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Jason Wu partners with Eloquii on caspule collection

Plus-size retailer Eloquii has announced an exclusive holiday capsule collection with prominent fashion designer, Jason Wu. The Jason Wu x Eloquii limited-edition eveningwear capsule consists of 11 pieces, including dresses, luxe outerwear, and separates. "I've built my brand on creating pieces for women who are not only fashionable, but also...

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Grey Jason Wu and Sometime by Asian Designers to create capsule collection for Zalora

London - Zalora, the Asian sister-company of Zalando, has tapped designers Jason Wu and Sometime by Asian Designers to create a capsule collection of handbags. Together the designers are set to create a tote bag and crossbody mini tote out of vegan leather, which will be exclusively available on Zalora. The designers looked to Josef Albers’...

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Hugo Boss presents final Jason Wu collection at New York Fashion Week

Jason Wu is saying farewell to Hugo Boss. As the brand shifts its focus away from its womenswear business and more on its core men's, Wu will be departing the company as their womenswear artistic director. However, Wu gave his Hugo Boss ladies one last presentation at New York Fashion Week. It might be a maximalist era, but Hugo Boss is not a...

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Jason Wu to present final collection as Artistic Director for Boss womenswear

London - Jason Wu and Hugo Boss are set to part ways after five years, as the US designer is set to step down from his role as artistic director for Boss woman following the German fashion label's Gallery Collection presentation this evening during New York Fashion Week. Wu first joined the team at Hugo Boss back in June 2013 and since then his...

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Stitch Fix collaborates with Jason Wu

Jason Wu has been investing a lot of time into his advanced contemporary line Grey Jason Wu. To further his growing brand, Wu has collaborated with Stitch Fix for a capsule collection. Stitch Fix basically takes the Clueless Cher Horowitz approach to helping people pick out their perfect outfits in the morning. For the collaboration, Wu created...

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Jason Wu to combine resort and spring runway shows

Who needs to follow the traditional fashion calendar anymore anyways? Certainly not Jason Wu, designer to an endless list of celebrities and former FLOTUS Michelle Obama. In an effort more palatable to him, Wu has decided he will be showing his resort 2018 collection in combination with his spring 2018 collection in a show called "Spring One."...

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Hugo Boss to abandon luxury?

Hugo Boss may be ready to abandon the luxury segment to return its focus to its core business: menswear. This was stated by Mark Langer, Hugo Boss CEO, to German broadsheet Handelsblatt. Langer explained the company is not satisfied with the results obtained from the luxury sector as Boss has seen sales dwindle in both China and the USA and its...

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Jason Wu does justice to fashion

Jason Wu has made quite a name for himself in the fashion industry. Ever since he dressed First Lady Michelle Obama, he has seen a meteoric rise to stardom. Recently, the designer even entered the realm of advanced contemporary with his new Grey Jason Wu label. He also constantly make's waves as the women's designer for Hugo Boss. The designer's...

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Jason Wu partners with Woolmark

London - New York-based designer Jason Wu has been named as The Woolmark Company’s ambassador to help promote the use of Australian merino wool. To celebrate his ambassador role, Wu visited wool-producing property in Australia to experience the merino wool fibre first-hand, as well as sit on the judging panel of the International Woolmark Prize...

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Jason Wu develops signature Pantone colour

New York-based designer Jason Wu has worked directly with the Pantone Color Institute, which provides colour trend forecasting and brand colour development services, to develop a specific grey colour that will be exclusive to his upcoming Grey Jason Wu line. The sister label to Wu’s mainline, was named after the designers favourite colour, and...

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Jason Wu unveils Grey Jason Wu

New York -On Tuesday, April 12, 2015, designer Jason Wu, who became famous for dressing First Lady Michelle Obama, unveiled on Instagram that he has been working on a new line. For the past 12 months, the designer has been at the drawing board creating Grey Jason Wu. The "sister" label — code for less expensive label — will launch for spring...

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Fashion's new label: Advanced Contemporary

London - Fashion loves a label, and what initially sounded like a discardable Americanism, looks like a term that is here to stay. We are talking about fashion's new accessible luxury category called advanced contemporary collections. Carefully branded to not be mistaken for diffusion lines, although they very much could be, these are...