From Shawn Mendes to Usher and Simu Liu, why Dzojchen’s fashion collections, by Eurasian designer Chelsea Scott-Blackhall, are a hit with A-list celebrities
- Chelsea Scott-Blackhall’s label, based in Singapore and New York, hit the big time after Chadwick Boseman wore one of her kimono suits to a film premiere in Seoul
- Since then, her well-tailored and sleek pieces have increasingly been seen on some of the hottest stars of today
Looking back, Chelsea Scott-Blackhall can pinpoint exactly when her fashion brand had its transformative moment. It was 2018, and Chadwick Boseman, the late star of Black Panther, attended the Asian premiere of the film in Seoul dressed in a sleek, patterned three-piece kimono suit from Scott-Blackhall’s brand, Dzojchen.
That one red carpet appearance opened a multitude of doors. More stylists approached. Interview requests flooded in. Shoppers beat a path to the Dzojchen site. (It’s pronounced “doh-jen” and is Sanskrit for “wholeness”.)
The kimono suit became a thing, being worn by actors Mahershala Ali and Lakeith Stanfield, and turned into a signature look for the brand, which is based in Singapore and New York and focuses mostly on menswear.
“I think you just design to your nature,” says Scott-Blackhall, who lives between Singapore, New York and Los Angeles. “I am Eurasian, grew up in England and Singapore. I don’t think I consciously designed something that had Asian attributes. But this felt right.”
