feature – The Vanilla Issue

How Ocean Savage Turned British Pony Club Culture Into a New York Clubhouse

British designer Ocean Savage on PONY CLUB, an FW26 collection and one-day New York clubhouse built from her childhood summers at Pony Club in the South of England.

October 22, 2026

Andy (Seungjoo) Kim Imagines the Korean Neighbourhood That Never Faded

Cornell University designer Andy (Seungjoo) Kim on Neighbourhood, a collection, fashion film and lookbook that imagines traditional Korean neighbourhoods persisting into the present day.

October 21, 2026

Yaxuan Xu’s “Too Seen” Questions Who Has the Authority to Look

Parsons knitwear designer Yaxuan Xu on Too Seen, a collection built from fur-like machine knits, vintage silks and elastic yarns that questions how Eastern women are seen.

October 15, 2026

Yuval Fine Turns Resurrection Into a Leather Collection

Yuval Fine on a leather collection built from burial and mourning rituals, a Giacometti sculpture, and the question of whether resurrection means utopia or dystopia.

October 14, 2026

Zoe Green Turns Self-Criticism Into Armour

Shenkar student Zoe Green on a cowhide and snakeskin garment that uses structure and flowing sleeves to show how self-criticism can protect and restrict.

October 12, 2026

Yukito Lim Turns a Leather Sofa Into a Collection About Home

London designer Yukito Lim on The Room Remembers, an SS27 collection cut from the leather of the designer’s own sofa, with living room sunlight debossed into its surface.

October 10, 2026

How MICHÈLLE JOURDAN Reclaims the Witch as a Symbol of Power

Bezalel Academy graduates Michal Sella and Yarden Haber built a 28-piece collection that reclaims the witch through leather, metal, and hand craft.

October 5, 2026

Making a Mistake of It: Ruth Yoojean’s How to Play?!

Parsons grad Ruth Yoojean built her collection How to Play?! around mistakes, scraps, and working directly on her own body — turning failure into a design method.

October 4, 2026

Jean Chang Turns Military and Medical Codes Into Intimate Wear

New York designer Jean Chang on Forgotten Skin, a debut collection that reworks military and medical references — pinstripe harnesses, gauze strapping, orthopedic gaitors — into something intimate.

October 3, 2026

Artem Gorobetc on Censorship, the Body, and “The Tone of Voice”

Polimoda designer Artem Gorobetc on turning lookism, self-censorship, and ASCII typography into a collection called “The Tone of Voice.”

October 1, 2026