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Jason Wu

Designer, Jason Wu

The Taiwanese-born designer shot to fame when Michelle Obama wore his dress at her husband’s inauguration and was artistic director of Hugo Boss womenswear.

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News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion Celebrates ‘America’

Industry leaders gathered together at a dinner to fête the latest special print edition examining the business of fashion in America.

News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion Celebrates ‘America’

Industry leaders gathered together at a dinner to fête the latest special print edition examining the business of fashion in America.


News & Analysis

Canada's Fashion Community Celebrates Homegrown Talent

The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards — which honoured Iris Apfel, Erdem and BoF’s Imran Amed, among others — draws international attention to Canadian fashion visionaries working at home and abroad. But the organisation has bigger ambitions.

News & Analysis

Canada's Fashion Community Celebrates Homegrown Talent

The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards — which honoured Iris Apfel, Erdem and BoF’s Imran Amed, among others — draws international attention to Canadian fashion visionaries working at home and abroad. But the organisation has bigger ambitions.


News & Analysis

Fashion’s Political Gap

Without first ladies Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, the fashion industries in the US and UK are missing strong political advocates.

News & Analysis

Fashion’s Political Gap

Without first ladies Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, the fashion industries in the US and UK are missing strong political advocates.


Fashion Week

Different Strokes At New York Fashion Week

With fashion week in a state of flux, American designers showed their collections with unclear purpose and mixed results.

Fashion Week

Different Strokes At New York Fashion Week

With fashion week in a state of flux, American designers showed their collections with unclear purpose and mixed results.


News & Analysis

Is Brand Consolidation Working?

Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and others have cleaned up their brand architecture, unifying multiple sub-labels under a single name — with uncertain results.

News & Analysis

Is Brand Consolidation Working?

Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and others have cleaned up their brand architecture, unifying multiple sub-labels under a single name — with uncertain results.


Fashion Week

Sensuality Under the Surface at Jason Wu

Celebrating his 10th anniversary with a sexually charged collection, Jason Wu was at his best when he went a little wild.

Fashion Week

Sensuality Under the Surface at Jason Wu

Celebrating his 10th anniversary with a sexually charged collection, Jason Wu was at his best when he went a little wild.


News & Analysis

Why Fashion Will Learn to Love Melania Trump

Despite the fashion community's near-unanimous support of Hillary Clinton, it will not be able to ignore that America's future First Lady's style now has a global platform.

News & Analysis

Why Fashion Will Learn to Love Melania Trump

Despite the fashion community's near-unanimous support of Hillary Clinton, it will not be able to ignore that America's future First Lady's style now has a global platform.


Fashion Week

At Boss, Playing the Colour Card

Jason Wu drew from the much-referenced oeuvre of British painter David Hockney.

Fashion Week

At Boss, Playing the Colour Card

Jason Wu drew from the much-referenced oeuvre of British painter David Hockney.


Fashion Week

Nature and Artifice at Jason Wu

His collections have a questing edge that take Ugo Rondinone as a starting point.

Fashion Week

Nature and Artifice at Jason Wu

His collections have a questing edge that take Ugo Rondinone as a starting point.


Retail

Inside the Reinvention of Saks Fifth Avenue

Can the 92-year-old department store win back high-spending shoppers after years of inching downmarket?

Retail

Inside the Reinvention of Saks Fifth Avenue

Can the 92-year-old department store win back high-spending shoppers after years of inching downmarket?


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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