2008 - 2009 PARTICIPANTS |
 | Anna Sui Designer Power and Fashion Anna Sui takes inspiration from such sources as Victorian cowboys, Warhol superstars and Finnish textile prints, mixing vintage styles with her current cultural obsessions. She grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, where she decided to become a fashion designer at age 4. After studying at Parsons School of Design in New York for two years, Anna styled with friend Steven Meisel and designed for several sportswear companies before launching her first collection in 1980. In 1991, she premiered her first runway show. The following year she opened her first flagship store on Greene Street in Soho. In the 1990s, she expanded in the Far East and launched cosmetics, fragrance, shoe and accessory licenses. Today, she has 32 boutiques in five countries and her collection is sold in 300 stores in more than 30 countries. |
