There are parties in Hollywood and then there are The Parties, and certainly the Sue Wong birthday party, titled from “Mao To Now,” was The Party to attend this spring. Indeed, it was a party to end all parties — if you will — although Wong always find a way to top herself, creatively. From Mao to Now is a reference to the fact that Wong was born in a small Chinese village and then…
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His wife described him as the rudest boy she had ever met, yet married him shortly thereafter. In his defense, he did later become a Buddhist. His eccentric aunt dubbed him an artist almost from birth, after observing some early fecal wall painting he created from his hamper. Afraid of the teacher in his first art course, taken on a whim anyway, he sat in the last row but was discovered by the teacher nevertheless….
ReadOn New Year’s Eve 2015, internationally renowned celebrity fashion designer Sue Wong hosted 400 guests at her storied Hollywood palazzo The Cedars with a lavish party which featured a spectacular ten-year retrospective of her designs, marvelous live entertainment, and fabulous dining and drinking. The stellar 24-gown installation of Sue Wong’s designs served as a dramatic setting for the night’s merriment. The gowns selected for the retrospective displayed the creativity and versatility of Sue Wong as…
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After her house warming celebration which I have written about in a separate article in this magazine, Sue Wong and I had a wide-ranging conversation about Wong’s emergence as a multi-faceted designer with worldwide reach, her three homes, her art collection, and her vision as an artist. Sue, of course, has been an amazing women’s fashion designer for decades and has recently announced that she will spread her wings by expanding her operation into a…
ReadPhoto credit: Walter Tabayoyong. The moon and stars were shining brightly over the 94th Squadron Restaurant in Van Nuys, California on the night of January 21, 2016. An international group of socialites and dignitaries gathered there for an exclusive gala celebrating a collaboration between globally renowned celebrity fashion designer Sue Wong and airline industry innovator and rising star Prestige Private Air. It was an evening of all things luxury, refinement, and charity, and marked the…
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Part l: Overview and reaction to the play; the venue; director’s comments; about InHouse Theatre; and recommendation Part 2: Synopsis of action of play; actors’ comments on their characters and the production; and concluding remarks. Part l: Deepak Chopra says, “In its finest moments, art offers a mirror into the soul.” This quote aptly applies to the InHouse Theatre’s unique and engrossing production of Donald Margulies’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Dinner with Friends,” currently running in…
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We were in the city of light, Paris, and it certainly was that, a city of light, and magic as well, especially when it comes to Haute Couture. Indeed, we had specifically journeyed to Paris for Haute Couture Week Autumne–Hiver 2015–2016 to join our good friend and colleague, Eleonora De Gray, who is Editor–in–Chief of Runway Magazine in Paris, for as many shows as we could attend. To our delight, Mademoiselle De Gray had secured…
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The golden girl of the moment, innovative and inspirational fashion designer Sue Wong, received three awards for outstanding humanitarian contributions from the California State Assembly, State Senate, and State Legislature at the “Coming Home with Nick Palance and Friends” charity benefit for social services agency OPCC, held June 28, 2015 at the Casa Del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica, California. “It was indeed a great honor and humbling experience receiving three awards,” said Ms. Wong,…
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On April 25, 2015 La Maison of Sue Wong launched its online boutique, featuring the fashion designs of Sue Wong and her new line of perfume, hand cream, and shower gel products, at an opening party at Sweet! Hollywood at the Art Hearts Fashion boutique. Ms. Wong also had her own line of Chardonnay on hand for the party and it flowed aplenty that night as more than two hundred guests and fans stopped by…
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The honours never stop for Sue Wong, world renowned recherché fashion designer. This time she is being recognized by Marymount University, receiving its 2015 Designer of the Year award at the school’s student fashion show on April 30, 2015. Achieving excellence is the standard by which each recipient is judged and Ms. Wong now joins an elite group of previous award winners including Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Eileen Fisher, Isabel Toledo, and…
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