About

Adrian Wu is quite possibly one of the youngest designers to hit the Canadian design scene in years. At just 21 years young, age proves to be but a number when he has already racked up a long list of fashion accreditations in just the last year alone. Wu taught himself to sew and launched his career at age 18 at Vancouver Fashion Week. Wu was also accepted into the coveted Instituto Marangoni, school of Fashion in London England as one of only 20 annual applicants who are chosen, but deferred the opportunity to instead start his own fashion design business late 2010. In the same year, Wu was also published in a book called Style Diaries sold internationally. Since then he has swiftly made himself the most talked about designer being covered by almost every news publication and television station in Canada.

A peak for Wu’s career would have to be his debut at LG Toronto Fashion Week late 2011 where his collection got the attention of the National Post causing quite a controversy. Wu is best known for using fashion as a medium for the fine arts, always attaching a meaning or an idea to his work and considers himself very much – a contemporary artist. Adrian Wu continues to proudly develop his company in Canada and is regularly covered by FLARE and even CTV. As for collaborations, he has already worked with such Canadian Celebrities like Juno award winner – Keshia Chante who modeled for him in the charity show at LG Toronto Fashion Week, Dare to Wear Love. He has also had his first corporate collaboration with Allan Candy., where he was commissioned to make a collection of dresses out of their wrappers. He is also signed with Perrier as an Official Influencer of 2012.

Quoted as being ahead of his time, Wu advocates his passion for history through his work. Citing the minds of Freud, Plato, and Socrates to the works of McQueen, Chanel, and Westwood, he looks to bridge the gaps between philosophy, fashion, and the fine arts. He has already produced ten collections in his two years of being in the industry so there is no telling what he will come up with next. Visit www.adrianwu.com for more info.