly Girl by Anna Sui

Sui launched a more youthful version of her fashion line called Dolly Girl by Anna Sui in 2004.

[edit] Other lines

Anna Sui Shoes premiered on the runway for the fall collection in 1994. Manufactured in Venice, Italy, the shoe collection includes both day and evening styles, in velvet, silk, patent leather, snake and lizard skin, shearling and suede.

In 2009, Sui partnered with Target to produce a Gossip Girl inspired line combining Upper East Side style with a downtown edge. The limited edition collection was available for several weeks in September. A children’s line known as "Anna Sui Mini" debuted in early 2009. Her design versatility was further displayed when Sui was contracted by Samsung Electronics Co. to design cellular telephones.

[edit] Perfumes

Sui introduced her signature fragrance and cosmetic line in 1999.[11]

  • Night of Fancy
  • Live Your Dream
  • Dolly Girl Lil' Starlet
  • Flight of Fancy
  • Magic Romance
  • Dolly Girl Bonjour L'Amour!
  • Secret Wish
  • Dolly Girl on the Beach
  • Dolly Girl Ooh La love
  • Dolly Girl
  • Sui Love
  • Sui Dreams
  • Anna Sui Classic
  • Rock Me
  • Rock Me! Summer of Love
  • Forbidden Affair

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Asian Week
  2. ^ Style.com Biography
  3. ^ ANNA SUI Fashion Vue Magazine
  4. ^ "Sui School". Vogue UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100318-anna-sui-in-sat-test-.aspx. 
  5. ^ ANNA SUI | Fashion Vue Magazine
  6. ^ Trebay, Guy (2009-02-11). "The New York Times "Testing Her Strong Suit"". http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/fashion/12runway.html. Retrieved 2010-04-25. 
  7. ^ Time Magazine
  8. ^ "Fortune Magazine". 2006-02-04. http://www.perfumeperfume.co.uk/anna_sui.php. 
  9. ^ http://www.style.com/stylefile/2009/03/anna-suis-mid-lifetime-achievement-award/
  10. ^ Pinson, Laurel (24 December 2008). "Save the Garment District?". The L Magazine. http://www.thelmagazine.com/6/30/fashionville/fashion.cfm. Retrieved 29 December 2008. 
  11. ^ http://www.elleview.com/sui.htm

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