Green embellished top and patterned skirt
Xiang Gao · Fall 2019
China
Xiang Gao
- Mixed-material assemblage
- Found materials
- Wearable art
Xiang Gao launched Penultimate in New York in 2018 after studying at Parsons and working with Raf Simons at Calvin Klein. Her mixed-material clothing draws on Chinese heritage, life in America and the 1970s wearable-art movement.
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Collection selection
Penultimate — Green embellished jacket ensemble
Penultimate — Just Weird Clothes, Fall 2019
A representative outfit from Xiang Gao’s debut Penultimate collection, combining American Western motifs with influences from Peking opera.
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Collection selection
Penultimate — Patchwork top and pale trousers
Penultimate — Just Weird Clothes, Fall 2019
A representative outfit from Xiang Gao’s debut Penultimate collection, combining American Western motifs with influences from Peking opera.
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Collection selection
Penultimate — Panelled graphic ensemble
Penultimate — Just Weird Clothes, Fall 2019
A representative outfit from Xiang Gao’s debut Penultimate collection, combining American Western motifs with influences from Peking opera.
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Collection selection
Penultimate — Pink tracksuit
Penultimate — Just Weird Clothes, Fall 2019
A representative outfit from Xiang Gao’s debut Penultimate collection, combining American Western motifs with influences from Peking opera.
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Collection selection
Penultimate — Red print shirt and shorts
Penultimate — Just Weird Clothes, Fall 2019
A representative outfit from Xiang Gao’s debut Penultimate collection, combining American Western motifs with influences from Peking opera.
lichaCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceFall 2019
1 piece
About Xiang Gao
Found objects and contemporary silhouettes come together in carefully paced capsule collections, each piece carrying its own narrative.
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