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.

Philanthropy

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]

References

  1. ↑ Chip Wilson's Design Made Lululemon a Winner "Investors.com" June 8, 2012
  2. ↑ "Kit and Ace: Smart, Easy to Love, and Made to Last Apparel for Men and Women. | Kit and Ace". www.kitandace.com.
  3. ↑ Lululemon Founder's Wife, Son Launch New Clothing Line in Vancouver "Huffington Post" August 6, 2014
  4. ↑ Reprints, Susan Berfield susanberfield (October 15, 2015). "Lululemon's Founding Family Gets Revenge with Cashmere". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 29, 2016.(subscription required)
  5. ↑ Lululemon Founder Named UVic's Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year "Ring.uvic.ca" January 27, 2012
  6. ↑ Hands on philanthropic action: building schools in Ethiopia with imgine1day "ecosalon.com" May 23, 2012
  7. ↑ Chip and Shannon Wilson's A-maze-ing gift to the people of Vancouver, laughter celebration and freeze flash photo "InsideVancouver.ca" August 9, 2013
  8. ↑ Yue Minjun gives Vancouver the last laugh "TheGlobeandMail.com" July 23, 2012
  9. ↑ "Lululemon founder Chip Wilson receiving honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". The Georgia Straight. April 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Chip & Shannon Wilson to receive honorary degrees from KPU | KPU". Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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