Fashioning Reform: A Panel with Sonya Yu

“What if” we reinvented fashion? “What if” that reinvention helped change the world? And “what if” every designer asked themselves “what if” to spark lasting change?

The innovative designers Ann Duskus, Paolo Cui and Stella Harry Lee ask themselves this question to change how they approach and execute designs while creating a fashion forward model of sustainability via their chosen mediums: bespoke footwear for Ann through her consultancy Studio Duskus, reworked vintage and sashiko mending workshops for Paolo through his brand Idle Worship, and experimental fibers for Stella through her material design studio.

In conversation with Four One Nine founder Sonya Yu, the three designers explore the idea of reform—and stagnancy—in the fashion industry, manufacturing, supply chain, and personal creativity.