Anna Sui

Fashion designer

1955-08-04

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer known for her eponymous label and eclectic, vintage-inspired aesthetic. After studying at Parsons School of Design, she launched her first collection in 1981 and built an international brand spanning fashion, beauty, and accessories. She received the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Quotes by Anna Sui

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.
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Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.
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When I was starting, there were wool mills in the U.S. that could make you anything. The U.S. used to produce the most beautiful cotton denim in the world. Now all that is gone.
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