The World of Anna Sui

AnnaSuiisoneofNewYork’smostbelovedandaccomplishedfashiondesigners,knownforcreatingcontemporaryoriginalclothinginspiredbyspectacularamountsofresearchintovintagestylesandculturalarcana.Sheisespeciallyfamousforhertextileprints.SuijoinedNewYork’sintenselycreativeculturalundergroundinthe1970s,forgingimportantrelationshipsintheworldsoffashion,photography,art,music,anddesign.TheWorldofAnnaSuilooksatSui’seclecticcareerasadesignerandartist,boththroughherclothingandstudio.ThroughinterviewswithfashionjournalistTimBlanks,thebookexploresSui’slifelongengagementwithfashionarchetypes—therocker,theschoolgirl,thepunk,thegoth,thebohemian—andrevealstheirinspirationandinfluence.Completewithdetailedphotographsofgarments,sketches,moodboards,runwayshots,andculturalephemera,TheWorldofAnnaSuiisaninsidelookatthisiconicNewYorkdesignerwithaworldwidecultfollowing.