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Adrian Wu was born in Burlington, Ontario. Adrian credits most of his inspiration from his mother Jean Carole Wu. His maternal grandmother Joan Davis was the head designer of Tai Ping Carpets Hong Kong in the 1960s.<ref name="InsideBurlington" /> Adrian Wu attended [[Hillfield Strathallan College]] and in late 2009 he attended the [[University of Toronto]] aiming to go into a career of sex therapy. He dropped out after one year.<ref name="Ones">{{cite web|last=Staff|first=Fashion|title=Ones to watch: Adrian Wu could be the next homegrown great|url=http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/2011/06/29/ones-to-watch-adrian-wu/|work=Fashion Magazine|accessdate=29 June 2011}}</ref>
Adrian Wu was born in Burlington, Ontario. Adrian credits most of his inspiration from his mother Jean Carole Wu. His maternal grandmother Joan Davis was the head designer of Tai Ping Carpets Hong Kong in the 1960s.<ref name="InsideBurlington" /> Adrian Wu attended [[Hillfield Strathallan College]] and in late 2009 he attended the [[University of Toronto]] aiming to go into a career of sex therapy. He dropped out after one year.<ref name="Ones">{{cite web|last=Staff|first=Fashion|title=Ones to watch: Adrian Wu could be the next homegrown great|url=http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/2011/06/29/ones-to-watch-adrian-wu/|work=Fashion Magazine|accessdate=29 June 2011}}</ref>


After creating his portfolio he was accepted by the [[Istituto Marangoni]], but he deferred the offer to start his own company in September 2010. In 2011, [http://www.adrianwu.com Adrian Wu] opened his first boutique in downtown Toronto.<ref name="Ones"/>
After creating his portfolio he was accepted by the [[Istituto Marangoni]], but he deferred the offer to start his own company in September 2010. In 2011, [http://www.adrianwu.com Adrian Wu] opened his first boutique in downtown Toronto.<ref name="Ones"/>


Images of Adrian Wu's collections and collaborations can be seen on his [http://www.facebook.com/soimadrian Facebook Page].
== Career ==
== Career ==
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After his debut at Toronto Fashion Week late 2011, Natalie Atkinson of the National Post criticized him for “threads hanging from the seam” and sending “unabashedly hairy-legged boys” down the runway. She concluded the review with “...if he is earnest, I would urgently refer him to land an internship at [[Comme des Garçons]] or [[Margiela]]".<ref name="nationalp"/>
After his debut at Toronto Fashion Week late 2011, Natalie Atkinson of the National Post criticized him for “threads hanging from the seam” and sending “unabashedly hairy-legged boys” down the runway. She concluded the review with “...if he is earnest, I would urgently refer him to land an internship at [[Comme des Garçons]] or [[Margiela]]".<ref name="nationalp"/>


Fashion Magazine called him ‘overwrought’ and Flare Magazine has said “One of the most unforgettable shows we saw this season”.<ref name="fashionm"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Halbert|first=Mosha Lundstrom|title=SHOW REVIEW: ADRIAN WU SPRING 2012|url=http://www.flare.com/blog/post/48774--show-review-adrian-wu-spring-2012|accessdate=24 October 2011|newspaper=Flare Magazine}}</ref>
Fashion Magazine called him ‘overwrought’ and Flare Magazine has said “One of the most unforgettable shows we saw this season”.<ref name="fashionm"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Halbert|first=Mosha Lundstrom|title=SHOW REVIEW: ADRIAN WU SPRING 2012|url=http://www.flare.com/blog/post/48774--show-review-adrian-wu-spring-2012|accessdate=24 October 2011|newspaper=Flare Magazine}}</ref>



Revision as of 22:12, 4 September 2012

Adrian Wu (born Adrian Francis Wu Ming Bong on 9 August 1990) is a Canadian fashion designer.[1]

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Adrian Wu

Early life

Adrian Wu was born in Burlington, Ontario. Adrian credits most of his inspiration from his mother Jean Carole Wu. His maternal grandmother Joan Davis was the head designer of Tai Ping Carpets Hong Kong in the 1960s.[1] Adrian Wu attended Hillfield Strathallan College and in late 2009 he attended the University of Toronto aiming to go into a career of sex therapy. He dropped out after one year.[2]

After creating his portfolio he was accepted by the Istituto Marangoni, but he deferred the offer to start his own company in September 2010. In 2011, Adrian Wu opened his first boutique in downtown Toronto.[2]

Images of Adrian Wu's collections and collaborations can be seen on his Facebook Page.

