Jason Wu Named Boss Women’s Artistic Director

BERLIN — Hugo Boss is banking on Jason Wu to give its women’s business a jolt.

The German fashion powerhouse, one of the largest in Europe, on Monday named Wu its new artistic director of women’s wear. The designer’s influence on the first Boss women’s collection will make its debut in New York during pre-fall 2014. Wu will stage the collaboration’s first runway show in February during New York Fashion Week.