The Label
Anna Sui is one of the coolest names in American fashion. What started in 1980 as a small label blossomed in the early nineties as editors fell for Sui’s charming and cheery designs. A lover of pop culture, Sui taps into all decades and motifs equally, depending on which way her mood swings. But her clothes can never be called “retro” or “derivative.” In her hands, sixties mod-istes, seventies glam rockers, eighties Jazzercisers, and nineties grunge addicts all look au courant.
The Look
Good-time girls with great senses of humor and style.
The Designer
Born in Detroit in the fifties, Sui studied later at Parsons School of Design where she met and befriended Steven Meisel. Before creating her label, she worked as a stylist, often on Meisel’s early photo shoots. For much of the eighties, Sui ran her label out of her New York apartment, but after her debut on the runway in 1991, her business boomed. The following year she opened a flagship on Greene Street and then launched a successful beauty line.
Clothing Collections
ANNA SUI COLLECTION FOR MEN AND WOMEN
* Signature line introduced in 1980.
* Produced in the Anna Sui design studio in New York City
* Anna Sui signature collection is known for its high fashion edge with a vintage sensibility
* Retail price range; jacket $300 - $800; dress $200 - $500
* Anna Sui collection is currently sold in approximately 200 retail outlets in the United States, Europe, and the Far East
Accessories Collections
ANNA SUI SHOES FOR WOMEN
* Debut Fall 1997
* Licensing agreement with Italian based company Ballin to manufacture the Anna Sui women's shoe collection
* The Anna Sui women's shoe collection comprises approximately 30 styles. A limited collection of corresponding handbags and purses comprises approximately 8 styles.
* Retail price range $150 - $450
ANNA SUI SIGNATURE COSMETICS AND FRAGRANCE COLLECTIONS
* Three sided licensing agreement with Wella AG to manufacture fragrance and Albion to manufacture cosmetics.
* Color collection includes foundation to lip, eye and nail products. Anna Sui fragrance collection includes perfume, eau de toilette and bath products.
* Sui Dreams, the second fragrance from Anna Sui launched Fall 2000.
* Sui Love, the third fragrance from Anna Sui launched Spring 2002.
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