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
fashion years careers
I worked 10 years as a toy designer before I started my career as a fashion designer. It's something I just fell into and really liked.
special quantity values
Buy things you truly love, things that are special, but not a lot of them. It's about value, not quantity.
along dress evolve facets few imagined meeting rubs successful women work
I dress some of the most successful women in the world, and meeting these women rubs off on you. A few years ago, the woman was someone I imagined in my head. Now they're real. It's important my work evolve along with me and that I show more facets of myself.
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I call white the most powerful non-color; it's clean, optimistic, powerful.
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I never thought of myself as being limited to fashion. I'm a designer, and if you have a vision, you can apply that to anything.
approach business fashion floating imagine jason lifestyle peers
A lot of my peers don't think about collaborating the way I do. My approach is to imagine my world. The Jason Wu woman isn't just floating around in a beautiful dress. I like to know where she's going, what she likes. I'm not just in the fashion business. I'm in the lifestyle business.
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A lot happened in Vancouver. It was my first Western experience. I learned English, which is my second language. I became very acquainted with Western culture. I had my first sewing machine when I was 9. I trained in fashion illustration when I was in school.
I made a rule not to be on reality shows.