When Evelina Epp talks about Destiny Lock, her MFA thesis collection at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she doesn’t describe it as just clothing. It’s a way of making sense of heartbreak, chance encounters, and the idea that there’s really no such thing as “bad timing.” Born in Kazakhstan to
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
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
At the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), emerging designer Dian Jin has unveiled a graduate collection titled Pale Blue Dot. This is an exploration of cosmic wonder, environmental fragility, and wearable sculpture. Inspired by NASA’s photograph taken at the request of astronomer Carl Sagan in 1990, the image shows Earth
When Kenneth Chow founded his fashion label Chow Chow, he set out to create something that felt both intimate and extraordinary. His debut ready-to-wear collection, “Collection 01: Year Zero,” is a testament to that vision. Drawing on his rigorous training on London’s famed Savile Row and in couture bridal ateliers,
JOEG, the streetwear brand from Bogotá, Colombia founded in 2020 by José Julián Guerrero, walks the line between tough urban clothing, tailoring’s technical softness and the quintessential melancholy of the city it hails from: a mix of metropolitan chaos and mountain stillness. Right before the presentation of BALAM, JOEG’s new
If you want to find an independent fashion brand that is 100% custom made, explores Caribbean chic under the lens of local sensibilities and is completely sustainable, then Guzo Atelier is what you are looking for. The Montería born, Bogotá based designer has established his concept – encapsulated in the
In Latin America there is an abundance of fashion creators who step outside of the tropical chic box in which the region is usually put inside. Zorro Gris (“Grey Fox” in Spanish), the brand founded by designer and artist Liza Ardila, hails from Cali, Colombia. This city, famous for being
When Jaekeun Shin talks about his collection, he’s not just discussing garments, he’s revisiting his past. Long before he set foot in a fashion studio, his hands were busy in his father’s factory, helping out during school breaks, carrying screws in his pockets, crouching beside machines. That factory, once a
There’s a quiet moment just before sleep takes over. Your body rests, but your mind starts to drift. Logic fades away, and the impossible starts to feel real. This in-between space is exactly where designer Ronia Desai finds inspiration. Her debut collection, BedtimeStory, brings this delicate transition to life through