Career

Adrian taught himself to sew in 2009 after he dropped out of University of Toronto. His first break was being offered a position at MuchMusic in April 2010 as a Fashion Correspondent, where he worked for half a year.[3] The same day that he was offered the position, Adrian was received an invitation to show his Fall Winter 2010 Collection at Vancouver Fashion Week.[4] Adrian was nineteen years old. Adrian showed his first very first time at Vancouver Fashion Week which kick started his career as a fashion designer.[4] Adrian showed his Spring Summer 2011 Collection in the National Gallery of Canada at Ottawa Fashion Week in October 2010.[5] In the same month, Adrian Wu met Shawn Hewson of Project Runway Canada through the Alumni Association of Hillfield Strathallan College.[1] Hewson mentored Adrian for a year and introduced him to The Fashion Design Council of Canada.[6]

In November 2010, Adrian was offered his first corporate collaboration with Allan Candy.[1] He was commissioned to create dresses out of Allan Candy wrappers for an online advertisement.[1] This was the first time Allan Candy had collaborated with a fashion designer and used the advertisement to launch their candy “DOPS”.[7]

Quickly known as the 18-year-old-boy who modelled his own dresses, Prestel published Adrian Wu internationally in a book called Style Diaries in February 2011.[1] He was featured as “one of the most influential forces behind tomorrow’s trends” - Simone Werle. Style Diaries was distributed in over 50 countries.[8]

In March 2011, R&B singer Keisha Chante modelled Adrian Wu’s dress in the Dare to Wear Love Fashion Show.[9] His work was featured after at Textile Museum of Canada as a part of Canada’s first Fashion Exhibition, called Dare to Wear Love, in support of The Stephen Lewis Foundation.[10]

At twenty-one, he debuted his Spring Summer 2012 Collection at Toronto Fashion Week titled “Creatures of the Photons” with dresses resembling “large testicles and penis shapes jutting”. See below for controversial links.[11] Wu has been critiqued as having “remarkable silhouettes” quoted by The Ottawa Citizen.[12] Huffington Post said he had “dramatic and breathtaking designs.” [13] He was also quoted as being “a fashion wunderkind” by both Ottawa Citizen and Toronto Star.[14][15]

Adrian had the opportunity to collaborate with Margaret Atwood for the Book Lovers Ball, hosted in support of the Toronto Public Library in January 2012.[16] He created designs inspired by Margaret Atwood’s book “In Other Worlds”. Margaret tweeted that Adrian Wu is “a brilliant designer”.[17] In March 2012, Adrian Wu was also involved with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada in their annual event The Heart Truth Foundation. Jessi Cruikshank, eTalk’s Host modeled the Heart Truth Fashion Show’s opening dress.[18] Later that month, Canada’s Got Talent Host Dina Pugliese modeled Adrian Wu’s custom designed dress for the Dare to Wear Love Fashion Show.[9] The annual Steven Lewis Foundation Fashion Show was Toronto Fashion Week’s Finale show featuring the top 16 designers of Canada. Celebrity models included Jeanne Beker and Bob Marley’s grand daughter, Donisha Prendergast.[19]

Adrian has dressed celebrities such as Jessi Cruickshank, Keshia Chante, Dina Pugliese, Kreesha Turner, and Christine Avanti.[9][18][20]

Adrian has been covered by various publications including Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Life Magazine, Dresstokill Magazine, Huffington Post, Hamilton Spectator, Burlington Post, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, World Journal, Flare Magazine, Fashion Magazine, ELLE Magazine, and the National Post.[7][13][21][22][23][24][25] [21][26][27][28][29] He has also been covered by such television news programs like Fashion Television, Sun News, CityTV, CBC, CTV, AChannel, eTalk, and Associated Press.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]

Adrian designed a Tutu for The National Ballet of Canada’s 60th anniversary celebration which is to be debuted late 2012. Adrian has also recently been commissioned to his second corporate collaboration recently.[40] Adrian is to create a dress out of toilet paper for Cashmere (previously known as Cottonelle). Cashmere plans to launch this collection in September 2012.[41] He is currently a spokesperson for Perrier as an official social influencer of 2012.[42]

Criticism

Debut

After his debut at Toronto Fashion Week late 2011, Natalie Atkinson of the National Post criticized him for “threads hanging from the seam” and sending “unabashedly hairy-legged boys” down the runway. She concluded the review with “...if he is earnest, I would urgently refer him to land an internship at Comme des Garçons or Margiela".[11]

Fashion Magazine called him ‘overwrought’ and Flare Magazine has said “One of the most unforgettable shows we saw this season”.[28][43]

