Shannon "Summer" Wilson is a Canadian fashion designer, businesswoman, artist, and philanthropist. She is best known for her former role as lead designer at the yoga apparel company Lululemon Athletica.Chip Wilson's Design Made Lululemon a Winner"Investors.com" June 8, 2012 In 2014, she founded Kit and Ace, a technical luxury apparel company.Lululemon Founder's Wife, Son Launch New Clothing Line in Vancouver"Huffington Post" August 6, 2014
Education Wilson received her BFA in fashion design from the University of Victoria.Lululemon Founder Named UVic's Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year "Ring.uvic.ca" January 27, 2012
Business In 2014, Wilson and her stepson JJ Wilson founded Kit and Ace, a luxury T-shirt retailer made with a proprietary cashmere blend. The first studio pop-up location opened in Vancouver in July of that year.
Other activities In 2007, along with her husband, Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon Athletica, she established imagine1day, a nonprofit organization committed to bringing primary education to 80 percent of children in Ethiopia by 2030.Hands on philanthropic action: building schools in Ethiopia with imgine1day "ecosalon.com" May 23, 2012 In 2012, the Wilson family donated $1.5 million to the Vancouver Biennale.Chip and Shannon Wilson's A-maze-ing gift to the people of Vancouver, laughter celebration and freeze flash photo "InsideVancouver.ca" August 9, 2013 The donation paid for a metal sculpture designed by Yue Minjun, titled A-maze-ing Laughter, which currently sits in Morton Park, Vancouver.Yue Minjun gives Vancouver the last laugh "TheGlobeandMail.com" July 23, 2012
In 2022, the Wilsons donated $100M to the BC Parks Foundation, the largest conservation donation in Canadian history, to protect and preserve British Columbia's ecosystem.
In 2024, Wilson debuted her first art collection, Organic Formulas.
Personal life In September 2026, Wilson announced that she would be divorcing her husband, Chip.
Awards and honours In 2014, Wilson received an honorary doctorate from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In 2015, she and her husband received an honorary doctorate from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
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External links Kit and Ace official website