jason wu

Jason Wu (born in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Manhattan-based American fashion designer. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Fashion 2.1 Clients 3 References 4 External links //

Biography

Born in Taiwan, Wu moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at age 9 and attended boarding school in Connecticut.[1] He learned how to sew by designing and sewing for dolls, and went on to study sculpture in Tokyo. He enrolled in Parsons The New School for Design for high school. At age 16, Wu began to make freelance doll clothing designs for toy company Integrity Toys under the lines "Jason Wu dolls" and later "Fashion Royalty".[1] When he turned 17, he was named creative director of Integrity Toys.[2] He decided to become a fashion designer while spending his senior year of high school in Paris, and later interned with Narciso Rodriguez.

Fashion

Wu launched his ready to wear line of clothes with earnings from his years of doll designs.[1] His first full collection debuted in 2006 and won the Fashion Group International's Rising Star award in 2008.[3] In 2008 he was nominated for the Vogue Fashion Fund award.[1] Bruce Weber shot the designer for W magazine's "Summer Camp" portfolio last July.[2]

Clients

Wu's early clients included Ivana Trump, January Jones, and Amber Valletta.[4]

Michelle Obama was introduced to Wu by André Leon Talley, Vogue Magazine's editor-at-large, who had been advising the future First Family on their appearance. She bought four dresses from Wu early in the year. She wore one for a segment on Barbara Walters Special shortly before the November 2008 election, prompting many in the media to consider her his "career-launcher".[5] She wore another, a custom-designed one-shoulder, floor-length white chiffon gown, at the inaugural balls on the night of President Barack Obama's inauguration.[6]

References ^ a b c d Melissa Magsaysay (2008-11-19). "Jason Wu wows Hollywood ... and Washington", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 21 January 2009. ^ a b "All About Jason Wu", W magazine (2009-1-21). Retrieved on 21 January 2009. ^ "Jason Wu". Teen Vogue. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. ^ Melissa Segrest (2009-01-20). "Michelle Obama dazzles in Jason Wu-designed ball gown", WFAA television. Retrieved on 21 January 2009. ^ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2008-12-01). "The Michelle Obama "Career-Launcher" for Emerging Designer Jason Wu". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2009-01-21. ^ Lisa Respers France and Mallory Simon (2009-01-20). "Obamas dance, celebrate at inaugural balls", CNN. Retrieved on 21 January 2009.

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