A Stitch in Time

Acclaimed American womenswear designer Gary Graham brings his coveted vintage creations to Asia through a collaboration with Joyce Hong Kong

By Rosana Lai

Since Gary Graham’s eponymous label (now called GaryGraham422) debuted in 1999, he has been known for reimagining vintage textiles into modern outerwear carried by stores like Dover Street Market and the now-shuttered Barneys New York. “I’ve always been very attracted to jacquards and tapestries,” he says. “I started collecting them whenever I would go on antique trips to upstate New York with my partner Sean Scherer. I saw them as textile paintings, in a way. Most of them came from France and Belgium and I’ve been told they were woven for the tourist industry in Europe.” This fall sees the 2010 CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund finalist collaborating with Joyce Hong Kong on a unique capsule collection of cocoon coats and printed slip dresses using surplus and vintage fabrics, where patriarchal…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2020

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