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, … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Young designers today face the challenge of creating during a global pandemic, and the consequences of climate change in the 21st century. Though catastrophic global events show us a grim future for what lays ahead, designers, like Taelah Aitchison are finding their place among our dystopian present. “I always knew I wanted to do fashion … Read more