Anonymous

In early 2012, Adrian had his "Hierarchy of Needs" FW12 show at Toronto Fashion Week, which involved models wearing Guy Fawkes masks. This caused controversy quoting the Toronto Star to say, “message baffles audience”. It also caught the attention of Gawker, which questioned the designer’s judgment for citing the group Anonymous.[44]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vizi, Stephanie. "Fashion designer Adrian Wu reflects on early success". Inside Halton. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Staff, Fashion. "Ones to watch: Adrian Wu could be the next homegrown great". Fashion Magazine. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Much on Demand". MuchMusic. Bell Media.
  4. ^ a b Crawford, Holly. "Adrian Wu". WEST of the City. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Adrian". Ottawa Fashion Week.
  6. ^ "Adrian Wu". World Mastercard Fashion Week. Fashion Design Council of Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b Hannam, Lisa. "What's in a name?". The Spec.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 4 October 2010. Cite error: The named reference "thespec" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ Werle, Simone (2010). Style Diaries: World Fashion from Berlin to Tokyo. New York: Prestel Publishing. ISBN 978-3-7913-4474-4.
  9. ^ a b c Hall, Diane. "Designer Q&A with Adrian Wu". Dare to Wear Love.
  10. ^ Museum, Textile. "Dare to Wear Love Info". Textile Museum of Canada. Retrieved 8 Feb 2012.
  11. ^ a b Atkinson, Nathalie. "Fashion Shows: Adrian Wu". The National Post. Retrieved 22 Oct 2011.
  12. ^ Beun, Julie. "Capital city's got fashion worth flaunting". Postmedia News. Retrieved 04 Nov 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ a b Kelsey, Sarah. "How To Wear Runway Looks In Real Life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  14. ^ Li, Anita. "First look at Adrian Wu's fall collection". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  15. ^ Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/fashion-beauty/Signature+style/5700046/story.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ Flinn, Sue Carter. "Fashion designer Adrian Wu dresses up Atwood's In Other Worlds for the Book Lover's Ball". Canada's Magazine of Book News and Reviews. Retrieved 09 Feb 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ Atwood, Margaret. "Margaret tweeted that Adrian Wu is "a brilliant designer"". Twitter. Twitter Inc. Retrieved 10 Feb 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Heart Truth Fashion Show". Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Heart Truth Canada.
  19. ^ Hall, Diane. "NO. 5: TRIPLE THREATS—THE DTWL TOP 10". Dare to Wear Love. The Stephen Lewis Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  20. ^ "Photogallery: Toronto Fashion Week". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  21. ^ "Miranda Furtado chatted with designer Adrian Wu about his Fall 2012 Collection". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 14 Marc h 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ Vizi, Stephanie. "Adrian Wu: Canadian Born, Internationally Raised and Europe Bound". Ottawa Life Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  23. ^ Vizi, Stephanie. "Adrian Wu". Dress to Kill Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  24. ^ Kelly, Dierdre. "True north strong: Canadian Designers unite at Toronto Fashion Week". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  25. ^ Furtado, Miranda. "Toronto Fashion Week: Adrian Wu". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  26. ^ "Adrian Wu Runway Show". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  27. ^ Halbert, Mosha Lundstrom. "Adrian Wu Dreams Big for Fall 2012". Flare Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  28. ^ a b Staff, Fashion. "Adrian Wu's overwrought LG Fashion Week debut fails to impress". Fashion Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  29. ^ Atkinson, Nathalie. "Fashion Shows: Adrian Wu". The National Post. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  30. ^ Baxter, Glen. "Toronto Fashion Week: Highlights Roundup". Fashion Television. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  31. ^ "InFashion Collections: Canadian Designers Talk Oscars". Fashion Television. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  32. ^ Gunn, Alexandra. "Masks, Mad Men at Fashion Week". Sun News. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  33. ^ "Dare to Wear Fashion Show". CityTV News. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  34. ^ "CBC Creative Block Season 5, Episode 4". CBC. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  35. ^ "CTV Morning Live". CTV. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  36. ^ "A Morning Live: Adrian Wu". A TV. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  37. ^ "eTalk 2010 Rewind: Lady Gaga's Fashion". eTalk TV. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  38. ^ Wekani, Jenna Marie. "Adrian Wu presented a collection inspired by the Occupy Toronto protesters". ELLE Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  39. ^ Goodman, Aaron. "Canadian designers seek global market". CNTV. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  40. ^ "The Tutu Project". The National Ballet of Canada.
  41. ^ "The White Cashmere Collection 2012". Cashmere.
  42. ^ St-Pierre, Kelly. "Adrian Wu". Societe Perrier. Mirrorball Group LLC. Retrieved 11 Dec 2011.
  43. ^ Halbert, Mosha Lundstrom. "SHOW REVIEW: ADRIAN WU SPRING 2012". Flare Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  44. ^ O'Connor, Maureen. "Fashion Show with Hacker Masks 'Baffles Audience'". Gawker. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

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