LAUREL FANG

LAUREL TIANGE FANG IS A NEW YORK-BASED FASHION DESIGNER AND ARTIST WHOSE WORK SEEKS TO BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN FASHION AND WEARABLE ART. WITH A BACKGROUND IN MENSWEAR, LAUREL CREATES UNISEX PIECES WITH A UNIQUE VOICE, DRIVEN BY HER PASSION FOR PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF FASHION. HER WORK IS DISTINGUISHED BY SCULPTURAL SILHOUETTES, INNOVATIVE MATERIALS, UNCONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND HER PARTICULAR FASCINATION WITH THE COLOR BLUE. ONE RECENT EXAMPLE OF HER INNOVATIVE DESIGN ARE HER RECENT CONTINUOUS COLLECTIONS LAUREL BLUE.

DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM BOTH LIFE EXPERIENCES AND FANTASY WORLDS, LAUREL AIMS TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO GARMENT PRODUCTION THROUGH HER PATTERN-MAKING SKILLS AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENGINEERING METHODS, AS DEMONSTRATED IN HER ACCLAIMED KEPLER 138 AND WHITE PROJECT RUNWAY GARMENT. HER WORK ALSO REFLECTS HER POLITICAL OPINIONS, HUMOR, AND IMAGINATION. HAVING STUDIED AT BOTH PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS, LAUREL'S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL FASHION AND CULTURE PUBLICATIONS.