Alfred Sung Biography
Alfred Sung is a Canadian businessman and fashion designer. He is well-known for designing clothing, perfumes, accessories, and home designs for both men and women. He grew up in Hong Kong after being born in Shanghai. Lydia Shum, a late Hong Kong actress, was Sung’s brother.
How old is Alfred Sung? – Age
He is 74 years old as of 14 June 2022. He was born in 1948 in Shanghai, China.
Alfred Sung Family
Despite his parents’ wishes for him to follow a traditional job, Sung aspired to be a fine artist. His father eventually consented to send him to Paris to study fashion at the prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Fashion Parisienne. Sung traveled to New York City to study at the Parsons School of Design after graduating with honors. Following graduation, he began polishing his craft as an assistant designer for a Seventh Avenue garment company.
Alfred Sung Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Alfred Sung Perfume
With the establishment of Parfums Alfred Sung in 1986, Sung trademarked their profile as a fragrance brand. The first ladies’ perfume, Sung by Sung, was released in 1986, followed by Shi Sung in 2001 and Sung Paradise in 2003. Jewel Sung, a new signature fragrance, was introduced in 2005.
Alfred Sung Nordstrom
The Alfred Sung label debuted in the United States in 1981 through Saks Fifth Avenue, eventually expanding to Macy’s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman. Sung opened his first freestanding store in Toronto’s Hazelton Lanes the same year. Sung was named Canada’s “King of Fashion” by Maclean’s, Canada’s national news magazine, in 1983.
Alfred Sung Monaco Group Inc
Sung collaborated with Saul Mimran and Joseph Mimran in 1980 to form Monaco Group Inc., the corporate organization that would develop the Sung brand and the ready-to-wear collection aimed at working women. Within a few months, the Sung brand was available in major department and specialty stores throughout Canada.
Alfred Sung Club
Joe Mimran, Saul Mimran, and Sung, three Canadians, launched the first store on Queen Street West in Toronto in 1985. This store, which still exists today, used to include a cafe beneath the sales floor. In 1989, the first US store opened in Santa Monica. Club Monaco was a Canadian firm headquartered on Bloor Street West and Avenue Road in Toronto until 1999. Polo Ralph Lauren, which purchased Club Monaco in 1999, now owns and operates it. Polo has allowed Club Monaco to operate independently inside the group while downplaying its ownership of the brand.
Alfred Sun Career
Sung moved to Canada in 1972. His following stage was planning for an active apparel maker in Toronto’s piece of clothing region. Around 1977, Sung opened a small shop called Moon on Carlton Street, just east of Sherbourne, in Toronto’s Cabbagetown. He used his skills as a fashion illustrator to supplement his income. His desert-colored designs, which were comfortable and had a loose fit, stood out a lot from the black leather and skinny jeans of the Punk scene.
Sung launched his premium men’s and women’s denim collection dubbed “Alfred” in a new set of independent stores in Canada in 1991. During that very year, Monaco Gathering Inc changed its name to Mimran Gathering Inc. Following the progress of his prepared-to-wear lines, Sung fostered a marriage assortment sold at specialty shops across North America and expanded the permitting of his name in a few classes, including men’s fitting and scents, eyewear, watches, furs, gear, and calfskin merchandise.
An aggressive fashion licensing campaign has been launched by Sung and the Mimrans, a first for the Canadian fashion industry. Men’s clothing and accessories, fragrance, eyewear, sunglasses, watches, bridal jewelry, and fashion accessories are among the Sung licensed product lines. The furniture, bedding, bath, home decor, tabletop, and kitchen products in the Sung Home collection, which was exclusively introduced in Canada in 2005 through Zellers-HBC, can be found here. The PURE ALFRED SUNG launch in 2009, which also took place at Zellers-HBC, featured women’s ready-to-wear and accessories.