Anna Sui
| Anna Sui |
Anna Sui at her New York City office |
| Born |
August 4, 1964
Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality |
American |
| Education |
Parsons School of Design |
| Labels |
Anna Sui
Dolly Girl by Anna Sui Anna Sui Mini |
| Awards |
Time Magazine- Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade
CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award Bravo A-List Award |
Anna Sui (born August 4, 1964) is an American fashion designer. Her brand is recognized globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her clothing, perfume, cosmetic, and accessories lines retail in her stores and independent boutiques in over 50 countries.
Sui is spearheading a Save the Garment Center campaign to preserve New York's Garment District.
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Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career in Fashion
- 3 Achievements
- 4 Dolly Girl by Anna Sui
- 5 Other Lines
- 6 Perfumes
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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 Parsons School of Design.
Career is Fashion
Jessica Stam at Anna Sui Show
- September, 2008
After leaving Parsons, she worked for a variety of junior sportswear companies. During this time she began designing clothing out of her apartment which retailed at locations such as Macy’s and Bloomingdale's. With the encouragement of friends Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, Sui launched her first runway show in 1991. "That those professional beauties were then at the height of their fame helped stoke the reception Sui got from buyers and the news media," and also insured industry embrace of a talented niche designer. Following this incredible reception she opened a 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 synonymous with the Anna Sui brand. As described in a recent Time article, "The stores have come to emphasize the epitome of culture in a continually shifting fashion world." Over her career, the Anna Sui brand has also grown 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.
Achievements
Agyness Deyn at Anni Sui Show
- February, 2008
She was called a designer who "never panders" by The New York Times, and named to Time Magazine's list of this decade's top five fashion icons. In 2009, Sui won the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award (Council of Fashion Designers of America), 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.
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. Anna 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.
Sui's designs attract many famous clients such as Paris Hilton, 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. She has also provided the costume designs for the anime series, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Dolly Girl by Anna Sui
Sui launched her a more youthful version of her fashion line called Dolly Girl by Anna Sui in 2007. A children’s line known as Anna Sui Mini debuted in early 2009.
Other Lines
Anna Sui Shoes premiered on her runway for the fall collection. 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.
Her design versatility was further displayed when Sui was contracted by Samsung Electronics Co. to design cellular telephones.
Anna Sui introduced her signature fragrance and cosmetic line in 1999.
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