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Meet Sandy Liang, the New York fashion designer inspired by her Chinese roots

A look from Sandy Liang's collection
A look from Sandy Liang's collection

Liang gains fans with asymmetrical silhouettes and tomboyish look

Emerging New York City fashion designer Sandy Liang has cast her grandmother in the photo shoot of her debut collection.

The designer, who grew up in Bayside, Queens, approaches her creations by looking into her Chinese roots and cultural references.

 

Sandy Liang’s first collection features her grandmother.
Sandy Liang’s first collection features her grandmother.
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In the four years since Liang started her brand in New York City, her asymmetrical silhouettes and cool tomboyish look has gained her fans.

New Yorker Sandy Liang developed a passion for fashion at a tender age
New Yorker Sandy Liang developed a passion for fashion at a tender age

Liang visited Hong Kong recently to launch a capsule collection with Lane Crawford. Vivian Chen picked her brain about her journey into a fashion designer and how her cultural background inspired her creations.

You cast your grandmother in the lookbook for your debut collection, what motivated you to do that?

The way I design everything is super personal. I’m always referencing my life. It seemed natural to me to ask my grandmother. Chinatown grandmothers were actually my first inspiration.

A look from Sandy Liang’s SS18 collection
A look from Sandy Liang’s SS18 collection