Designer Profile: Zong Peng

Vancouver based artist will be showcasing her designs during the city’s annual fashion gala in March  

Age: 21
Ethnicity: Chinese Canadian
Occupation and/or Company: Fashion Design Diploma at the Art Institute of Vancouver
Years of experience: New graduate.

Personal & professional philosophy: Don’t be yourself; be someone else. The beauty of fashion is that it lets you do that. Explore, have fun and don’t take fashion so seriously.

Upcoming performances/ project: Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week Fall 2015; Art Institute of Vancouver Annual Fashion Gala March 24, 2015

What is the highlight of your work? This collection is about celebrating the freedom of clothing we now have. I began exploring different techniques and having fun with silhouettes and textures to create the garments. Each item is entirely hand sewn.

 Future goals:  I want to keep making clothes.