Anna Sui

Country

United States

Founded

1981

Category

Clothing

ANNA SUI is a fashion brand launched in New York, United States, in 1981 by designer Anna Sui. Centered on women’s ready-to-wear informed by research into vintage styles and cultural materials, the brand offers a wide range of products, including shoes, accessories, eyewear, fragrances, and cosmetics. It held its first runway show in 1991 and continues to operate internationally.

creating contemporary original clothing inspired by spectacular amounts of research into vintage styles and cultural arcana.

• Anna Sui Jeans 1994

  Anna Sui Jeans was a bridge line launched in collaboration with Italian company Gilmar S.p.A. in 1994. Centered on jeans, it presented design elements of the parent brand in a casual way. The collaboration with Gilmar continued until the early 2000s, and the line is regarded as one whose collaboration at the time has ended.

  A bridge line centered on jeans

• Sui by Anna Sui 1995

  Sui by Anna Sui was a bridge/diffusion line that emerged from the parent brand in the 1990s, offering a range that included casual items with a sportswear orientation. U.S. trademark records show that one application was abandoned in 2016, while a separate application and registration under the same name were confirmed in 2019. Historically, the line originated around 1994, during the collaboration with Gilmar.

  A bridge/diffusion line launched in the 1990s

• ANNA SUI COSMETICS 1999

  ANNA SUI COSMETICS is a beauty line originating from the brand, launched in 1999, and developed as an independent business area encompassing makeup, skincare, and fragrance. In the Japanese market, products are supplied and operations are managed in collaboration with Albion. Its connection to the parent brand lies in its fashion-linked makeup offerings based on seasonal collections and themes.

  A cosmetics line responsible for makeup in the brand’s style

• DOLLY GIRL BY ANNA SUI 2007

  DOLLY GIRL BY ANNA SUI was a casual line developed for the Japanese market, centered on products incorporating girly, feminine, and vintage elements. It operated multiple stores in Japan, but the end of the business, with stores closing in sequence, was announced following the expiration of its license agreement at the end of March 2017. It is now classified as a discontinued line.

  A licensed girly casual line for the Japanese market

• ANNA SUI mini 2009

  ANNA SUI mini is a children’s line that reinterprets the parent brand’s aesthetic for children, and is handled by Narumiya International with its development in Japan in mind. It is positioned for children roughly 0–12 years old (listed as 50–160 cm), offering apparel and accessories that reflect the parent brand’s motifs and keywords such as “Dreamy / Classic Elegance / Sweet Grunge.”

  A children’s line reinterpreted for young audiences

• ANNA SUI THE SOUVENIR SHOP 2016

  ANNA SUI THE SOUVENIR SHOP is a derivative line that reconfigures archival motifs used in the parent brand’s collections within the context of “travel and resort.” It designs products based on motifs from past collections and reinterpretations of those motifs, using different color palettes and a distinct aesthetic, and focuses primarily on accessories, travel goods, and casualwear. Unlike the main line’s runway presentation, it serves as a line for products used while traveling and in everyday life. It has also been found at Japanese department store online retailers, among others.

  A goods-focused line centered on a travel and resort aesthetic

• ANNA SUI NYC 2023

  ANNA SUI NYC launched as a diffusion line on August 25, 2023, with “SOUVENIR NYC” as its concept, offering everyday casual wear, bags, and other items. Centered on e-commerce, it also sells through physical retail pop-ups. With a product assortment and price range oriented toward everyday use that differ from the main line, it serves to present the parent brand’s world in a more everyday context.

  A diffusion line focused on everyday casual wear