Jason Wu

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Jason Wu (Chinese: ; pinyin: W Jgng; born

September 27, 1982) is a Taiwanese Canadian fashion
designer based in New York City. He is most famous for
designing the dresses of Michelle Obama on several
occasions, including during first and second inauguration of
American President Barack Obama.

Jason Wu

Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Designing for Michelle Obama
3 References
4 External links

Early life
Jason Wu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Wu moved to
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at age nine and
attended Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts and
Loomis Chaffee, in Windsor, Connecticut.[1][2] He learned
how to sew by designing and sewing for dolls, and went on
to study sculpture in Tokyo. Wu continued this career path at
age sixteen by learning to create freelance doll clothing
designs for toy company Integrity Toys under the lines "Jason
Wu dolls" and later "Fashion Royalty".[1] The following year,
he was named creative director of Integrity Toys.[3] He
decided to become a fashion designer while spending his
senior year of high school in Rennes, France[4] before
graduating from the Loomis Chaffee School in 2001, and
studied at the Parsons The New School for Design, a division
of The New School in New York where he did not earn a
degree.

Wu at opening night of the 2009 Metropolitan

Opera
Born

September 27, 1982

Taipei, Taiwan

Residence

New York City, USA

Nationality

Canada & Taiwan (Multiple

citizenship)

Education

Parsons The New School for Design,

New York City

Occupation Fashion designer

Jason Wu
Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Transcriptions

Career

Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin

W Jgng

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Wu launched his ready-to-wear line of clothes with earnings

Min

from his years of doll designs.[1] His first full collection

debuted in 2006 and won the Fashion Group International's
Hokkien POJ
G
Ki-Kong
[5]
Rising Star award in 2008. Jason Wu's dresses were
photographed underwater by Howard Schatz for Delta Faucet Company's Brizo branded faucet campaign in
2006.[6] In 2008 he was nominated for the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund award.[1] Bruce Weber shot the designer
for W magazine's "Summer Camp" portfolio in July 2008.[3]
Wu's early clients included Ivana Trump, January Jones, and Amber Valletta.[7] He also worked extensively with
drag queen RuPaul, ultimately designing six RuPaul dolls.[8]
Wu collaborated with Creative Nail Design for his Spring 2011 collection to create a set of four nail polish colours
that was to be retailed from May 2011.[9]
In June 2013, Wu was named as the Art Director of German fashion house Hugo Boss overseeing the entire
womenswear range.[10]

Designing for Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama is a noted Jason Wu customer.[11] She was introduced to Wu by Andr Leon Talley, Vogue
Magazine's editor-at-large, who had been advising the current First Family on their appearance. She bought four
dresses from Wu early in the year, wearing one of them for a segment on Barbara Walters Special shortly before
the November 2008 election, prompting many in the media to consider her his "career-launcher".[12] She wore
another dress, a custom-designed one-shoulder, floor-length white chiffon gown, at the inaugural balls on the night
of President Barack Obama's first term inauguration.[13]
Appearing on the cover of Vogue, Obama once again wore a Wu design, a magenta silk dress.[14] Upon her arrival
in London in April 2009 during the First Lady and President Barack Obama's first official European trip, Obama
wore a chartreuse silk sheath dress that was designed by Wu; the next day she wore a Wu coat during her visit with
the Queen Elizabeth II.[15] On April 2, 2009, Obama paired a "traditional looking" teal Wu dress with a bluepatterned cardigan designed by Junya Watanabe on her visit to the Royal Opera House.[16]
Mrs. Obama again wore a dress that was designed by Wu, a ruby red velvet and chiffon design, at the 2013
Presidential Inaugural Balls.[17]

References
1. ^ a b c d Melissa Magsaysay (2008-11-19). "Jason Wu wows Hollywood ... and Washington"
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2008/11/jason-wu-wows-h.html). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 200901-21.
2. ^ Eric Wilson (2009-01-23). "Spotlight on Designer of Gown for Ball"
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/fashion/25WU.html). The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
3. ^ a b "All About Jason Wu" (http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/2009/01/21/jason-wu-michelle-

obama.html). W magazine. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

4. ^ "From Rennes to the Runway" (http://alumni.sya.org/s/833/two-column.aspx?sid=833&gid=1&pgid=462).
School Year Abroad. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
5. ^ "Jason Wu" (http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/designer/JasonWu). Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
6. ^ Margo Berman, Robyn Blakeman (2009). The Brains Behind Great Ad Campaigns
(http://books.google.com/books?
id=vV_jXfalhtEC&lpg=PA63&dq=Jason%20Wu%20Brizo&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q=Jason%20Wu%20Brizo&f=f
alse). Retrieved 2011-07-11.
7. ^ Melissa Segrest (2009-01-20). "Michelle Obama dazzles in Jason Wu-designed ball gown"
(http://www.thestyleinsider.com/wfaa/2009/01/fashion-flash-jason-wu-designed-michelle-obamas-gown). WFAA
television. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
8. ^ Rupaul.com (http://rupaul.com/AB1815000equick/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=3&cat=rupaul+dolls)
9. ^ http://www.sassybella.com/2010/09/jason-wu-creates-a-limited-edition-nail-polish-collection-with-cnd/
10. ^ Jones, Dolly. "Jason Wu For Hugo Boss" (http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/06/10/jason-wu-named-newartistic-director-of-boss-woman). Article. Vogue.
11. ^ http://mrs-o.com/newdata/tag/jason-wu
12. ^ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2008-12-01). "The Michelle Obama "Career-Launcher" for Emerging Designer Jason Wu"
(http://blogs.wsj.com/runway/2008/12/01/the-michelle-obama-career-launcher-for-emerging-designer-jason-wu/).
The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
13. ^ Lisa Respers France and Mallory Simon (2009-01-20). "Obamas dance, celebrate at inaugural balls"
(http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/inauguration.balls/index.html). CNN. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
14. ^ "Michelle Obama makes Vogue cover" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7883253.stm). BBC News. 200902-11. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
15. ^ "What A Difference A Day Makes: An Interview With The Suddenly Superfamous Designer Jason Wu"
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-m-m-blume/what-a-difference-a-day-m_b_180806.html). The Huffington
Post. April 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
16. ^ "Michelle Obama's edgiest fashion statement yet" (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2009/04/michelleobamas-edgiest-fashion-statement-yet.html). The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
17. ^ Laura T. Coffey and Meena Hart Duerson. "Once again, Michelle Obama dazzles in inaugural gown by Jason
Wu" (http://thelook.today.com/_news/2013/01/21/16623343-once-again-michelle-obama-dazzles-in-inauguralgown-by-jason-wu?lite). 2013 NBCNews.com. All rights reserved. Retrieved 2013-01-21.

External links
Jason Wu autumn/winter 2011-12 collection (http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/show.aspx/catwalkreport/id,10281)
Official Website (http://www.jasonwustudio.com/)
integritytoys.com (http://www.integritytoys.com/) - official website for Jason Wu dolls

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