Category: Designer Features

  • Q&A With Carmen Emanuela Popa

    Q&A With Carmen Emanuela Popa

    Carmen Emanuela Popa is a talented young Romanian designer creating philosophical, conceptual pieces that challenge your imagination. Her work has appeared in major publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire. We recently spoke with Carmen about her inspirations, aspirations, and her most recent collection Popa Fat X. How does your reality shape the…

  • Q&A With Stephanie Chen

    Q&A With Stephanie Chen

    Stephanie YuHsuan Chen is a young designer exploring the boundaries of vulnerability and femininity in fashion. Her work celebrates the delicate aspects of the feminine and examines the duality of womanhood; questioning, what does it mean to be a woman in today’s world? After completing her MFA from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York,…

  • Q&A with Suvin Park

    Q&A with Suvin Park

    Introducing Suvin Park, a young designer from South Korea making her name in New York. Graduating in 2022, Suvin is preparing to launch her eponymous label SUVIN. We sat down with her to talk about her work, beauty and how art inspires her work. What does the word “beauty” mean to you? I find beauty…

  • Q&A with Emilio Bonadio

    Q&A with Emilio Bonadio

    Emilio Bonadio is an exciting up-and-coming designer making his mark in Europe. Graduating with degrees in fashion from both Sao Paulo’s Faculdade Santa Marcelina and Milan’s Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Emilio presents an exciting view into the future of fashion. His work explores the intersections of sustainability, art, and culture using architectural silhouettes and…

  • Q&A with Johan Anes

    Q&A with Johan Anes

    What inspired you to focus on using up-cycled materials in your collection? In the time of COVID, it can be hard being a student. While the late teens/early twenties are supposed to be the most exciting time for my final year as a student. With no campus life, all shops closed, endless Zoom calls, monotony,…

  • Q&A with Tina Ma

    Tina Ma is a Singaporean fashion designer based in New York City. She graduated from Parsons School of Design and was a CFDA Design Scholar Award Finalist in 2020. We spoke to her about her latest collection, Platicity 01. This 9 look collection explores how our exterior environment and experiences shape our identity and mode…

  • Q&A With Xingyi Huang

    Q&A With Xingyi Huang

    Xingyi Huang is Beijing born designer currently based in Chicago. Her latest collection, Water Creature, feature fantastical delicate structures that hold together in gorgeous colourful harmony. We sat down with her to learn more about her inspiration, her influences and where she sees her work in the future. How did you become interested in studying…

  • Q&A with 1991 Notion

    Q&A with 1991 Notion

    What is 1991 Notion? “1991” is one of the means to express myself. It is who I am, what I love and experience and the things that I am affected by and want to express. “Notion” is an important part establishing the reasons of the brand’s existence and the creative reasons of the product. It also…

  • Q&A With Colin Horgan

    Q&A With Colin Horgan

    Colin Horgan is a womenswear designer from Ireland whose work centers around surreal depictions of women in popular media juxtaposed against real women. Operating from a small Irish village called Ardfert, Horgan’s work has a global reach and has been seen on celebrities like Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, and CL. We sat down with Colin…

  • Q&A with Ava Zhou

    Q&A with Ava Zhou

    Ava Yi-Ping Zhou is a young New York based menswear designer. She’s a Parsons graduate with experience at renowned menswear designer Thome Brown as well as Cheng Peng. We spoke to her about her current collection, Melancholy Fantasies. Her garments are a conversation about the sensuality within the masculine as well as an exploration of…