Shannon Wilson Explained
Shannon Wilson is a Canadian fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She is best known for her former role as lead designer at the yoga apparel company Lululemon Athletica.[1] In 2014, she founded Kit and Ace,[2] a technical luxury apparel company.[3] [4]
Education
Wilson received her BFA in fashion design from the University of Victoria.[5]
Business
In 2014, Wilson and her stepson JJ Wilson founded Kit and Ace, a luxury T-shirt retailer made with a proprietary cashmere blend. The first studio pop-up location opened in Vancouver in July of that year.
Other activities
In 2007, along with her husband, Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon Athletica, she established imagine1day, a nonprofit organization committed to bringing primary education to 80 percent of children in Ethiopia by 2030.[6] In 2012, the Wilson family donated $1.5 million to the Vancouver Biennale.[7] The donation paid for a metal sculpture designed by Yue Minjun, titled A-maze-ing Laughter, which currently sits in Morton Park, Vancouver.[8]
Awards and honours
In 2014, Wilson received an honorary doctorate from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.[9] In 2015, she and her husband received an honorary doctorate from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-in-success/060812-614215-chip-wilson-designed-lululemon-with-sweat-equity.htm?p=full Chip Wilson's Design Made Lululemon a Winner
- Web site: Kit and Ace: Smart, Easy to Love, and Made to Last Apparel for Men and Women. | Kit and Ace. www.kitandace.com.
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/06/kit-and-ace-lululemon-vancouver-shannon-wilson_n_5655492.html Lululemon Founder's Wife, Son Launch New Clothing Line in Vancouver
- News: Lululemon's Founding Family Gets Revenge with Cashmere. Bloomberg. January 29, 2016. Susan Berfield susanberfield. Reprints. October 15, 2015 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120904053232/http://ring.uvic.ca/news/lululemon-founder-named-uvics-distinguished-entrepreneur-year Lululemon Founder Named UVic's Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year
- http://ecosalon.com/hands-on-philanthropic-action-building-schools-in-ethiopia-with-imagine1day/ Hands on philanthropic action: building schools in Ethiopia with imgine1day
- http://www.insidevancouver.ca/2012/08/09/chip-and-shannon-wilsons-a-maze-ing-gift-to-the-people-of-vancouver-laughter-celebration-and-freeze-flash-photo-august-11 Chip and Shannon Wilson's A-maze-ing gift to the people of Vancouver, laughter celebration and freeze flash photo
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/yue-minjun-gives-vancouver-the-last-laugh/article4436634/ Yue Minjun gives Vancouver the last laugh
- Web site: Lululemon founder Chip Wilson receiving honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. April 24, 2014. The Georgia Straight.
- Web site: Chip & Shannon Wilson to receive honorary degrees from KPU | KPU . May 25, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525040024/http://www.kpu.ca/news/chip-shannon-wilson-receive-honorary-degrees-kpu . May 25, 2015 .
