Author: Stephanie Fang

  • Elisabed Amiredjibi on Fashion, Memory, and the Fight for Georgia

    Elisabed Amiredjibi on Fashion, Memory, and the Fight for Georgia

    For Georgian designer Elisabed Amiredjibi, fashion serves a purpose beyond aesthetics. Through clothing, she preserves memory, documents political realities, and protects cultural identity. Her collection, Fight or Flight, emerged from a deeply personal struggle with distance, belonging, and the events unfolding in her homeland. Developed at Parsons School of Design in New York, the collection…

  • Yinghan Qian is Turning Memory Into Fossils and Clothes Into Artifacts

    Yinghan Qian is Turning Memory Into Fossils and Clothes Into Artifacts

    In A Second Without Inertia, designer Yinghan Qian treats fashion as a form of imaginative archaeology, where garments become relics, memory becomes material, and identity is something continually reconstructed rather than fixed. In A Second Without Inertia, Yinghan Qian approaches fashion less as clothing in the conventional sense and more as a perceptual field: a…

  • This Designer Rebuilt the Suit to Show That Masculinity Can Be Soft

    This Designer Rebuilt the Suit to Show That Masculinity Can Be Soft

    For London-based designer Ping Chen, the classic suit is more than a symbol of tradition. It’s a starting point for rethinking masculinity, and rebuilding it with care. His graduate collection, Thing in Itself, grew from a personal question: Can masculinity come from tenderness, not control? Inspired by memories of his great-grandfather and grounded in cultural…

  • Why Becca Flood Treats Fashion Like an Essay

    Why Becca Flood Treats Fashion Like an Essay

    Becca Flood approaches fashion through a reflective and narrative-driven lens. Her latest collection, Poseur ou Pionnier, is rooted in inquiry rather than resolution: what does it mean to be authentic in an industry shaped by performance and visibility? “I realized I didn’t want to design answers,” she says. “I wanted to design the question.” This idea…

  • Runtan Du: Fashion as Storytelling and Worldbuilding

    Runtan Du: Fashion as Storytelling and Worldbuilding

    Fashion, at its core, is about storytelling, connecting human experiences, cultural histories, and personal identities through fabric and form. Emerging designer Runtan Du embodies this vision powerfully with his latest collection, “Undefined Deity.” A recent graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Du sees fashion not simply as clothing, but as a tool to explore complex, universal narratives of human…

  • A Dance Between Worlds: Exploring the Deep Reflections in Yumu’s Designs

    A Dance Between Worlds: Exploring the Deep Reflections in Yumu’s Designs

    In the bustling domain of the fashion industry, where trends can be as fleeting as a midsummer’s night dream, Yumu stands as a beacon of timeless beauty and intricate craftsmanship. Delicately balancing the profound wisdom of Eastern Taoist philosophy and the rebellious spirit of Western deconstructive architecture, Yumu crafts pieces that are as much a…

  • HӖRACHA: Weaving Chuvash Culture into Contemporary Fashion

    HӖRACHA: Weaving Chuvash Culture into Contemporary Fashion

    In the dynamic world of contemporary art and fashion, few brands have managed to create a narrative as compelling and unique as HӖRACHA. Founded by fashion duo Isenkkel and Vella Akhtimer, HӖRACHA stands at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, blending the rich cultural tapestry of Chuvash heritage with the raw, unbridled energy of punk…

  • Mihano Momosa: A Tribute to Femininity and the Art of Self-Expression

    Mihano Momosa: A Tribute to Femininity and the Art of Self-Expression

    At the heart of Mihano Momosa lies a tender story of love and a deep appreciation for the art of expression. Mihailo Anusic, the brand’s creative director, was not just a boy with a penchant for style but a budding visionary fascinated by the narrative power of clothing. To him, fashion was not merely a…