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词条 Adrienne Wu
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Criticism

      Debut    Gawker  

  4. Personal life

  5. Reception

  6. References

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Adrienne Wu (born Adrian Francis Wu Ming Bong; August 9, 1990) is a Canadian fashion designer.[1] In 2015, Wu came out as Neutrois on her YouTube channel and started going by gender neutral pronouns,[2] in the same year they also began advocating with Toronto's Supporting Our Youth organization.

Early life

Adrienne Wu was born in Burlington, Ontario. Wu credits most of Wu's inspiration from Wu's mother Jean Carole Wu. Wu's maternal grandmother Joan Davis was the head designer of Tai Ping Carpets Hong Kong in the 1960s.[1] Adrienne Wu attended Hillfield Strathallan College and in late 2009 Wu attended the University of Toronto aiming to go into a career of sex therapy. They dropped out after one year.[3]

After creating Wu's portfolio, Wu was accepted by the Istituto Marangoni, but deferred the offer to start Wu's own company in September 2010. In 2011, Adrienne Wu opened Wu's first boutique in downtown Toronto.[3]

Career

Wu learned to sew in 2009 after they dropped out of the University of Toronto. Wu's first break was being offered a position at MuchMusic in April 2010 as a Fashion Correspondent, where they worked for half a year.[4] The same day that Wu was offered the position, they received an invitation to show their Fall Winter 2010 Collection at Vancouver Fashion Week.[5] Wu was nineteen years old. Wu showed their very first time at Vancouver Fashion Week which kick started Wu's career as a fashion designer.[5] Wu participated in the Spring-Summer 2011 Collection at the National Gallery of Canada during the Ottawa Fashion Week in October 2010.[6] In the same month, Wu met Shawn Hewson of Project Runway Canada through the Alumni Association of Hillfield Strathallan College.[1] Hewson mentored Wu for a year and introduced them to The Fashion Design Council of Canada.[7] In 2009 artist Mehrnaz had illustrated a painting of one of Wu's earlier pieces.[8]

In November 2010, Wu was offered their first corporate collaboration with Allan Candy.[1] Wu was commissioned to create dresses out of Allan Candy wrappers for an online advertisement.[1] This was the first time Allan Candy had collaborated with a fashion designer and used the advertisement to launch the candy "DOPS".[9]

Quickly known as the 18-year-old-boy who modelled their own dresses, Prestel published Adrienne Wu internationally in a book called Style Diaries in February 2011.[1] Wu was featured as "one of the most influential forces behind tomorrow's trends" – Simone Werle. Style Diaries was distributed in over 50 countries.[10]

In March 2011, R&B singer Keisha Chante modelled Adrienne Wu's dress in the Dare to Wear Love Fashion Show.[11] Wu's work was featured after at Textile Museum of Canada as a part of Canada's first Fashion Exhibition, called Dare to Wear Love, in support of The Stephen Lewis Foundation.[12]

At twenty-one, Wu debuted their Spring-Summer 2012 Collection at Toronto Fashion Week titled "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131206085744/http://oycomm.co/2011/10/young-canadian-designer-inspired-by-quantum-physics/ Creatures of the Photons]" with dresses resembling "large testicles and penis shapes jutting". See below for controversial links.[13] Wu has been critiqued as having "remarkable silhouettes" quoted by The Ottawa Citizen.[14] Huffington Post said Wu had "dramatic and breathtaking designs."[15] Wu was also quoted as being "a fashion wunderkind" by both Ottawa Citizen and Toronto Star.[16]

Wu had the opportunity to collaborate with Margaret Atwood for the Book Lovers Ball, hosted in support of the Toronto Public Library in January 2012.[17] Wu created designs inspired by Margaret Atwood's book "In Other Worlds". Margaret tweeted that Adrienne Wu is "a brilliant designer".[18] In March 2012, Adrienne Wu was also involved with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada in Wu's annual event The Heart Truth Foundation. Jessi Cruikshank, eTalk's Host modeled the Heart Truth Fashion Show's opening dress.[19] Later that month, Canada's Got Talent Host Dina Pugliese modeled Adrienne Wu's custom designed dress for the Dare to Wear Love Fashion Show.[11] The annual Steven Lewis Foundation Fashion Show was Toronto Fashion Week's Finale show featuring the top 16 designers of Canada. Celebrity models included Jeanne Beker and Bob Marley's grand daughter, Donisha Prendergast.[20]

Wu has dressed celebrities such as Jessi Cruickshank, Keshia Chante, Dina Pugliese, Kreesha Turner, and Christine Avanti.[11][19][21]

