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UMA WANG
Uma Wang
UMA WANG is a ready-to-wear label based in Shanghai, China, started in 2009. Behind the label: Uma Wang. It is known for fabric-led womenswear with understated, precise tailoring. Latest milestone on record (1 October 2026): Shows SS27 on the official Paris womenswear calendar.
Quick facts
UMA WANG at a glance
- Behind the label
- Uma Wang
- Based
- Shanghai, China
- Since
- 2009
- Focus
- Ready-to-wear
- Makes
- Womenswear, shown on the Paris calendar; Uma Wang also designs film costume
- Trained
- Donghua University, Shanghai; Central Saint Martins, London
- Official site
- umawang.com ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind UMA WANG?
Uma Wang, whose Chinese name is Wang Zhi (王汁), trained at Donghua University in Shanghai and at Central Saint Martins in London, and the Fédération and her own site both date her label to 2009. Her reputation rests on her handling of fabric and tailoring. Her site says she was the first Chinese designer on Milan Fashion Week’s official calendar before she joined the Paris schedule in 2017, and that she became a permanent member of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter in 2022. She also works in film: her costumes for Juno Mak’s Sons of the Neon Night won Best Costume Design at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2026. UMA WANG showed on every official Paris womenswear calendar we checked, from FW23 to SS27.
Timeline
UMA WANG, dated
- 2009Uma Wang founds her label. Source ↗
- 2017Joins the official Paris Fashion Week schedule. Source ↗
- 2022Becomes a permanent member of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter. Source ↗
- 2026Wins Best Costume Design at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards for Sons of the Neon Night. Source ↗
- 1 October 2026Shows SS27 on the official Paris womenswear calendar. Source ↗
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Quick answers
UMA WANG, answered
Who is behind UMA WANG?
- Uma Wang. UMA WANG is a ready-to-wear label based in Shanghai.
When was UMA WANG founded?
- 2009, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does UMA WANG make?
- Womenswear, shown on the Paris calendar; Uma Wang also designs film costume. It is known for fabric-led womenswear with understated, precise tailoring.
Where did the designer of UMA WANG train?
- Donghua University, Shanghai; Central Saint Martins, London.