40 Whimsical Jason Wu Designs

From Dressing the First Lady to Miss Piggy, the Designer is a Hit

— November 11, 2011 — Fashion
Jason Wu is only 29 years old, but he has already made a huge splash in the fashion industry. The young designer launched his debut collection in 2006 and won the Fashion Group International's Rising Star award in 2008. That same year, he was nominated for the Vogue Fashion Fund award.

When Wu began designing full time, his early clients included Ivana Trump, January Jones and Amber Valletta. He also did extensive work for drag queen RuPaul and even designed six RuPaul dolls.

However, Jason Wu is perhaps most well known for designing Michelle Obama's white dress that she wore to the Inauguration Ball in 2009. Mrs. Obama was introduced to Wu by Andre Leon Talley, Editor at Large of Vogue US, back in 2008 and the two hit it off immediately.

Take a look through this gallery of Jason Wu features for a look at one of the most promising young designers today.
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First Lady Dating Tips
First Lady Dating Tips
The Michelle Obama Glamour Spread Offers Love Advice
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Inaugural Love Songs
Inaugural Love Songs
Michelle and Barack Obama Dance to ‘At Last' At Neighborhood Ball
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Plastic Designer Footwear
Plastic Designer Footwear
The Jason Wu Melissa Collection is Girly Chic
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Flirty Floral Fashions
Flirty Floral Fashions
The Jason Wu Resort 2012 Collection Boasts Pretty Patterns & Soft Silks
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Hauntingly Devilish Captures
Hauntingly Devilish Captures
'No Name Woman' by KT Auleta for Dossier Magazine is Eerie
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Emerging Fashion Designers
Emerging Fashion Designers
Council of Fashion Designers Finalists
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Tangy Spring Fashion
Tangy Spring Fashion
Fabsugar Declares Orange the It Color for Spring 2010
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Toga-Inspired Hemlines
Toga-Inspired Hemlines
Jason Wu Pre-Fall 2010 Reveals Next Year's Draped Shapes
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Pretty Pig Photo Spreads
Pretty Pig Photo Spreads
The Miss Piggy for InStyle Photo Shoot Spices Up the Novermber Issue
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Spearmint Style
Spearmint Style
Vibrant Green Resort Collections Inspire Minty Fresh Dressing
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Golden Ray Heels
Golden Ray Heels
The Jason Wu AW11 Shoe Collection is Classic with a Twist
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Crowned Coiffures
Crowned Coiffures
Jason Wu Gives His Fall 2009 Models the Princess Treatment
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Iron-Pumping Fashionista Photos
Iron-Pumping Fashionista Photos
The Ilse de Boer Fashion Gone Rogue Editorial is Bold and Buff
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Sartorial Sequins
Sartorial Sequins
Glittery Gowns at the Costume Institute's ‘Model As Muse' Gala
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Modeling Fashion Designers
Modeling Fashion Designers
2009 CFDA Journal Shows Playful Designers as Models
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Historical Fashion Covers
Historical Fashion Covers
Michelle Obama Covers Vogue Magazine in Jason Wu
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Fiery Fru-Fru Updos
Fiery Fru-Fru Updos
This Ming Xi Style Magazine July 2011 Spread Showcases Haute Couture Hair
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Stylish, Hugging First Ladies
Stylish, Hugging First Ladies
Michelle Obama Fashion Woos Fans As She Hugs Her Way Through Europe
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Coupled-Up Cocktail Dresses
Coupled-Up Cocktail Dresses
Salvatore Morale and Maryna Linchuk Get Cozy for 'Trading Up' in Allur
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Coral Reef Jewelry
Coral Reef Jewelry
The Atelier Swarovski Spring Summer 2010 Collection by Jason Wu
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Pristinely Pentecostal Purses
Pristinely Pentecostal Purses
The Jason Wu Bag AW11 Collection is Clean and Structured
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Haute Headgear
Haute Headgear
Designers Show Whimsical Toppers for Spring 2010
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Cerulean Dresses
Cerulean Dresses
Blue Dominates 2009 Costume Institute Gala Benefit
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Gender-Morphing Fashion
Gender-Morphing Fashion
Bergdorf Goodman Spring 2010 is a 'Transformer'
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Cotton Candy Clothing
Cotton Candy Clothing
The Jason Wu Spring 2012 Collection is Wildly Whimsical
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Hot Mustard Gowns
Hot Mustard Gowns
This Yellow Diane Kruger SAG Awards 2010 Dress is a Stunner
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Slinky Chic Fashion
Slinky Chic Fashion
Metal Magazine Hannah Holman Editorial Features Funky, Yet Refined Styling
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Muppets As Style Icons
Muppets As Style Icons
Macy's Glamorama Showcases Miss Piggy's Couture
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Fairytale Gowns
Fairytale Gowns
Jason Wu Fall 2009 Charms New York Fashion Week
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Inaugural Ball Gowns
Inaugural Ball Gowns
Michelle Obama Goes Gay with Jason Wu Design
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Singers As Figurines
Singers As Figurines
The Katy Perry Doll
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Gently Lit Lookbooks
Gently Lit Lookbooks
New York by Emma Tempest Exposes Soft Skin-Loving Styles
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Haute Dolltography
Haute Dolltography
'Plastic Ladies' are Fashionably Fantastic
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Fashion Summer Camps
Fashion Summer Camps
Bruce Weber Celebrates New Designers in W Magazine
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Bold Ballerina Editorials
Bold Ballerina Editorials
Diana Vishneva Strikes a Pose for Vogue
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Inauguration Fashion Battles
Inauguration Fashion Battles
35 Designers Sketch for Michelle Obama
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