Shuting Qiu

“I can see my brand being a bridge between the East and West,” said Shuting Qiu ahead of her spring 2024 show. Set in the gardens of Museo Diocesano, under a warming sun that made her clothes pop, the designer sent ready-to-wear mixed with…

Shuting Qiu was born in Hangzhou, studied in Antwerp, presented her collections in New York and Milan, and now lives and works in Shanghai. For a 27-year-old it seems like quite a resume, also a consequence of the pandemic that has forced…

“I dressed up everyday to go to school,” said Shuting Qiu on a Zoom call. Sixty days of lockdown in Shanghai didn’t sway her from that habit. “I still like to dress up, I think it’s the fun of fashion,” said the designer. A glimpse at her…

It’s common knowledge that designers often hire stylists to assemble the looks in their shows. The stylist functions as a second pair of eyes, lending their vision to the collection and putting items together that the designer might not…