ABOUT US
Since 2011, our mission is to provide an exclusive, multi-faceted, creative services with elevated vision for our clients in the business of fashion. Whether you are launching a fashion line seeking brand strategy and style development, or simply updating a design portfolio, we customize our service to meet your own needs with privacy in mind. Our suggestions may not always be comfortable, but you can trust us to give you best quality with absolute honesty, and offer a comprehensive methodology for your success. It's your vision, and it is our passion to highlight, elevate and bring it to life.
SUK CHAI
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Highly knowledgeable, trustworthy, efficient, no-nonsense creative leader. These are just a few of the ways to describe this creative visionary. With 25+ years in the fashion industry from the Forbe's top-ranked corporations, to mid-size design houses in New York City, to fashion entrepreneurship of her own brand, to coaching and education, Suk Chai has incomparable depth and breadth of knowledge and global experience -- fashion forecasting, creative direction, visual production, design, product development, sourcing & production, marketing, public relations, sales, coaching and mentorship -- in the business of fashion. As an award-winning designer and industry leader, she is THE person to help you achieve the optimum results in implementing your idea and achieving your brand goals. Let's face it -- "fashion" seems glamorous, but we all know that it takes a lot of blood, sweat, tears, endless passion and extremely hard work. But it does becomes easier when you have a passionate and experienced industry veteran by your side.
BIO
2013 ~ Present SCHAI / Designer & Founder / Untailored-Tailored Alternative Luxury Collection
2011 ~ Present Mode Legion Creative Studio / Chief Creative Officer
1997~2011 Nordstrom Product Group / Sr. Design Director / Women's Bridge Apparel Division
1995~1997 Dana Buchman, Div. of Liz Claiborne / Associate Designer
1995 Adrienne Vittadini / Design Associate
1995 Tracy Reese / Design Intern
1995 Fashion Institute of Technology / Fashion Illustration Tutor
1995 Fashion Institute of Technology / Critic's Award / Summa Cum Laude / Fashion Design, Applied Arts & Sciences
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Editorials & Press Mentions include [and not limited to] :
Elle Magazine
InStyle Magazine
Living Sense Magazine
L'Officiel Italia
Marie Claire Magazine
O Magazine
Schon!! Magazine
T: New York Times Style Magazine
Vogue UK
W Magazine, Korea
Designs Featured in Film / TV include [and not limited to] :
I Don't Know How She Does It (2012)
One for the Money (2012)
Bridesmaids (2011)
The Good Wife (CBS)
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The View (ABC)
The Talk (CBS)
The Inside Edition (CBS)
The Insider (CBS)
The Entertainment Tonight (CBS)
The E! (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
The Person of Interest (CBS)
Two And A Half Men (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
NCIS (CBS)
Law and Order (NBC)
Awards & Honors:
GRAY Design Award, 2017
Inverted Pyramid Award, Nordstrom, 2006
Certificate of Honor, City of San Francisco, CA, 2006
Service Trendsetter Award, Nordstrom, 2002
Critics Award, Fashion Institute of Technology, 1995
Finalist, Lord & Taylor Dress Design Competition, 1995