Designer

i-D meets Elena Velez, Willy Chavarria and Theophilio’s Edvin Thompson – three visionary designers shaping New York’s independent fashion landscape.

Upcycled fashion maverick Nicole McLaughlin dives deep into her design process in i-D’s 10 Questions. Through everyday objects and garments, she redefines D-I-Y fashion and sustainable design.

The LA based Australian artist/designer talks working with Flume and Mark Pritchard, using technology to get closer to nature, and creating flowers from algorithms.

Shaking up the capital’s fashion scene from afar, these four designers are a non-compromising, multi-tasking collaborator of the creative resistance.

Our playful take on pronunciation teaches you how to speak your international fashion alphabet.