Nico Verhaegen designs an ode to nomadic existence
An unusual parallel is drawn between shamans and bike messengers in Verhaegen’s recent graduate collection.
Catherine Hudson: The tension of displacement
The British designer wants to reflect the diasporic experience of the Rastafari subculture in her garments.
The unfunctional bags of Julie Kegels
When form does not quite follow function. A lesson in Belgian rebellion.
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
Dance influences meet architectural details in designer Sun Mu Lee’s sporty garments
The South Korean designer works with body movements to transpose architecture into garments
Eleanor Chapman: The power of adapting
The British designer believes that modular garments are the future of sustainable fashion
Karolina Widecka and design by conspiracy theory
Her MA collection, ‘Where’s the Curve?’, focuses on conspiracy theories and the paranoia they provoke
Swiss designer Virginie Jemmely on shifting sartorial codes
Geneva graduate Virginie Jemmely subverts society’s archetypal figures by reinventing the traditional womenswear wardrobe
Lily Xu: Knitting Yourself Back Together
MA Knitwear graduate Lily Xu on tackling loss and loneliness through clothing
For Zhuoran Li, the body is a blank canvas
How a leg surgery as a kid impacted the designer’s views for years to come
Wenhai Su on cross-cultural heritage and sustainable development
Expressing a fragmented impression of youth and culture, ‘Crystal Blinkers’ is an exploration of Wenhai’s multi-layered world.
