Anna Sui

Anna Sui
Sui in 2009
Born (1955-08-04) August 4, 1955 (age 69)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationParsons School of Design
OccupationFashion designer
Labels
  • Anna Sui
  • Dolly Girl by Anna Sui[1]
  • Anna Sui Mini[2]
  • Anna Sui Vision[3]
  • The Souvenir Shop Anna Sui[4]
AwardsCFDA Perry Ellis New Talent Award
Time – Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade[5]
CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award[6]
Bravo A-List Award[7]
Classic Icon of Fashion and Design
Identities – Leadership in the Arts Award[8]
2017 Honorary Doctorate Recipient, The New School[9]
Websiteannasui.com
Anna Sui
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蕭志美
Simplified Chinese萧志美
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Zhìměi
Wade–GilesHsiao1 Chih4-Mei3
Japanese name
Kanaアナスイ
Transcriptions
RomanizationAnasui

Anna Sui (Chinese: 蕭志美; pinyin: Xiāo Zhìměi; born August 4, 1955)[10][11] is an American fashion designer. Her brand categories include several fashion lines, footwear, cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, accessories and home goods[12]

Sui was named one of the "Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade",[13] and in 2009 earned the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), joining the ranks of Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Diane von Furstenberg.[14]

  1. ^ "Dolly Girl by Anna Sui". onward.co.jp. Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Anna Sui Mini". annasui-mini.com. Narumiya Online. 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Anna Sui Vision". annasuivision.com. Anna Sui Corporation. 2017. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Souvenir Shop Anna Sui". mammina.co.jp. Mammina. 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Chinese American Heroine: Anna Sui". AsianWeek. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "Past Winners". cfda.com. Council of Fashion Designers of America. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  7. ^ Murg, Stephanie (June 13, 2008). "Bravo, Sui and Wii: Cable Network Honors Designer, Gaming Console". www.adweek.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Anna Sui, Ai-Jen Poo, and Barbara Hillary Named Honorary Degree Recipients by the New School".
  10. ^ "Anna Sui Style.com Profile". Style.com. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  11. ^ Paton, Elizabeth (March 2, 2012). "Still Swinging". Financial Times. Nikkei. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  12. ^ Yotka, Steff (November 7, 2016). "Enter the Age of Anna Sui—Take a First Look Inside the Designer's New Book". vogue.com. Vogue. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  13. ^ Griffith, Hayley. "What's Next for Anna Sui". Huffington Post.
  14. ^ "CFDA Past Winners". CFDA.com.