As a female designer and educator, she has nurtured a generation of female fashion designers who are not afraid to challenge the system.
“They are this amazing generation of young women who have distinct voices. They care about the excellence of our bodies, our gaze, our values, offering ways to dress and express the body,” Broach said, adding that the fact that more females professionals such as talent expert Mariasole Pastori and intellectual property educator Eleanor Rockett are working at top places in the industry help female designers to advance their careers.
“She once asked me if I could name a Chinese fashion designer that was recognizable on a global scale, similar in stature to that of Yohji Yamamoto or Rei Kawakubo. Acknowledging we could not was transformational in the sense that we realized there was this huge opportunity for Chinese designers. Zowie was instrumental in inspiring me to have this ambition and drive to not only be the best designer I could, but bring a unique design language that would inspire others,” she said.
Broach has long encouraged her students to think of “fashion outside of fashion,” and to look beyond the runway and the showroom when they design. As a result, the students present their work in a wide array of disciplines. One hour of the exhibition was dedicated to fashion films. “They tend to focus on the face and the body. For me, a body is just a body. I don’t really sexualize it,” she added.
Kasom explained during the exhibition that her work is about taking ownership of the female body, whether it’s for a person born as a woman, or those who identify as a woman.
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