Genevieve (Zhuoran) Li
Fashion Design MFA
Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Apparel / Womenswear / Genderless
My location: New York, United States
Genevieve (Zhuoran) Li
First Name: Genevieve (Zhuoran)
Last Name: Li
University / College: Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Course / Program: Fashion Design MFA
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Apparel / Womenswear / Genderless
My Location: New York, United States
About
Genevieve (Zhuoran) Li is a Chinese fashion designer redefining silhouettes through deconstructive construction and gender-fluid tailoring. Her work blends post-minimalism and subversive prints to explore psychology, individuality, and societal dynamics. With a strong foundation in patternmaking, she integrates historical and contemporary elements to challenge traditional power structures. Genevieve holds a BFA from SCAD and an MFA from FIT both in fashion design, excelling in team leadership, emerging technologies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration while adapting to evolving industry trends.
"Un Professional Fabulous" draws inspiration from the often-overlooked issue of implicit bias in society, exploring how workplace dress codes reflect and reinforce societal stereotypes. By examining gender norms and the influence of professional judgment based on attire, Genevieve Li deconstructs traditional office wear, blending masculine and feminine elements to challenge fixed ideas of gender and professionalism. Through sharp tailoring, unexpected fabric contrasts, and subversive graphic prints, the collection reveals the unspoken rules that shape perceptions of identity and appropriateness in professional settings.
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