matilda Liang
Fashion Design MFA
Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Specialisms: Womenswear / Apparel / Accessories
Location: New York, United States
matilda Liang
First Name: matilda
Last Name: Liang
Specialisms: Womenswear / Apparel / Accessories
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My Location: New York, United States
University / College: Fashion Institute of Technology FIT
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design MFA
About
Matilda (Tongying) Liang is an avant-garde fashion designer whose work challenges conventional boundaries through experimental material play and conceptual depth. Drawing inspiration from the maternality of nature, the balance of tenacity and vulnerability found in motherhood, and the cyclical philosophies of traditional Chinese culture, her designs embody a compelling tension between strength and softness.
Liang’s creative process is intimate and deeply tactile, engaging with both fabric and non-fashion materials to form a new language of apparel. Her work emphasizes craftsmanship and the emotional relationship between garment, body, and narrative—positioning clothing as a medium of storytelling and transformation
"Mother" is a beautiful word that means more than just biology. This collection honors not only human motherhood, but also the maternal strength found in nature, femininity, and the act of creation. Matilda (Tongying) Liang explores motherhood as both a metaphor and a biological phenomenon. Drawing inspiration from the resilience, vulnerability, and invisible connections shared across generations of women, she challenges traditional definitions of what it means to be a "mother." Scientific research into maternal DNA and fetal microchimerism deepen her understanding of this profound intergenerational bond.
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