CNN reported that Jason Wu, a young New York designer originally from Taiwan, designed the gown Michelle Obama wore to the inaugural balls tonight. He said he didn’t know she would wear it until he saw her on TV tonight. Various designers had submitted creations to her.
He went to Parsons and interned with Narciso Rodriguez. He’s working on a collection for Fashion Week in two weeks.
1/24 – Updated – NY Times article, about his career and boyfriend.
