Graduate designers to watch from Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024
Copy, Fold, Hold: What is inside the Suitcase? by Leanne Yansin Choi
Bound to be instantly recognizable wherever it is shown, this collection is more wearable art than fashion that you can grace the streets with. The work of Leanne Yansin Choi embedded diaspora storytelling, sisterhood and some lighthearted cheekiness into her National Graduate Showcase.
Each piece speaks to travel and migration, with different physical components of cut-out suitcases attached to flowing garments of delicate silk and lace. In one instance, a pulley handle was attached to the side of the skirt, which the model carried and interacted with in…Continue Reading