Fashion career profile
Jason Wu
Jason Wu is a Taiwanese-Canadian fashion designer based in New York whose work combines American sportswear with couture-informed construction. He began sewing as a child and developed an early interest in making clothes for miniature figures before establishing his ready-to-wear collection. Wu debuted that collection in 2007 and was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund the following year. In 2010 he received the CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear. His career also includes a separate five-year appointment as Artistic Director of Hugo Boss womenswear ready-to-wear and accessories, a remit that should not be confused with leadership of the Hugo Boss group as a whole. Wu’s namesake practice has emphasized custom fabrics, detailed embellishment and craftsmanship, while his work for public figures brought the label broader recognition. This profile distinguishes the independent Jason Wu brand from his later external house appointment and records the Hugo Boss role at the product-category level described by the CFDA.
- Role
- Founder & Creative Director, Jason Wu
- Nationality
- Taiwanese-Canadian
- Age
- 44
- Verified awards
- 1
- BOSS Womenswear — Artistic Director2013–2018 · former
- From Inaugural Gowns to Cultural Crossovers: Jason Wu on Designing for LegacyWWD · 2025-12-22
- Runway debut: Debuted his ready-to-wear collection in 2007The label established the independent designer’s New York practice. · CFDA
- Recognition: Named a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist in 2008The finalist recognition came one year after his ready-to-wear debut. · CFDA
- External creative role: Served as Artistic Director of BOSS Womenswear from 2013 to 2018His remit covered the entire womenswear line, including ready-to-wear and accessories, not the full Hugo Boss group. · HUGO BOSS
- Design practice: Uses custom-developed fabrics, intricate embellishment and extended handworkThe CFDA profile describes fabric development with European mills and hand-applied detailing in the collection. · CFDA
- 2007 — Debuts ready-to-wear collectionWu establishes his namesake label’s runway practice.
- 2008 — Named a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalistThe recognition follows his first ready-to-wear collection.
- 2010 — Wins the CFDA Swarovski Award for WomenswearThe award recognizes his early work in American fashion.
- 2013 — Begins BOSS Womenswear artistic-director roleWu joins HUGO BOSS with responsibility for the full womenswear line, ready-to-wear and accessories.
- 2016 — Wins International Designer of the Year at CAFAThe Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards recognize his international influence.
- 2018 — Presents his final collection as BOSS Womenswear Artistic DirectorThe Gallery Collection presentation marks the end of his five-year HUGO BOSS appointment.
- 2010 — Jason Wu — Swarovski Award for WomenswearVerified fashion award