Jason Wu
Jason Wu
Jason Wuis a Taiwanese-born Canadian fashion designer based in New York City. He is most famous for designing the dresses of Michelle Obama on several occasions, including during the first and second inauguration of American President Barack Obama...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth27 September 1982
CityTaipei, Taiwan
CountryCanada
school gay boys
When I was 12 or 13 I already knew that I was gay. And then my interests were not conventional. So I was very different, in every sense of the word. And in an all-boys school, that's tough.
cat sassy sophisticated
My cats are really sassy and sophisticated, but most importantly, they are picky.
paris romance pastries
I love the romance of Paris. I love Angelina [tearoom and pastry shop]. I always get a Mont-blanc [pastry] there.
interesting experts antiques
I love old architecture. I love collecting furniture, mixing really earthy things with the very polished. I don't come from an interiors background, so I'm not an expert. I just enjoy going to antiques shows and finding interesting things.
want feels satisfied
I don't know if I would want to come back as anything but me. I feel really satisfied. I don't really want to be anyone else. I just feel like I've gotten everything I signed up for as me. I'm happy as me.
fashion antithesis disposable
I hope I am the antithesis of disposable fashion.
careers way dresses
Being feminine in the way you dress doesn't have to compromise who you are as a woman or your career.
clothes designer streets
Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasnt always translated to the streets.
fashion mean thinking
I think what I create is serious fashion, but I don't want to keep my focus on that. You have to look at a lot of different things. I mean, people are always surprised when they find out that my favorite show is RuPaul's Drag Race.
art growing-up race
I am an Asian designer. I was born in Taiwan. That is who I am. But I am a designer, like any designer of any race. Growing up in the '80s in Taiwan, the arts were not considered a career.
beautiful nice thinking
I think clothing is transformative. When you put something really beautiful on, you feel something. In so many ways, were always playing a form of dress-up - its just a grown-up, much chicer version of it. Its nice to be able to be whoever you want to be.
gay interesting being-gay
I hope being gay isn't the most interesting thing about me.
inspiration important looks
My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything.
want littles glamorous
We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times.