Sue Wong
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Sue Wong | |
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 Wong, Hollywood, California on April 30, 2014 | |
| Born | China |
| Education | Los Angeles Technical Trade School |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Style | Old Hollywood glamour |
| Spouse | Ralph Homann (divorced) |
Sue Wong is a Chinese-born American fashion designer best known for her dress designs with a contemporary twist based on old Hollywood glamor style.[1] Her collections, available in some 27 countries, have been noted for her interpretations of the traditions of couture dressmaking of romantic eras such as Weimar Berlin, 1930s Shanghai, pre-code Hollywood, and Manhattan’s gilded Jazz Age. She owns Sue Wong Universe, based in Los Angeles, California.
Sue Wong was born in the remote countryside of southern China.[2] At age five, her mother bribed a border guard with her wedding jewels to allow their escape from Communist China into Hong Kong. A year later, they reached Los Angeles, where they united with Wong's father who had moved to the United States from China before she was born.[1]
When she was nine years old, Wong made her first blouse with her mom's Singer sewing machine from a scrap of fabric and some lace. In junior high and high school, Wong designed and sewed herself a dress for each weekly dance of the school year. Her senior prom dress was her own creation as well, adorned with beads handsewn into the bodice.[3]
