By Tiffany Chan Edited by Morgan Moore and Catherine Harlow It’s prom season and you may have seen a recent viral story gracing the internet about a girl (of non-East Asian descent) who chose a Chinese qipao as her prom gown. This story took the social internet by storm after it was brought to the […]Read Post ›
Guo Pei is an international fashion designer, with her main atelier based on Rue St. Honore in Paris. Guo became a guest member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2016 and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. Guo is a fashion industry veteran, but you might know her best from her […]Read Post ›
Kimberly Huestis is the owner of Porcelain & Stone, a Boston-based jewelry design studio founded in 2012. Much like the name suggests, Kimberly combines porcelain and stoneware with fine metals to create nautically-inspired statement pieces. We had a chance to talk to Kimberly about what managing her own creative business is like and the trials […]Read Post ›
This week on Profiles, we have the privilege of sitting down with fashion historians and the hosts of Unravel: A Fashion Podcast. We talked to them about their paths into fashion academia, how the art world should change, and how we can get there.
Ane Crabtree is the costume designer behind The Handmaid’s Tale, Westworld, Masters of Sex, Pan Am, and many more. Read Part 1 of her story here
Editors’ note: This interview was originally conducted in Summer 2017 using information from Zeng’s previous brand The Creative. It has been updated in May 2018 to reflect her new brand, Choosy. Jessie Zeng is the founder of The Creative, her new fashion line which features sustainable trend-based collections. Based out of the Upper West Side […]Read Post ›
Monica Sklar is the Assistant Professor and Liaison to the Historic Clothing and Textiles Collection, University of Georgia. Based in Athens, she is also the former founder & editor of WornThrough.com. Interview conducted by Tiffany Chan Edited by Kathryn Griffith and Tiffany Chan Q: What is your story? How did you fall in love with your […]Read Post ›
Jean Wang is the founder of Extrapetite.com, a blog that started as a resource for a consumer base typically outside the focus of the fashion houses and designers. Based in Boston, Jean has been writing about fashion, lifestyle and travel for over seven years. She sat down with us to talk about her transition from […]Read Post ›
Colleen Hill is a fashion historian, author, and Curator of Costume and Accessories at The Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). She is currently based in New York City. Interview conducted by: Tiffany Chan Edited by: Morgan Moore & Tiffany Chan Cover Image by Bob Bland Q: What is your story? How did you […]Read Post ›
