E.Y. Wada is a New York-based fashion label launched for the Spring 2007 season.
E.Y. Wada was founded by Eunyoung Song and Shuji Wada, who are the label's
designers. Wada, who was born in Japan, was educated at the Japanese fashion school Mode and previously worked as a patternmaker for
Richard Chai
Richard Chai is an American fashion designer.
Career
Chai creates clothes for an eponymous label. Before launching his own line, he designed for Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Cristiano Ronaldo for two labels, for underwear and socks from 2013 and ...
,
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced for approximately 15 years, before it was d ...
, and
Zac Posen
Zachary E. Posen (; born October 24, 1980) is an American fashion designer.
Early life
Posen was born and raised in a Jewish family in New York City, residing in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. He is the son of Susan (née Orzack), ...
. Korean-born Song previously designed
outerwear for
DKNY
DKNY is a New York City–based fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan.
History
Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered t ...
.
Their debut Spring 2007 collection featured flowy dresses, while their Fall 2007 collection was inspired by the
street style
Street fashion is fashion that is considered to have emerged not from studios, but from the grassroots streetwear. Street fashion is generally associated with youth culture, and is most often seen in major urban centers. Magazines and Newspapers ...
of
Nagoya, Japan, and included
jodhpur pants and
shift dress
A shift dress is a dress in which the cloth falls straight from the shoulders and has darts around the bust. It frequently features a high scoop or boat neck. Shift dresses are often confused with the sheath dress, which is form-fitting and shape ...
es. In September 2007, Elle Magazine published a profile of the label, praising "Song's fresh, unbridled aesthetic and Wada's knack for finish."
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.eywada.com
Clothing brands of the United States