Anna Sui

We are thrilled to welcome the hip and iconic fashion designer Anna Sui – “the Big Apple’s boho queen” (the Telegraph) – to Port Eliot this year. Still as fresh and cutting-edge as she was when she started out 30 years ago, Anna’s self-confessed “girlie rock and roll” designs are instantly recognisable and worn by the likes Nicole Kidman and Liv Tyler.

Anna was already talking about being a designer at the tender age of four. After making just five pieces to sell at a trade show she was given orders by Macy’s and Bloomingdales, inspiring her to start her business from the corner of her loft apartment in New York with only $300. Now she is a global brand and has a fashion, cosmetic and fragrance empire. In 2009 she was given the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement award by the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).

Despite her worldwide acclaim as “one of the biggest names in US fashion” (The Independent), Anna is known for her care for every customer – whether they’re spending $40 or $4,000. “When a customer buys a tube of lipstick, it should give them the same excitement as buying a dress from my collection,” she says. “If it doesn’t, then I’m not really doing my job.”

Anna will be doing an event with Andrew Bolton from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

www.annasui.com

“The entire audience was swept away by Sui’s chic and cheerful vision”
Vogue.com on Anna’s Autumn/ Winter 2010 collection.

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