Delicate eyelet and embroidery detailing embellishes the top of this Anna Sui skirt, cascading into tiered ruffles that hit at the knee. Delicate eyelet and embroidery detailing embellishes the top of this Anna Sui skirt, cascading into tiered ruffles that hit at the knee. Part of the generation of fashion designers who remade American style in the ‘90s, Anna Sui’s statement-making collections bring art to life. In 2009, she earned the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, joining the ranks of Yves Saint Laurent and Diane von Furstenburg.