Virginia Commonwealth University
Specialisms: Fashion Illustration / Fashion Product Development / Fashion Styling
Location: Richmond, United States
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Nguyen
Specialisms: Fashion Illustration / Fashion Product Development / Fashion Styling
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My Location: Richmond, United States
University / College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design BFA
Grace Nguyen is a fashion designer reimagining what it means to create clothing that feels personal and expressive. With a design philosophy rooted in individuality, they create clothing with a focus on Star power that speaks to anybody, inviting wearers to identify what fashion is in their own terms. Drawing inspiration from vintage clothing and reinterpreting it through a modern lens, the end result is a combination of eccentric printing, striking silhouettes, and refined craftsmanship. Each garment is intricately designed to blend nostalgic and contemporary styles, giving an outlet for each person’s soul.
The heart of the brand is a celebration of fun fashion and self-expression. Grace Nguyen’s work encourages confidence through personal style, creating pieces that transport the wearer into a world of their own making. Unrestricted by gender, age, or expectation, the brand believes fashion should be inclusive, joyful, and deeply reflective of the individual.
Hidden lotus is an all accessories vegetable tanned leather collection that plays with ideas of fashion and function. The collection features accessories that utilize leather weights in order to subtlety weight train. Through this act of invisible endurance the collection hopes to empower the wearer through their strength training.
Synopsis: Jelly Gal is a collection that romanticizes the idea of an everyday jellyfish princess get up. The collection is heavily inspired by Japanese streetwear “Hime Gyaru” aesthetics but with a more modern twist. Jelly Gal utilizes shades of berry as well as blue to accent a classic light pink. This collection Prioritizes romanticization of ones own life as to become your own princess.
Inspired by negative feelings associated on dates, the Tumultuous Twilight collection was hatched. The collection focuses on a series of prints inspired by the negative and positive emotions derived on a date.
Collaborating both Nomada Studio X Anthropologie, Tranquility is a collection centering women's mental health and encourages healthy habits as well as features specially designed Stress tech.
Utilizing Intricate beading and Embroidery Oxidize is a heavily embellished collection discussing the feelings related to time. Although time is intangible, the insatiable feeling to chase after it feels never ending. There are moments where time feels its has fully stopped and others when every second feels it counts. Oxidize is a love letter to those who find themselves lost within the time loop.