WHEN THE LENSES SPEAK

Photography Is Not only an Art but It's Also a Whole New Perspective. To Make Things Clear, Xuan Fu Is Here!

- MUKUND SHARMA

An Asian fashion designer, Xuan Fu, is a woman who looks for feminine beauty in everyday clothes and subtracts from the original appearance. Xuan Fu graduated from Parsons School of Design with a BFA in fashion design and her recent work was nominated in both A Design Award and IDA. Specialized in designing ready-to-wear, lingerie, and knitwear, she is interested in the disintegration of feminine nature. She questions the elements in garments that helped build up the stereotype of an “independent modern woman”, such as a men's suit refitted to a woman's body. She believes women's strength should not be abided by the elements that predecessors have provided.

When did fashion design come into your life?

Clothes were my shelter when I was a kid, they covered up my body, and provided the comfort for me that nothing else could. As I was growing older, I automatically gravitated into being a fashion designer. I always feel the need to create things that would bring comfort to another person. I was so lucky to meet my first mentor when I was only 17, and she introduced me into being an assistant at Shanghai Fashion Week. I started building my connections from the great fashion week platform and joined LVMH for a short time just a year later right before my move to New York.

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