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
areas began biggest design interested involved several since single sponsor worked
Brizo has been my single biggest sponsor since I began as a designer. Brizo wanted to be involved in many different areas of design - they had already worked with several architects, and fashion was an area they were interested in moving into.
buy clients design dresses luxury money
There is always going to be that luxury customer out there. I have clients who buy $10,000 dresses and clients who buy $60 dresses. It's not so much about the money. Design is a mentality.
designer mean personal pure quite wrong
It's quite a pure relationship, designer and muse. I think a beautiful dress on the wrong woman could mean nothing. It has to be the right woman and the right clothes. That's why you need that personal touch.
designers outlandish shown translated
Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasn't always translated to the streets.
came design designing dolls innate interest originally plastic since toy
I came from product design originally - I had been designing dolls for a toy company since I was 16 - so I'm used to working with plastic and different things. I had an innate interest in objects.
beautiful shoes design
In designing for the first lady, I tried to sort of be in her shoes, but I didn't really look at her as an important political figure. I looked at her as a woman who would like to wear a beautiful dress to an important gala.
men ideas design
I love the idea of working with women because I always feel like a man designing womenswear needs women around him to really have a sense of what they're doing.
want designer term
As a designer you have to just do whatever you want to do. The second I came to terms with that, it transformed my work.
clothes designer streets
Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasnt always translated to the streets.
known
I've been known to create clothes that are very formfitting and feminine.
body diane dress easy favorite girls knows
There's something to be said about a girl who knows what she wants. One of my favorite girls to dress is Diane Kruger. It's always so easy with her. I know her body and what works. When it's right, it's not a lot of effort.
taiwanese
The Taiwanese are big on tea. I think it's nice to slow down a bit. It's very much a custom.
canvas element inherently slightly worn
I've always loved the rustic, slightly worn style of Canvas and that element of an artisanal hand. It's so inherently chic.
chinese exception love
My Chinese zodiac is a dog. But I'm an exception because of how much I love cats.