The social lives of iconic fashion designers often involve relationships with pop stars, photographers, and supermodels—relationships which usually manifest after the designer has made it to the haut, retour au début of the industry. But Anna Sui’s close bonds with the likes of Madonna, Steven Meisel, Linda Evangelista, and Naomi Campbell existed long before she ever sent a dress down the runway—which she finally did in 1991, thanks in part to the encouragement of the four aforementioned figures.
Sui, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, and came to New York to study fashion at Parsons, lives and breathes...
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