Imperial China stirs Jason Wu at New York fashion week
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 02:32 PM
- Online news: World
Designer Jason Wu brought the mystery of the Forbidden City to New York fashion week with a fall-winter collection inspired by his Chinese heritage and 1930s Hollywood glamor.
Models walk the runway at the Jason Wu Fall 2012 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York on February 10. Wu brought the mystery of the Forbidden City to fashion week with a fall-winter collection inspired by his Chinese heritage and 1930s Hollywood glamor.
Born in Taiwan and raised in Canada and the United States, 29-year-old Wu famously designed the gown First Lady Michelle Obama wore to the January 2009 balls that accompanied the inauguration of her husband Barack Obama as president.
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