General info : | | Anna Sui is the eponymous brand name used by Anna Sui (born August 4, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), an American fashion designer and het company Anna Sui Corp.
She was named one of the "Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade", and in 2009 earned the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), joining the ranks of Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Diane von Furstenberg.
Her brand categories include several fashion lines, footwear, cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, accessories, home goods and a gifts line.
At Paris Fashion Week in 1991, Sui received one of the first major breakthroughs of her career. Sui was driving with her friend Steven Meisel to see the Jean Paul Gaultier show. On the way to the show, they stopped to pick up Madonna, a friend of Meisel's. Madonna surprised Sui by wearing her clothing to the event.
From her first show, Sui was known for her light-hearted, whimsical, homemade and entertaining approach to showcasing her collections.
The designer opened her first retail location in 1992 at 113 Greene Street in New York City's Soho District.
In 1993, the Anna Sui Corporation opened a store in Hollywood at La Brea Avenue expanding coverage and controlling North American distribution.
1997 marked one of the pivotal years in the emergence of Sui onto the world stage. The first freestanding Anna Sui boutiques opened in 1997 in Tokyo and Osaka through a distribution and sales license with Isetan. | |
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Websites | | https://annasui.com/ (annasui.com/) | |
Source : | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Sui (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Sui) | |
Source : | | https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1453798D:US#xj4y7vzkg (https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1453798D:US#xj4y7vzkg) | |
Relations : | | Founded by : Anna Sui 2 | |
Relations : | | Brand name used by : Anna Sui Corp. | |
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