Anna Sui's Smithsonian Shout-Out

Detroit-born and Parsons-educated fashion designer Anna Sui has long favored a rocker vibe, but this season, she’s turned down the music and headed to the museum. For her fall 2010 collection, which she’ll show this evening at the largest of Bryant Park’s three venues, Sui says that she was inspired by the American arts and crafts movement, “which celebrated handcrafted artisan design in response to the mass-produced products of the Industrial Revolution.” In seasons past, Sui has proved that she knows her way around a prairie look, and we’re eager to see how she’ll translate Stickley for the runway.