Anna Sui
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Anna Sui at her New York City office
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| Born |
August 4, 1964 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons The New School for Design |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards |
CFDA Perry Ellis New Talent Award Time Magazine – 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 |
| Website | http://www.annasui.com/en/#/home |
| Labels | Anna Sui Dolly Girl by Anna Sui Anna Sui Mini Anna Sui Vision The Souvenir Shop Anna Sui |
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| Traditional Chinese | 蕭志美 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧志美 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | アナスイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | アナスイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāo Zhìměi |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Xiāo Zhìměi |
| Wade–Giles | Xiao2 Zhi3Mei4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Siu Ji Mei |
| MPS2 | Xiāo Zhìměi |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Xiāo Zhìměi |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | a5 na1sui1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Xiāo Zhìměi |
| Tâi-lô | Xiāo Zhìměi |
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| Romanization | Anasui |
Anna Sui (Traditional Chinese: 蕭志美, Simplified: 萧志美, pinyin: Xiāo Zhìměi, Japanese: アナスイ) (born August 4, 1964) is an American fashion designer from Detroit. She was named one of the "Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade" and in 2009 earned the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), joining the ranks of Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Diane von Furstenberg. Her brand categories include several fashion lines, footwear, cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, accessories, home goods and a gifts line. Anna Sui products are sold through her free-standing stores and distributors around the world in over 50 countries. In 2006, Fortune estimated the collective value of Sui's fashion empire at over $400 million.
Sui was born on August 4, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan, the middle child of French-educated Chinese emigrants, Paul Sui (Chinese: 蕭惠光, pinyin: Xiāo Huì Guāng) and Grace Sui Fang (方光琪, Fāng Guāng Qí) who met while studying at the Sorbonne in Paris where Sui's father was studying engineering and her mother, painting. Her paternal grandparents were Xiao Yu Lan (蕭毓蘭, Xiāo Yùlán), a Tahitian-Chinese businessman, and his wife Qiu Daitai (丘帶娣). Her maternal grandparents were Fang Chih (方治, Fāng Zhì), a Chinese diplomat and his wife Fang Ih-chi.
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