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Leslie Sun

Leslie Sun (born July 1, 1979) is APAC Editorial Director (Taiwan, India, Japan) for Vogue , and Editor-in-Chief for Vogue Taiwan . [1] [2]

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Early life

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Taiwan, Sun developed a passion for fashion at an early age. She studied at the University of Southern California, receiving her Bachelor’s in Business in 2001, and continued with a Master’s of Fine Art degree at California Institute of the Arts in 2006. [3] [4]

Career

Sun began her career as a graphic designer at studio Green Dragon Office, specialising in museum catalogues and artist monographs. Sun returned to Taipei in 2012, where she opened her own lifestyle gallery, Sunset. [5] [6] In September 2019, Sun started working at Vogue Taiwan , where she became Editor-in-Chief in January 2020. [7]

Personal life

Sun collects contemporary art pieces from artists including Daniel Arsham, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mel Bochner, and Lin Yi-Hsuan, a hobby she began while studying at CalArts. [5] [8] Sun serves on the advisory board of Taipei Dangdai, a major art fair in Taiwan that launched in 2019. [9]

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References

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