1. Jason Wu is a Canadian artist and fashion designer based in New York City.
12 Facts About Jason Wu
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Jason Wu is known for designing the dresses of Michelle Obama on several occasions, including those worn during the first and second inauguration of American President Barack Obama.
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Jason Wu was born in Yunlin, Taiwan and emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at age nine.
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Jason Wu attended Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts and Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, Connecticut and studied abroad with SYA France of School Year Abroad for his senior year of high school.
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Jason Wu learned how to sew by designing and sewing for dolls, and went on to study sculpture in Tokyo.
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Jason Wu then studied at the Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School in New York City, but did not graduate.
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Jason Wu won the Fashion Group International's Rising Star award in 2008.
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Jason Wu's dresses were photographed underwater by Howard Schatz for Delta Faucet Company's Brizo branded faucet campaign in 2006.
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Jason Wu worked extensively with drag queen RuPaul, ultimately designing six RuPaul dolls.
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In 2020, Jason Wu launched an affordable line of clean makeup and skincare products under the label Jason Wu Beauty.
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Jason Wu was introduced to Wu by Andre Leon Talley, Vogue Magazine's editor-at-large, who had been advising the then First Family on their appearance.
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Jason Wu wore another dress, a custom-designed one-shoulder, floor-length white chiffon gown, at the inaugural balls on the night of President Barack Obama's first term inauguration.