Hu later moved to the United States for her professional development. She worked at an investment bank for over three years, then attended Parsons School of Design and gained industry experience with Oscar de la Renta and Yigal Azrouel. Hu established her brand and debuted her spring/summer collection in 2012.^[The label has two stores in Soho, New York, that opened in 2013 and 2016 respectively,^[and its first China store opened in 2015.