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Anna Sui
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Anna Sui is a Japanese fashion designer who began her professional career in 1981. She has authored several books, including *Nineties X Anna Sui*, *Fashion Reimagined*, *Anna Sui*, *Anna Sui Fashion Idea Book*, and *Anna Sui Paper Dolly Parade*. Her work has been referenced by 423 other encyclopedia articles.
Sui has expressed views on her design philosophy, stating that she is "always about optimism and exuberance" and that "longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction." She has also noted that "the sexiest thing about a bikini is that it leaves something to the imagination." Additionally, she remarked that clients do not expect her to be "another Establishment designer."
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1955-08-04 ) August 4, 1955 (age 70) , Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Education
- Parsons School of Design
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Labels
- Anna Sui Dolly Girl by Anna Sui Anna Sui Mini Anna Sui Vision The Souvenir Shop Anna Sui
- Awards
- CFDA Perry Ellis New Talent Award, Time – Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade , CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award , Bravo A-List Award , Classic Icon of Fashion and Design, Identities – Leadership in the Arts Award , 2017 Honorary Doctorate Recipient, The New School
- Website
- annasui .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anna
- Family name
- Xiao
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dearborn Heights
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Educated at
- Parsons School of Design
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Official website
- annasui.com
- Image
- Annasuioffice.jpg
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- relative
- Chase Sui Wonders
- date of birth
- 1955-00-00
- Commons category
- Anna Sui
- ethnic group
- Han Chinese people
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- social media followers
- 36983
- ancestral home
- China
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Encyclopedic overview
Japanese name Kanaアナスイ
Anna Sui (Chinese: 蕭志美; pinyin: Xiāo Zhìměi; born August 4, 1955) is an American fashion designer. Her brand categories include several fashion lines, footwear, cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, accessories and home goods.
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