Fading Elegance

Aspiring to commemorate my late grandfather with Alzheimer’s, I explored various fashion techniques to combine an honest yet hopeful world of my own: knitting hospital bouquet imagery onto coat lapels; crafting ties from hand-knitted socks, and applying traditional Chinese fabric prints onto modern mesh materials. For silhouettes, I became inspired by draping and combining deconstructed t shirts with innovative cuts to create new. My favorite piece of my collection is the faded hospital gown, where I translated my grandfather‘s faded diary into the print used.

Xinzi Cui was born in Beijing. She moved to New York City in 2016 for her fashion dream. She worked for Thom Browne and Monse after graduation. She is currently an accessories designer of the Marc Jacobs.
Outside of work, as an independent designer, Xinzi has a unique design style and good at using rich colors. She believes that fashion is not only an aesthetic expression, but also an art form that can trigger people's thinking.