PONDER.ER on fashion in Hong Kong and crashing cars on the runway
The design duo in a conversation about the differences between London and Hong Kong
Louis Shengtao Chen on launching a brand in China straight out of university
The recent graduate shares his experience from graduation to Shanghai Fashion Week
Shuxuan Li’s womenswear speaks its own language
Based in New York, Chinese knitwear designer Shuxuan Li creates fitted yet loose womenswear that explores contrasts and tensions between artistic heritage and superficial modernity.
Parsons graduate Qingzi Gao aims to redefine what ‘MADE IN CHINA’ means in fashion
The Chinese designer gives value to objects seen as disposable
Quarantine Dispatch #2: Designing between Wuhan and New York
As part of our series where we share your thoughts and feelings in quarantine, Parsons fashion student Terrence Zhou puts his reality into words
Tianwei Zhang: Writing to bridge the gulf between China and the West
WWD’s London/China Market Editor discusses the virtues of learning on the job rather than the classroom, the cultural ignorance around China in fashion, and why you need to be able to tell WeChat from Weibo.
Karen Heshi: “Why must a suit look like a suit?”
The designer reflects on the tension between functionality and identification in her graduate collections.
Shanghai-based designer Zheng Lu believes the future is mechanical
A collection about rebelling against industry norms, Zheng Lu’s search for a well-oiled fashion system led him to create workwear with his own spin on anti–fashion
Zitong Wang: In bloom
The Chinese designer is using distorted images of nature to redefine the codes of masculinity
Kat Lau’s man: contemporary, unregulated and free like a bird
Inspired by theories on the relation between body and mind, London-based menswear designer Kat Lau creates lightweight functional pieces that are meant to last.
Lily Xu: Knitting Yourself Back Together
MA Knitwear graduate Lily Xu on tackling loss and loneliness through clothing
