Harpreet Deol
Fashion Design BFA
Academy of Art University
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Fashion Product Development / Apparel / Party/Eveningwear
My location: San Francisco, United States
Harpreet Deol
First Name: Harpreet
Last Name: Deol
University / College: Academy of Art University
Course / Program: Fashion Design BFA
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Fashion Product Development / Apparel / Party/Eveningwear
My Location: San Francisco, United States
Website: Click To See Website
About
I’m Harpreet Deol, a fashion designer passionate about transforming cultural memory into contemporary couture. My work explores the intersection of heritage, sustainability, and surface design, with a focus on upcycled textiles, hand embellishment, and experimental fabric manipulation.Each collection I create is rooted in storytelling — merging traditional South Asian craftsmanship with modern silhouettes and techniques. From draped conch-inspired forms to distressed luxury surfaces, my design approach balances artistic emotion with technical precision.Skilled in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CLO3D, I bring ideas to life through both digital and physical processes, emphasizing craftsmanship, detail, and meaning in every stitch. My goal is to redefine modern couture by celebrating sustainability and cultural continuity in design.
Inheritance is a couture upcycling collection that explores personal memory, cultural identity, and emotional legacy through surface design and symbolic silhouette. Inspired by South Asian bridalwear, mythology, and the memory of my late mother, the collection reinterprets heirloom aesthetics using handcrafted techniques, sculptural drapes, and intricate fabric manipulation. The lotus and conch shell serve as key visual symbols—representing purity, spiritual growth, and resilience—woven into the forms, layering, and motion of each garment. Traditional trims, metallic borders, and embroidered fragments are repurposed and collaged to create new surfaces from old materials. This project represents both a personal tribute and a broader reflection on what we choose to carry forward—from thread to thread, and generation to generation.