Wu has been covered by various publications including Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Life Magazine, Dresstokill Magazine, Huffington Post, Hamilton Spectator, Burlington Post, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, World Journal, Flare Magazine, Fashion Magazine, ELLE Magazine, and the National Post.[22][15][23][24][25][26][27] [21][28][29][30][31] Wu has also been covered by such television news programs like Fashion Television, Sun News, CityTV, CBC, CTV, AChannel, eTalk, and Associated Press.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]

Wu designed a tutu for The National Ballet of Canada's 60th anniversary celebration which is to be debuted late 2012. Wu has also recently been commissioned to their second corporate collaboration recently.[42] Wu was to create a dress out of toilet paper for Cashmere (previously known as Cottonelle). Cashmere plans to launch this collection in September 2012.[43] Wu became a spokesperson for Perrier as an official social influencer in 2012.[44]

Criticism

Debut

After Wu's debut at Toronto Fashion Week late 2011, Natalie Atkinson of the National Post criticized them for "threads hanging from the seam" and sending "unabashedly hairy-legged boys" down the runway. She concluded the review with "...if Wu is earnest, I would urgently refer Wu to land an internship at Comme des Garçons or Margiela".[13]

Fashion Magazine called Wu 'overwrought' and Flare Magazine has said "One of the most unforgettable shows we saw this season".[30][45]

Gawker

In early 2012, Wu had their "Hierarchy of Needs" FW12 show at Toronto Fashion Week, which involved models wearing Guy Fawkes masks. This caused controversy quoting the Toronto Star to say, "message baffles audience". Wu also caught the attention of Gawker, which questioned the designer's judgment for citing the group Anonymous.[46]

Personal life

In 2015, Adrienne Wu came out to the public as neutrois, a non-binary gender identity and started going by gender-neutral pronouns. In the following year, Wu wrote an article on the Medium explaining the concept of being non-binary and how it differs greatly from other transgender identities.[47] Wu has since openly participated in the Trans Fusion drop-ins at the Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto, advocating for the visibility of non-binary identities within the vast spectrum of gender diversity. Wu frequently posts video updates about their transition journey on their personal YouTube channel as of 2016.[48] In 2017, Wu changed their name to Adrienne, from Adrian.

Reception

Canadian fashion ranking aggregate website Canadian-Fashion.ca rated Adrienne Wu 2 out of 5 stars for their body of work.

