Selections from Jason Wu’s Spring 2012 RTW. High. Waisted. Shorts. Pleated peplum. 1940’s throwback deliciousness. My goodness! And there’s more!
Photos via nymag
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Friday Jan 15, 2010 @ the Palladium in Hollywood, Ca
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Zoe Saldana, who played Neytiri in Avatar and Uhuru in Star Trek, dons a gorgeous ivory mini draped foil Jason Wu design.
Who is Jason Wu? Hint: He designed the dress Michelle Obama wore to the Inaugural Ball, among many others. See the stunning Michelle Obama in Jason Wu designs here.
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Photos: Hollywood Hills Images, NYDailyNews
Barbara Walters Special, aired November 26, 2008 - Michelle Obama in a $3,510 raw silk dress with hand-embroidered rosettes (which were “florets with French knots” per Jason Wu). Embroidery took 100 hours of labor. Mrs. Obama paid for the dress. [Photos and info via WSJ]
Inaugural (Home State) Ball, January 20, 2009 - “The gown [was] made especially for the first lady [and] is made of ivory silk chiffon, embellished with organza and Swarovski crystal rhinestones and silver thread embroidery, according to one of Wu’s publicists. Wu told CNN he didn’t know that she had chosen his gown until her first ball appearance Tuesday night.” Following tradition, the gown was donated to the Smithsonian. [Photos in series via getty images; info via cnn]
How AWESOME are these moments with Michelle and Barack Obama? 
March 2009 Vogue Cover - Michelle Obama in a sleeveless magenta silk dress by Jason Wu. Michelle Obama is only the second first lady to appear on the cover of Vogue. The first was Hilary Clinton in 1998. [Photo by Annie Liebowitz for Vogue; info via WSJ]
First Official European Trip, London Arrival March 31, 2009 - Michelle Obama in a chartreuse (or canary yellow) silk crepe short-sleeved Jason Wu dress under a Michael Kors black jacket cinched by an Azediene Alaia black belt, which the President apparently calls the “Star Wars belt”. [Photo via AP/Time; Info via Chicago Tribune, BBC, and Time]
Arrival at Buckingham Palace, April 1, 2009 - Michelle Obama wore a Jason Wu Duchess Satin Opera Coat [Photos via Huff Post, Mrs O; Info via Chicago Tribune and Mrs. O]
London’s Royal Opera House, April 2, 2009 - Michelle Obama in a teal, full-skirted Jason Wu dress under a Junya Watanabe argyle cardigan posing with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife, Sarah. [Photos via Huff Post; Info via Huff Post and Mrs. O]
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Born September 28, 1982 in Taipei Taiwan to Chinese parents, the 27 year-old Vancouver, Canada raised (after 9 yo) Manhattan based fashion designer shot to global status when Michelle Obama wore his ivory silk-chiffon creation at the Presidential Inaugural Ball January 20, 2009. 
Michelle Obama had already worn one of his designs for a short appearance in a Barbara Walters Special with the President, which aired November 26, 2008. The first lady has since subsequently worn many of Wu’s designs.
More fun facts about Jason Wu:
From Wu’s Fall 2009 Collection…
From Wu’s Spring 2010 Collection…
From Wu’s Pre-Fall 2010 Collection…
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Sources: WWD, NYTimes
More Info: Wiki, Jason Wu Website
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