dion lee

YOUNG DESIGNER

interview

by OLIVIER ZAHM

portrait by JACK PIERSON

 

Australian designer Dion Lee adds a dark and progressive element to New York fashion today. Drawing inspiration from minimalist fashion, electronic music, and industrial culture, he reshapes the silhouette with a nonbinary approach to anatomy. 

 

OLIVIER ZAHM — You have been working and developing your brand since 2013. What was the original impulse?

DION LEE — It started with my graduate collection, which I had been asked to show at Australian Fashion Week. That was the first collection I produced and sold. I was working with a few friends and stylists in the industry, and they were shooting pieces for fashion editorials while I was still studying. I was 23 and in college — young and stupid — and I just went for it.

OLIVIER ZAHM — If you’re too conscious, you’ll never start, especially in a…