[49][50]Fashion magazine reviewed Wu's debut collection saying it, "...failed to impress". It later went on to write, "While the gowns themselves were quite striking in a palette of muted colours and constructed to Wu's signature voluminous style, it was not the focus of the audience, and apparently not that of its either. On more than a few pieces, faulty zippers and rogue hem threads stuck out like sore sartorial thumbs."[51]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|last=Vizi|first=Stephanie|title=Fashion designer Adrian Wu reflects on early success|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/news/business/article/968470--fashion-designer-adrian-wu-reflects-on-early-success|accessdate=17 May 2011|newspaper=Inside Halton}}
2. ^{{Citation|last=wumingbong|title=Starting HRT! (Hormone Replacement Therapy) - MTN - Non-Binary Transition - Neutrois Transgender -|date=2016-02-08|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNLDKdnD7A|accessdate=2016-05-09}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Staff|first=Fashion|title=Ones to watch: Adrian Wu could be the next homegrown great|url=http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/2011/06/29/ones-to-watch-adrian-wu/|work=Fashion Magazine|accessdate=29 June 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Much on Demand|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/mod30/schedule.aspx|work=MuchMusic|publisher=Bell Media}}
5. ^1 {{cite news|last=Crawford|first=Holly|title=Adrian Wu |url=http://www.westofthecity.com/article/100166/Adrian-Wu|accessdate=10 November 2010|newspaper=WEST of the City}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Adrian|url=http://ottawafashionweek.ca/Adrian.php|work=Ottawa Fashion Week}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Adrian Wu |url=http://worldmastercardfashionweek.com/adrianwu/|work=World Mastercard Fashion Week|publisher=Fashion Design Council of Canada|accessdate=1 March 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Adrian Wu |url=http://torontostyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/adrian-wu.jpg|publisher=Toronto Styles|accessdate=5 September 2012}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Hannam|first=Lisa|title=What's in a name?|url=http://www.thespec.com/living/style/article/263799--what-s-in-a-name|work=The Spec.com|publisher=Metroland Media Group Ltd|accessdate=4 October 2010}}
10. ^{{cite book|last=Werle|first=Simone|title=Style Diaries: World Fashion from Berlin to Tokyo|year=2010|publisher=Prestel Publishing|location=New York|isbn=978-3-7913-4474-4|id= {{ASIN|3791344749|country=ca}}}}
11. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Hall|first=Diane|title=Designer Q&A with Adrian Wu |url=http://www.daretowearlove.com/d2wl-blog-entries/designer-qa-with-adrian-wu/|work=Dare to Wear Love}}
12. ^{{cite web|last=Museum|first=Textile|title=Dare to Wear Love Info|url=http://www.textilemuseum.ca/apps/index.cfm?page=exhibition.detail&exhId=331|work=Textile Museum of Canada|accessdate=8 February 2012}}
13. ^1 {{cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Nathalie|title=Fashion Shows: Adrian Wu |url=http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/10/21/fashion-shows-adrian-wu/|accessdate=22 October 2011|newspaper=The National Post}}
14. ^{{cite news|last=Beun|first=Julie|title=Capital city's got fashion worth flaunting|url=http://www2.canada.com/story.html?id=3778097|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=Postmedia News}}
15. ^1 {{cite news|last=Kelsey|first=Sarah|title=How To Wear Runway Looks in Real Life|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/03/12/toronto-fashion-week-2012-day-two-recap_n_1340360.html|accessdate=3 March 2012|newspaper=Huffington Post}}
16. ^{{cite news|last=Li|first=Anita|title=First look at Adrian Wu's fall collection|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/fashion/article/1143393--toronto-fashion-week-adrian-wu-s-first-big-runway-show|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=9 March 2012}}
17. ^{{cite news|last=Flinn|first=Sue Carter|title=Fashion designer Adrian Wu dresses up Atwood's in Other Worlds for the Book Lover's Ball|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/09/fashion-designer-adrian-wu-dresses-up-atwoods-in-other-worlds-for-the-book-lovers-ball/|accessdate=9 February 2012|newspaper=Canada's Magazine of Book News and Reviews}}
18. ^{{cite web|last=Atwood|first=Margaret|url=https://www.twitter.com/MargaretAtwood/statuses/167980265535311874|work=Twitter|title=Margaret tweeted that Adrian Wu is "a brilliant designer"|publisher=Twitter Inc|accessdate=10 February 2012}}
19. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://thehearttruth.ca/fashion-show/2012-2/jessi-cruickshank-wearing-adrian-wu/|work=Heart and Stroke Foundation|title=Heart Truth Fashion Show|publisher=The Heart Truth Canada}}
20. ^{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Diane|title=NO. 5: TRIPLE THREATS—THE DTWL TOP 10|url=http://www.daretowearlove.com/blog/|work=Dare to Wear Love|publisher=The Stephen Lewis Foundation|accessdate=27 March 2012}}
21. ^{{cite news|title=Photogallery: Toronto Fashion Week|url=http://photogallery.thestar.com/1145812|accessdate=15 March 2012|newspaper=The Toronto Star}}
22. ^{{cite news|last=Chetty|first=Derick|title=Adrian Wu's message baffles audience|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/fashion/article/1145546--toronto-fashion-week-adrian-wu-s-message-baffles-audience|accessdate=13 March 2012|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=13 March 2012}}
23. ^{{cite news|title=Miranda Furtado chatted with designer Adrian Wu about their Fall 2012 Collection|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/real-deal/Video+Toronto+Fashion+Week+Adrian+Fall+2012/6302237/story.html|accessdate=14 March 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen}}
24. ^{{cite news|last=Vizi|first=Stephanie|title=Adrian Wu : Canadian Born, Internationally Raised and Europe Bound|url=http://www.ottawalife.com/2011/10/adrian-wu-canadian-born-internationally-raised-and-europe-bound/|accessdate=17 October 2011|newspaper=Ottawa Life Magazine}}
