Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M. Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the "heaven of fashion". After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity. She took some evening courses in design at the Anders Beckman's School in Stockholm. In 1987, after deciding
EMEL Fashion EMEL Fashion EMEL Fashion was an American fashion design house that is based in Los Angeles, California. The company's name comes from the letters "M" and "L", which stand for "Michelle Liu", the Taiwanese born chief designer and co-founder of EMEL Fashion. According to its Facebook fan page, EMEL Fashion specializes in contemporary lady's fashion apparels and distinguishes itself from other fashion houses by using proprietary economic models designed by Ken Wu, the managing director and co-founder, to aid its style and design research. EMEL Fashion was founded in 2008 by Michelle Liu and Ken Wu. Michelle Liu had previously