25. ^{{cite news|last=Vizi|first=Stephanie|title=Adrian Wu |url=http://dresstokillmagazine.com/fashion/blog/207/permalink/full/|accessdate=28 October 2011|newspaper=Dress to Kill Magazine}}
26. ^{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Dierdre|title=True north strong: Canadian Designers unite at Toronto Fashion Week|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/fashion/fashion-features/true-north-strong-canadian-designers-unite-at-toronto-fashion-week/article2216165/|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=The Globe and Mail}}
27. ^{{cite news|last=Furtado|first=Miranda|title=Toronto Fashion Week: Adrian Wu |url=https://vancouversun.com/life/fashion-beauty/Toronto+Fashion+Week+Adrian/6301322/story.html|accessdate=14 March 2012|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun}}
28. ^{{cite news|title=Adrian Wu Runway Show|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/21/adrian-wu-runway-show|accessdate=21 October 2011|newspaper=Toronto Sun}}
29. ^{{cite news|last=Halbert|first=Mosha Lundstrom|title=Adrian Wu Dreams Big for Fall 2012|url=http://www.flare.com/blog/post/58653--adrian-wu-dreams-big-for-fall-2012|accessdate=14 March 2012|newspaper=Flare Magazine}}
30. ^1 {{cite news|last=Staff|first=Fashion|title=Adrian Wu's overwrought LG Fashion Week debut fails to impress|url=http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/at-the-shows/2011/10/25/tfw-diary-adrian-wus-overwrought-lg-fashion-week-debut-fails-to-impress/|accessdate=25 October 2011|newspaper=Fashion Magazine}}
31. ^{{cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Nathalie|title=Fashion Shows: Adrian Wu |url=http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/10/21/fashion-shows-adrian-wu/|accessdate=21 October 2011|newspaper=The National Post}}
32. ^{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Glen|title=Toronto Fashion Week: Highlights Roundup|url=http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/in-fashion/2012/march-2012/clip643120#clip643120|accessdate=16 March 2012|newspaper=Fashion Television}}
33. ^{{cite news|title=InFashion Collections: Canadian Designers Talk Oscars|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqr6H1o3u2c|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=Fashion Television}}
34. ^{{cite news|last=Gunn|first=Alexandra|title=Masks, Mad Men at Fashion Week|url=http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/1510087769001|accessdate=15 March 2012|newspaper=Sun News}}
35. ^{{cite news|title=Dare to Wear Fashion Show|url=http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/video/192454|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=CityTV News}}
36. ^{{cite news|title=CBC Creative Block Season 5, Episode 4|url=https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=178535605589502|accessdate=26 February 2012|newspaper=CBC}}
37. ^{{cite news|title=CTV Morning Live|url=http://ctvottawamorning.ca/recentShows.php?id=5966|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=CTV}}
38. ^{{cite news|title=A Morning Live: Adrian Wu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie6yS6ZPU3c|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=A TV}}
39. ^{{cite news|title=eTalk 2010 Rewind: Lady Gaga's Fashion|url=http://lady--gaga.info/adrian-wu-etalk-2010-rewind-lady-gagas-fashion-a-segment/|accessdate=20 April 2011|newspaper=eTalk TV}}
40. ^{{cite news|last=Wekani|first=Jenna Marie|title=Adrian Wu presented a collection inspired by the Occupy Toronto protesters|url=http://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/fashion-weeks/toronto-fashion-week-adrian-wu-fall-winter-2012/s/4402/|accessdate=15 March 2011|newspaper=ELLE Canada}}
41. ^{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Aaron|title=Canadian designers seek global market|url=http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120409/107098.shtml|accessdate=9 April 2012|newspaper=CNTV}}
42. ^{{cite web|title=The Tutu Project|url=http://national.ballet.ca/interact/virtual_museum/The_Tutu_Project/#Designers-tab|publisher=The National Ballet of Canada}}
43. ^{{cite web|title=The White Cashmere Collection 2012|url=http://www.cashmere.ca/english/wcc/2011/|work=Cashmere}}
44. ^{{cite web|last=St-Pierre|first=Kelly|title=Adrian Wu |url=http://societeperrier.com/toronto/articles/adrian-wu-toronto/|work=Societe Perrier|publisher=Mirrorball Group LLC|accessdate=11 December 2011}}
45. ^{{cite news|last=Halbert|first=Mosha Lundstrom|title=Show Review: Adrian Wu Spring 2012|url=http://www.flare.com/blog/post/48774--show-review-adrian-wu-spring-2012|accessdate=24 October 2011|newspaper=Flare Magazine}}
46. ^{{cite news|last=O'Connor |first=Maureen |title=Fashion Show with Hacker Masks 'Baffles Audience' |url=http://gawker.com/5894007/fashion-show-with-hacker-masks-baffles-audience |accessdate=16 March 2012 |newspaper=Gawker |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318153312/http://gawker.com/5894007/fashion-show-with-hacker-masks-baffles-audience |archivedate=18 March 2012 |df=dmy }}
47. ^{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/gender-2-0/explaining-a-non-binary-transition-751f8d897778#.lnmn265ne|title=Explaining a Non-Binary Transition.|last=Wu|first=Adrian Francis|date=2016-02-28|website=Medium|access-date=2016-05-09}}
48. ^{{Citation|last=wumingbong|title=Male to Neutrois {{!}} Non-Binary Transition Timeline|date=2016-04-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqh7H-y0jI|accessdate=2016-05-09}}
49. ^{{cite web|url=http://canadian-fashion.ca/fashion/labels/ |title=Canadian-Fashion.ca Ranking page |publisher=Canadian-Fashion.ca |accessdate=15 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301180528/http://canadian-fashion.ca/fashion/labels/ |archivedate=1 March 2013 }}
50. ^{{cite web | url=http://canadian-fashion.ca/fashion/designer/adrian-wu/ | title=Canadian-Fashion.ca Adrian Wu review page | publisher=Canadian-Fashion.ca | accessdate=15 April 2013}}
51. ^http://www.fashionmagazine.com/fashion/at-the-shows/2011/10/25/tfw-diary-adrian-wus-overwrought-lg-fashion-week-debut-fails-to-impress/
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